The Pakistan Aviation Authority (PAA) said on Friday that the search for the crew of a cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea was ongoing, adding that additional wreckage had been located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement, the authority said the search and rescue missions by the Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Maritime Security Agency in the deep sea were still in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe search for the crew members is continuing with full vigour through the coordinated employment of aerial and sea-borne assets,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAdditional parts and debris of the ill-fated aircraft have been located and retrieved for subsequent analysis by the investigation team,\u201d it said, adding that updates would be shared as the search and rescue operations continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Tuesday night, a K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft en route from Sharjah to Karachi had\u00a0disappeared\u00a0from radar over the Arabian Sea, about 300 kilometres west of Karachi, while approaching Pakistani airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pilot had reported a navigation problem during the flight and requested assistance from the area control centre. Five crew members were on board the aircraft, including two pilots, two engineers and one support staffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After 12 hours of a search and rescue operation in the deep sea, the wreckage of the plane was\u00a0found\u00a053 nautical miles (98km) south of Ormara port on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
K2 Airways is a private airline based in Karachi. The carrier was established in May 2018 after being granted an airline charter licence by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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