Bhoja Air Boeing 737 Down Near Chaklala, Rawalpindi

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Re: BH-213 - Bhoja Air B737 down near Chaklala, RWP

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Abbas Ali wrote: Fuselage section.
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Probably it's Boeing 737-236 Advanced (registration AP-BKC). Registration AP-BKC can be seen with list of cabin crew members who died in this accident.

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Information on http://avherald.com/h?article=44e48c2a&opt=0 also confirms it as AP-BKC.

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Re: Bhoja Air Boeing 737 Down Near Chaklala, Rawalpindi

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Another Sad day in the History of Civil Aviation of Pakistan...

Just Flew Yesterday from ISB to DOH, and Cockpit Crew was Discussing the Upgrade of ILS System at ISB.... No one Knew that Today 737-200 Would Crash on Finals.... :(
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Re: Bhoja Air Boeing 737 Down Near Chaklala, Rawalpindi

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Princess Flavia?? That's a very unusual name.
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Re: Bhoja Air Boeing 737 Down Near Chaklala, Rawalpindi

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any news if casualty on ground?
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Re: Bhoja Air Boeing 737 Down Near Chaklala, Rawalpindi

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Basic information about Bhoja Air Boeing 737-236 Advanced (registration AP-BKC)

Registration: AP-BKC
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-236 Advanced
Construction Number: 23167
Year Built: 1984
Brief History: Registered in Great Britain as G-BKYI and delivered brand new to British Airways in January 1985. Registered in South Africa as ZS-OLB in 1999 and operated by Comair Limited. Aircraft stored in Johannesburg, South Africa, in January 2011. Registered in Pakistan as AP-BKC for Bhoja Air, January 2012.

AP-BKC photographed at Karachi Airport on January 26, 2012.
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AP-BKC BHOJA AIR B737-200 by shabid2009, on Flickr

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Re: Bhoja Air Boeing 737 Down Near Chaklala, Rawalpindi

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Very Sad.May Allah Almighty Rest Their Souls in Peace and Grant Strength to the Families.
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Re: Bhoja Air Boeing 737 Down Near Chaklala, Rawalpindi

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A very sad news,May Allah forgive those who perished in this tragedy.
Hopefully authorities will be able to establish a cause soon.Some eyewitnesses are saying plane exploded in air but lack of fire after crashing points to lack of fuel on board.....?.Anyway very sad day for relatives of the passengers and for Pakistani civil aviation...
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Islamabad Airport has been re-opened for flight operations.

The airport was temporarily closed for safety reasons because a considerable number of fire tenders of the airport were dispatched to Bhoja Air crash site, according to a news channel.

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Re: Bhoja Air Boeing 737 Down Near Chaklala, Rawalpindi

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Was the 732 Cleared to Land at 30 or 12???

Is 732 Banned in North America, Europe???? In Middle East 732s are Landing without Any Restriction, Seen Shaheen 732 Parked at Alpha bay at DOH.

Why is Media Saying that 732 Are Banned in Middle East, Europe, North America???
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Re: Bhoja Air Boeing 737 Down Near Chaklala, Rawalpindi

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Yes it was BKC not BKD. Forum member mhansari took this pic of BKC recently at KHI:
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My pic of both BKC and BKD at Khi:
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Re: Bhoja Air Boeing 737 Down Near Chaklala, Rawalpindi

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the media doesnt have any clue abt what b737-200 mean.i think they still operate dc9 and b727 in usa.so b737-200 shouldnt be a problem.
b737-200operated mostly by countries like congo
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Re: Bhoja Air Boeing 737 Down Near Chaklala, Rawalpindi

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Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ) Shocking news! :'( I hope there are some survivors.
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Re: Bhoja Air Boeing 737 Down Near Chaklala, Rawalpindi

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interesting pic this one.what is this trijet next to the bhoja b737? dc-9? who is the owner?
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Re: Bhoja Air Boeing 737 Down Near Chaklala, Rawalpindi

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Flight data recorder has been recovered from crash site.

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