Section: Malaysia
Ukraine says missile, technical malfunction among Iran crash leads
KIEV: Investigators are pursuing several leads following the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane in Iran, including a surface-to-air missile strike, an act of terror and engine failure, a Ukrainian security official said on Thursday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
Iran says Ukrainian plane turned back before crashing
TEHRAN: Iranian authorities have said a Ukrainian airliner, which crashed outside Tehran with the loss of all 176 people on board, turned back after suffering a problem, as Ukrainian experts joined the investigation Thursday.Both Canada and the United States called for a full investigation to determine the cause of Wednesday’s crash, which...
Iran probe says Ukrainian jet was on fire before it crashed
Volodymyr Zelenskiy lays flowers at a memorial for the flight crew members. (AP pic)DUBAI: A Ukrainian airliner was on fire immediately before it crashed southwest of Tehran, killing all 176 on board, according to an initial report by Iranian investigators. The Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800, flying to Kiev and carrying mostly...
Iran finds black boxes from crashed Ukraine plane
The plane belonged to Ukraine International Airlines. (AP pic)TEHRAN: Iranian search and rescue teams have found the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner that crashed Wednesday soon after take-off from Tehran’s main airport, the country’s civil aviation authority said. “The two black boxes of the Ukranian 737 aeroplane that crashed...
Grief and mourning after Iran plane crash kills 176
TEHRAN: Bereaved friends and families joined in mourning Wednesday after a Ukrainian airliner crashed near Tehran killing all 176 on board, as harrowing details started emerging about the victims, most of them from Iran and Canada.Both Canada and the United States called for a full investigation to determine the cause of the crash, which came...
Canada seeks thorough probe of Ukrainian plane crash
Relatives and friends of victims of flight PS752 lay flowers at a memorial. (AP pic)OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that Canada would demand a thorough investigation after scores of its citizens died when a Ukrainian jetliner crashed in Iran. The Iranian community in Canada was plunged into mourning following the accident...
Crashed Boeing was checked two days ago, says Ukrainian airline
Forensic investigator works at the scene as bodies of the victims are collected. (AP pic)KIEV: The Ukrainian airliner that crashed outside Tehran on Wednesday killing over 170 people was a Boeing 737 built in 2016 and checked only two days before the accident, the company said. “The plane was manufactured in 2016, it was received by the airline...
Ukraine says 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians on board crashed plane
KIEV: Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said on Wednesday there were 82 Iranians and 63 Canadians on board the Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
Ukraine confirms all killed on board plane crashed in Iran
KIEV: All passengers and crew on board the Ukrainian Boeing 737 plane that crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran on Wednesday were killed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
Airlines reroute flights away from Iraq, Iran airspace after missile attack on US troops
WASHINGTON: Several major airlines said on Wednesday they were rerouting flights to avoid airspace over Iraq and Iran after the Federal Aviation Administration banned US carriers from the area following an Iranian missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq.Tehran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from Iranian territory against at least two...
