Ukrainian Aircraft down in Iran
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Ukrainian Aircraft down in Iran
Unconfirmed reports of a Ukrainian 737 coming down in Iran near Imam Khomeimi Airport.
Some are mentioning this flight
https://fr24.com/data/flights/ps752#23732569
Some are mentioning this flight
https://fr24.com/data/flights/ps752#23732569
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The interesting part is that Reuters and several others report that the plane crashed "due to technical problems". Waiting for more information. If true, one problem both Ukrainian Airlines and Boeing could do without. 
Unconfirmed, but it appears it came down in flames ...
Note: this footage is from Ali Hashem who is a BBC Iran correspondent, so it might be credible
Note: this footage is from Ali Hashem who is a BBC Iran correspondent, so it might be credible
Last edited by unworry; 8th Jan 2020 at 03:05. Reason: footage via twitter
Iran has no quarrel with Ukraine, given the heightened state of alert of the Iranian air defences, it looks like another MH117.
More questions to be asked about civilian aircraft operating in war zones.
Singapore Airlines now diverting all flights away from Iranian airspace.
More questions to be asked about civilian aircraft operating in war zones.
Singapore Airlines now diverting all flights away from Iranian airspace.
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from WSJ
Interesting conflation
Jan. 7, 2020 11:28 pm ET
A Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed in Iran’s capital on Wednesday with at least 170 passengers and crew members on board, according to Iranian state television.
The Boeing 737 single-aisle jet crashed after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport en route to the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, state news said.
A spokesperson for Ukraine International Airlines couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
An Iranian air accident investigation team was headed to the crash, the spokesman for Iran’s air regulator told state television. A report on casualties would come later, the spokesman said.
The crash came as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched a series of strikes against two bases with U.S. troops in Iraq, which the Iranian force said were retribution for the U.S. killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Over the past year, Boeing Co. has suffered a series of technical failures with its newer-version 737 MAX aircraft. The Ukrainian 737 is an earlier model and doesn’t have the flight-control feature that was implicated in crashes last year and led to Boeing grounding the MAX fleet globally.
The Wall Street Journal couldn’t independently verify what caused the crash. Iranian media said it was due to a technical fault without explaining how they reached that conclusion. Determining the likely cause of a crash typically can take days or months.
Iran has a poor air-safety record. Iranian carriers and air-safety regulators are hobbled by a lack of access to technology, spare parts and new planes for aging fleets because of yearslong Western sanctions.
Write to Rory Jones at rory.jones@wsj**
A Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed in Iran’s capital on Wednesday with at least 170 passengers and crew members on board, according to Iranian state television.
The Boeing 737 single-aisle jet crashed after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport en route to the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, state news said.
A spokesperson for Ukraine International Airlines couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
An Iranian air accident investigation team was headed to the crash, the spokesman for Iran’s air regulator told state television. A report on casualties would come later, the spokesman said.
The crash came as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched a series of strikes against two bases with U.S. troops in Iraq, which the Iranian force said were retribution for the U.S. killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Over the past year, Boeing Co. has suffered a series of technical failures with its newer-version 737 MAX aircraft. The Ukrainian 737 is an earlier model and doesn’t have the flight-control feature that was implicated in crashes last year and led to Boeing grounding the MAX fleet globally.
The Wall Street Journal couldn’t independently verify what caused the crash. Iranian media said it was due to a technical fault without explaining how they reached that conclusion. Determining the likely cause of a crash typically can take days or months.
Iran has a poor air-safety record. Iranian carriers and air-safety regulators are hobbled by a lack of access to technology, spare parts and new planes for aging fleets because of yearslong Western sanctions.
Write to Rory Jones at rory.jones@wsj**
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Iran has a poor air-safety record. Iranian carriers and air-safety regulators are hobbled by a lack of access to technology, spare parts and new planes for aging fleets because of yearslong Western sanctions.
A Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed in Iran’s capital on Wednesday with at least 170 passengers and crew members on board, according to Iranian state television.
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If those pictures, as reported, are of the crash site, the wreckage appears to be pretty well scattered, indicating an inflight break up. Of course later pictures may reveal a large smoking crater and a tight wreckage array, indicating something else altogether.
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Seems to have been around an hour delayed taking off, having had an on time arrival and then night stopped, which would potentially be supportive a theory of technical and also potentially icing
as always, await official input
as always, await official input
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8 jan- update - anyone notice that no photos of tail section or fuselage remains seem to be available ?
I found one but cannot now post it ...
Last edited by Grebe; 8th Jan 2020 at 19:30. Reason: update
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