Iran bans flights of all its ATR-72 jets after deadly plane crash February 23, 2018 - 11:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran banned flights of all its ATR-72 aircraft following the crash of an ATR passenger plane which claimed the lives of 66 people on board this week, IRNA reports. "In order to make sure about improvement of this type of aircraft's safety, it is necessary to stop their flights temporarily,' the Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Public Relations Department said in a statement on Friday, February 23. The statement noted that Iran's Aseman Airlines ATR72-200 and ATR72-500 flights will be banned until further notice. It said that the ATR72 fights have also been banned to study their level of safety. An ATR passenger plane belonging to Aseman Airline crashed close to Semirom, south of Isfahan Province, on Sunday when it was flying from Tehran to Yassouj, southwestern Iran. All 66 passengers and crew members onboard the plane lost their lives in the incident. Some 20 rescue teams have been stationed near the wreckage of the crashed plane to transport the dead bodies. It has been announced that 32 bodies have been spotted. The bodies will be transported to Yassouj, capital city of Kohkiloyeh-Boyer Ahmad Province for identification. Photo. Morteza Salehi/Tasnim News Agency, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images   Top stories The study new found that ocean temperatures in the last decade have been the warmest on record. The deal will involve the duchess doing a voiceover in return for a donation to Elephants Without Borders. The story by Chris McCormick follows two cousins in Soviet Armenia who consider themselves brothers. A senior public relations official at Imam Khomeini International Airport said the Boeing 737 was bound for Kiev.   Partner news |  Latest news Classical music concert to celebrate centennial of U.S.-Armenia ties  The year 2020 marks the centennial of the establishment of official ties between the U.S. and the Armenian RepublicApple reports highest quarterly revenue with iPhone, AirPods sales Apple’s hardware business was buoyed by a new entry-level iPad, the Apple Watch Series 5, and above all else, AirPods.ANCA backs expansion of program to fund Armenian Genocide education The House version of the Never Again Education Act was authored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY).Armenian Foreign Minister meets OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan will later met his Azerbaijani counterpart, Elmar Mammadyarov, in Geneva. |
