Media watch: Karachi plane crash
21 die as small plane crashes
A chartered plane owned by JS Air crashed here Friday seconds after departure from Jinnah International Airport, killing all 21 people on board, CAA officials said. The plane was carrying ENI staff, an Italian company, to the Bhit gas field in Jamshoro district, where they were carrying out exploration. Aamir Majeed (brecorder.com)
Karachi mourns another plane crash
The charred, apparently unrecognisable bodies were moved to the Aga Khan Hospital for medico-legal formalities, where heirs of 17 victims identified their beloved. (dailytimes.com.pk)
Beechcraft planes out of production since 2002
The ill-fated Beechcraft 1900 aircraft that crashed in Karachi on Friday morning has been out of production since October 2002 and was one of the only 419 small aeroplanes of its kind left in the world today. Sabir Shah (thenews.com.pk)
Air safety standards
Pakistan has generally had a good air safety record. Yet as the International Civil Aviation Organisation has pointed out in the past, there are areas where there is room for improvement. These include a shortage of qualified inspectors and a need to increase safety oversight activities, especially of commercial air transport operators. (dawn.com)
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