Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
How a missile might have shot a plane down in Iran, and what a probe will look for
OTTAWA — Commercial airline pilots flying out of Tehran’s airport know a simple rule, says Ross Aimer, a former United Airlines captain who has flown there. You don’t turn right, because that takes you towards the Alborz mountain range. The Ukraine International Airlines flight that went down shortly after take-off Wednesday turned...
How a missile might have shot a plane down in Iran, and what a probe will look for
OTTAWA — Commercial airline pilots flying out of Tehran’s airport know a simple rule, says Ross Aimer, a former United Airlines captain who has flown there. You don’t turn right, because that takes you towards the Alborz mountain range. The Ukraine International Airlines flight that went down shortly after take-off Wednesday turned...
How a missile might have shot a plane down in Iran, and what a probe will look for
OTTAWA — Commercial airline pilots flying out of Tehran’s airport know a simple rule, says Ross Aimer, a former United Airlines captain who has flown there. You don’t turn right, because that takes you towards the Alborz mountain range. The Ukraine International Airlines flight that went down shortly after take-off Wednesday turned...
So far, Iran is offering Canada only limited access to its crash probe
Iran’s civil aviation authority has said it’s following international rules and will allow other countries to participate in its investigation of a plane crash that killed 63 Canadians. But the role Canada is being offered by Tehran amounts to the bare minimum required by the international legal convention on aviation accident...
Canadian investigators to join Tehran crash probe, Iran says
OTTAWA — Iran’s civil aviation authority says it has invited Canadian investigators from the Transportation Safety Board to join a growing team probing the plane crash outside Tehran that killed 138 people believed bound for Canada. The statement posted online said representatives from Ukraine International Airlines, the plane’s...
Canadian investigators to join Tehran crash probe, Iran says
OTTAWA — Iran’s civil aviation authority says it has invited Canadian investigators from the Transportation Safety Board to join a growing team probing the plane crash outside Tehran that killed 138 people believed bound for Canada. The statement posted online said representatives from Ukraine International Airlines, the plane’s...
Canadian investigators to join Tehran crash probe, Iran says
OTTAWA — Iran’s civil aviation authority says it has invited Canadian investigators from the Transportation Safety Board to join a growing team probing the plane crash outside Tehran that killed 138 people believed bound for Canada. The statement posted online said representatives from Ukraine International Airlines, the plane’s...
Canada seeks access to plane crash site in Iran as theories about cause begin to surface
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne spoke to his Iranian counterpart late last night, and pushed for immediate access to the site of the fatal Ukraine International Airlines plane crash that left at least 63 Canadians dead. The Kyiv-bound flight crashed Wednesday morning, minutes afer taking off from the Tehran airport,...
A look at some of the victims of the Iran plane crash who called Canada home
There were dozens who called Canada home among the 176 people who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Friends and family in Canada were left to consult a passenger list the airline released to learn if their loved ones were among the dead. Here is a look at some of the victims from...
Trudeau thanks Canadian allies for offering diplomatic support in Tehran in wake of Ukraine airliner crash
Italy and other Canadian allies with a diplomatic presence in Iran are helping to provide consular support for the friends and family of the dozens of Canadians killed aboard a Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran. All 176 people on board died, including at least 63 Canadians. Canada suspended...
