NASA Shuttle Coming HOME

NASA Shuttle Coming HOME

You can't get better pictures than this. Check the burned tiles on the shuttle. Most of us don't get to take or see shots like ... 9:11 PM

You can't get better pictures than this. Check the
burned tiles on the shuttle. Most of us don't get to take or see shots like these. Also, notice the add-on vertical stabilizers on the 747. Best collection of pictures for you of NASA shuttle coming home on Boeing 747.

 

Air Blue plane crash in Islamabad

Air Blue plane crash in Islamabad

I ndeed it is a sad start to the day in Pakistan today when AirBlue flight got crashed into Margalla hills Islamabad having 150+ peopl... 6:35 PM

Indeed it is a sad start to the day in Pakistan today when AirBlue flight got crashed into Margalla hills Islamabad having 150+ people on board including crew members. The plane had reportedly lost contact with the control tower during the crash probably because of thick fog and heavy rainfall in Islamabad.

The flight was asked to delay landing at the Islamabad airport as the airport was busy. Another version of the media report says the plane was re-routed to Lahore due to bad weather at Islamabad. Whether it was an error of judgment by the pilot or lack of proper communication by the control tower, the fateful AirBlue AirBus went down in the dense hillside near Shah Faisal Mosque. The wreckage can be seen in video footage in news bulletins with fierce fire raging and smoke emitting from the crash site possibly from an explosion in fuel tanks.

 Remembering the victims of the Crash. Maryam Piracha shares her grief

I am torn between reason and belief, justifying and accepting, reasoning and understanding. There is no easy way to process this, except to pray for the souls of the dead and for the fortitude and patience of those they left behind.

There are confusions about the route of flight too. Some news reports claim that the plane was coming from Turkey to Islamabad via Karachi, while some say that it a scheduled Karachi Islamabad flight. According to Karachi airport website the flight ABQ-202 was bound for Islamabad from Karachi and took off at 7:30 am as a regular flight.

Weekly schedule of the flight ABQ 202 as provided by the Karachi Airport website proves the flight was indeed originated from Karachi for Islamabad.

The sad news spread like wild fire through social media this morning as soon as it happens. Facts and figures and hopes and prayers for the survivors were all over the timeline of twitter. Express tribune has done a remarkable job as it updated the news with details of the incident almost every 5 minutes. Real time updates of the crash are still coming as rescue work has begun and there are hopes for the survivors too. Unfortunately, Airblue website has no updates regarding the crash or rescue information for the families of the people on board so far.