Section: US & 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...
Trudeau: Evidence suggests Ukraine jet shot down by Iran
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said evidence suggests a Ukrainian jet with 176 on board was shot down by an Iranian missile. Sixty-three of the victims were Canadian citizens. Lara Seligman, a Pentagon reporter for Foreign Policy, joins “Red & Blue” for a closer look at the accident and how Defense Secretary Mark Esper is...
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...
Iran invites NTSB to join Ukraine plane crash probe
Iran has invited the U.S. accident-investigating agency to take part in the probe of this week’s crash of a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran. The National Transportation Safety Board said late Thursday that it would “evaluate its level of participation in the investigation.” The extent of the NTSB’s role could be …...
Canada’s Universities Mourn Their Students in Tehran Plane Crash
At least 40 victims of the Ukrainian plane crash in Tehran were students or researchers active in Canadian universities or research communities.Most were students returning to Canada after spending winter break in Iran, according to University Affairs (UA) of Canada. Dozens of students, professors and researchers from at least 18 universities...
Iran plane crash: U.S., Canada say intel shows Ukraine jet downed by Iranian missile
U.S. intelligence indicates Iran military accidentally shot down Ukraine airliner with a Russian-supplied anti-aircraft missile. Justin Trudeau agreed …read more Source:: USA...
Canada mourns its dead from Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
The majority of the 176 people who perished in the the Iran crash had been planning to change planes in Kyiv en route to Toronto. …read more Source:: Los Angeles...
Video appears to show moment Ukraine plane was shot down over Iran
Footage taken from the ground apparently captures the moment a Ukraine International Airlines jetliner went down on Wednesday, killing 176 people. …read more Source::...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ukraine jet was shot down by Iranians
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. officials believe the crashed Ukranian jet was downed by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. …read more Source:: USA...
