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Ukraine Reacts As Iran Admits Shooting Down Crashed Plane

January 11, 2020 5:36 am

Ukraine has reacted to Iran’s clarifications that it actually fired down the airline that killed over 170 passengers on Wednesday, according to CNN.

Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a statement following Iran’s claim that it accidentally fired down the plane.

The jetliner, a Boeing 737 operated by Ukrainian International Airlines, went down on the outskirts of Tehran during takeoff just hours after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at US forces in Iraq.

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Zelensky’s statement added, “This morning was not a good one but it brought the truth. Even

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Iran Reveals How Ukrainian Airliner With 176 Crashed

January 10, 2020 5:51 am

The Iranian Civil Aviation Organisation, has revealed how the Ukrainian air plane with 176 passengers on board crashed.

It said the crew refused to call for help during the crisis.

Investigations are ongoing to unveil the reason behind the tragic incident and the Aviation Organisation has claimed that witnesses, including the crew of another passing flight saw the plane engulfed in flames before crashing, according Al Jazeera.

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The airliner that crashed outside of Tehran, the Iranian capital, was on fire and trying to turn back, but its crew never made

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Crashed Ethiopian airline may gulp $60m insurance claims

March 12, 2019 10:44 am

Losses from Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft operated by Ethiopian Airlines have been speculated to be between 50 million dollars and 60 million dollars, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) said.

The Insurance firm said this on Tuesday.

The aircraft heading to Nairobi crashed on March 10, after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all 159 passengers on board including two Nigerians.

WTW is an Irish-domiciled global multinational risk management insurance brokerage and advisory company.

The firm dates back to 1828 and is the third largest insurance broker in the world.

According to a Reuters report, the global insurance brokerage and risk management …

AIB explains why Osinbajo’s helicopter crashed

February 13, 2019 10:16 pm

LAGOS—The Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, yesterday, released preliminary report on the helicopter crash involving the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and members of his team.

The helicopter, Agusta AW139 with registration number: 5N-PEJ and serial number: 31389 owned and operated by Caverton Helicopters crash landed in Kabba, Kogi State with twelve passengers on board, including the Vice President.

According to the initial reports released in Lagos by the AIB Commissioner, Engineer Akin Olateru, the said helicopter had a valid certificate of airworthiness.

The report revealed that “Caverton Helicopters Limited did not conduct site survey of the landing field prior to …