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 Work will be performed in Alexandria, Virginia and Azerbaijan, and is expected to be completed in September 2020. The exit polls only showed results for seats assigned by party lists, which represent half of the 450-member parliament. A group of leading Turkish businessmen, academics and artists, including Osman Kavala, will go on trial. Citizens of Armenia, Russia, Georgia and Kazakhstan were among the 60 travelers inside the bus that overturned not far from Siena.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia’s shadow economy "expected to shrink by 3% in 2019"  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that shadow economy in Armenia will shrink by 3% in 2019.Armenian National Security Service chief resigns Director of the National Security Service Artur Vanetsyan has been relieved of his duties, said Nikol Pashinyan.Russia, Belarus agree on partial unification of their economies The integration program initialed by the countries in early September is designed for a year and a half.System Of A Down announce Findland concert for June 25 System Of A Down have announced a new concert in Findland on June 25.
"We are excited to announce the first of many shows in Europe next year. First up is our return to Finland for
@ProvinssiFest on the 25th of June," the band said in a tweet.
Though no albums have been released since 2005, the band continue to perform live. Lead singer Serj Tankian continues to compose and release solo music under his own name, while guitarist Daron Malakian's next Scars on Broadway album, “Dictator”, is out July 20.
System Of A Down, whose members are all descendants of survivors of the Armenian Genocide, performed live in Armenia for the first time to mark the 100th anniversary of the atrocity.
The band's concert in Armenian’s capital Yerevan on April 23, 2015 closed their Wake Up The Souls Tour, a month-long world tour to commemorate the Genocide, which saw the slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Turks in 1915. |
