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Topic: plane crash

PIA crash in Karachi likely caused by pilot error

The findings would absolve the airlines and the planemaker of mechanical mistakes, it could push pilot training and procedures into the spotlight.

Preliminary PIA plane crash report raises questions on pilot’s handling of aircraft

Investigators are establishing why the pilots did not inform the ATC of any emergency, malfunction, engine failure or fire despite visible problems the aircraft was facing.

Engine failure could have caused Pakistan plane crash, say experts, but no official word yet

There were only two survivors onboard a PIA flight carrying 99 passengers that crashed into a residential colony in Karachi Friday afternoon.

Only 2 survive PIA flight that crashed in Karachi with 99 people on board

Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK-8303 from Lahore crashed Friday minutes before landing, damaging close to 30 houses.

At least 45 dead as flight with 99 on board crashes in residential area in Karachi

According to the PIA official, the captain informed the air traffic control that he was having problems with the landing gear before the aircraft disappeared from the radar.

Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane crashes near Karachi: Report

The PIA flight PK-303 from Lahore was about to land in Karachi when it crashed at the Jinnah Garden area near Model Colony in Malir, just a minute before its landing.

Iran makes several arrests over Ukrainian jet disaster, Rouhani vows thorough probe

Iran is under intense international pressure to provide full accountability over the circumstances that led to the downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet.

Only 4 seconds to respond? Faulty assumptions led to Boeing 737 Max disasters

Boeing underestimated risks, didn’t consider how changes to system would heighten danger & kept govt regulators in the dark, Indonesian investigators say.

10 crashes, 11 aircraft lost, 22 killed — the year of Balakot has been a bloody one for IAF

The latest aircraft the Indian Air Force lost in 2019 is a Su-30 MKI fighter jet that crashed in paddy fields near Tezpur, Assam, Thursday night.

Sushma Swaraj assures help to families of Indians killed in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj responded to tweets of family members of the deceased, and said embassies in Kenya and Ethiopia will provide assistance.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?