KARACHI – In a shocking incident, defunct Shaheen Air’s Boeing 737-200(AP-BIS) caught fire at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi on Sunday.
Preliminary reports suggest that it was set on fire intentionally, however,the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has formed a 6-member committee headedby Additional Director Toufiq Sheikh to probe the incident.——————————
Other members of the fact-finding committee include:
– Muhammad Khurshid Alam – Sr. Joint Director (MAS) – Engr. Wasim Ahmed – Joint Director ES (Electrical) – Engr. Abid Ali – Joint Director ES (Mechanical) – Tariq A. Siddiqui – A/Joint Director (Vigilance) – M. Afzal Hussain Ansari – Sr. Dy. Director (F&S)
The committee will submit its findings, including the causes of fire, thequantum of damage and suggestions to avoid such incidents, to DirectorGeneral CAA before 30th January.
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The grounded Boeing 737-200 was acquired by Shaheen Air in 2010 after itserved in Air France, Air Sicilia and Nationwide Airlines.
The incident took place near the airport’s Labour Gate on Sunday nightfollowing which the fire tenders put out the fire. No human life was lostin the fire.——————————
It is pertinent to mention that the Airport Security Force (ASF) hadrepeatedly requested the CAA to remove grounded planes from JinnahInternational Airport. Shaheen Air alone has 12 planes grounded at theairport.
