Radar Failure

A search and rescue operation is underway after a K2 Airways Boeing 737 freighter disappeared from radar about 155 nautical miles west of Karachi

The chartered plane, which was performing a medical evacuation flight on the Ranchi-Delhi route, lost radar contact after requesting a diversion due to weather; rescue teams were called to the scene

For the second time in two months, Athens airport lost contact with radars essential for takeoffs and landings, operating with only one radar and no backup. Just before the start of the tourist season: "The situation is beyond reasonable limits, we will reduce capacity"

The Chamber of Commerce of Chania, the second largest city in Crete, met with the Greek Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Transport in light of the malfunction that shut down the country's airspace for hours: "The radio systems were not working, a modern approach radar is critical to our future"

A Bering Air plane vanished Friday en route to Nome. The Coast Guard found it, confirming all ten perished. "Our deepest condolences to all those affected by the tragic event."

Mystery in Alaska: A small plane from Bering Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines, disappeared from radar while on its way to the city of Nome. Concern for the lives of the pilot and 9 passengers on the plane

Earlier, a severe technical failure in the radar system in northwestern Italy temporarily halted air traffic at Milan Linate, Turin, and Genoa. Airlines warned of delays and cancellations