Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
A visual guide to the Iran plane crash
Flight came down shortly after take off from airport in Tehran on 8 JanuaryUkraine International Airlines flight 752 took off at 6.12am on Wednesday, after nearly an hour’s delay at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport. It gained altitude heading west, reaching nearly 8,000ft, according to flight-tracking data. Continue...
Catastrophic failure of Ukraine jet in Iran suggests missile strike
Experts say debris fragments and sudden loss of fail-safe systems point to missileTo civil aviation professionals, including pilots, engineers and former crash investigators, there was something immediately puzzling about the crash of the Ukraine International Airlines passenger jet that fell burning out of the sky minutes after takeoff from...
Iran plane crash: terrorism and drone collision being explored
Engine failure and unsupported claim Russian missile was found at site not ruled out, says UkraineA senior Ukrainian security official says his country’s investigators will explore a range of possible reasons behind the crash of one of its passenger jets in Iran, including a drone collision, a terrorist bomb and a missile attack.Oleksiy...
Most Iran crash victims were connecting to Canada, says PM Trudeau – video
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau said 138 of the passengers on a Ukrainian jet that crashed in Iran killing all on board were connecting to Canada and offered his deepest condolences on behalf of the nation. A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board and sparking an...
Iran says it will not give black box from crashed airliner to Boeing
Comments come as Ukrainian president says priority is to find ‘those responsible for this terrible catastrophe’Iran’s aviation authority will not hand over flight recorders from the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet that crashed moments after take-off from Tehran killing all 176 passengers and crew, either to the...
Tributes paid to three Britons killed in Ukraine Boeing-737 crash
Mohammad Reza Kadkhoda Zadeh, Sam Zokaei and Saeed Tahmabessi were among 176 people who diedTributes have been paid to three British men who were among 176 people who died when a Ukranian Boeing-737 crashed after taking off from Tehran.They were Mohammad Reza Kadkhoda Zadeh, 40, a British-Iranian who ran a dry cleaning shop in Sussex, Sam Zokaei,...
Ukraine passenger plane crashes in Iran, killing 176 people – video report
A passenger plane bound for Kyiv has crashed close to Tehran’s main international airport, killing 176 people. Video circulated by Iranian news agencies appears to show the Boeing 737-800 bursting into flame minutes after takeoff and plummeting to earth. There was no early indication the crash was linked to Iran’s Wednesday morning...
Iran plane crash: footage appears to show burning wreckage – video
Footage released by Iran Press TV appears to show burning wreckage from moments after a Ukrainian passenger jet crashed near Tehran. The Ukrainian airliner, which had 176 people onboard, crashed soon after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport. Iran’s Red Crescent said there was no chance of finding survivorsIran crash:...
Boeing 737-800 that crashed in Tehran ‘most popular model in skies’
Aircraft launched in 1994 can carry 189 passengers and has had some safety issuesThe Boeing 737-800 model used by Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) that crashed in Tehran on Wednesday is the most popular aircraft in the sky, used by major airlines from Ryanair to American Airlines.Boeing’s short-haul workhorse is the predecessor to the...
Footage appearing to show Ukrainian passenger jet crashing broadcast on Iran state TV – video
A Ukrainian airliner with 180 people on board has crashed soon after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport. Rescue teams have been sent to an area near the airport where the Boeing 737-800 belonging to Ukraine International Airlines crashed. The plane, bound for Kiev, suffered technical difficulties shortly after take-off. News of...
