Latest travel advice for Ukraine including how to stay safe during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and information on returning to the UK. Ourexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. The 76th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) initially planned for 21-23 June 2020 is postponed to 23-24 November 2020 "That's the second-most dangerous phase of flight, the most dangerous being the approach of landing, statistically speaking. "We will not give the black box to the manufacturer [Boeing] or America," he said.Former FAA chief of staff Michael Goldfarb told CNN that move was not necessarily against protocol.Under international rules, Iran would be the lead investigator of the crash and Ukraine should participate as the state of registry and state of operator of the aircraft.But the US -- where Boeing is designed and manufactured -- is not required to be involved in investigations right off the bat, Goldfarb said. If the US were invited to join the probe, American investigators would need a special license granted by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control in consultation with the State Department, according to the two officials. You can unsubscribe at any time.Search and rescue workers at the site after a Boeing 737 plane belonging to a Ukrainian airline crashed carrying up to 180 passengersThe Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airportPart of the wreckage from Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 Scheduled airlines. "All of those are certainly on the table." "Heightened military activity and tensions in the region could present "an inadvertent risk" due to the "potential for miscalculation or mis-identification,” said the FAA.It was not immediately clear if there was any link between the crash and the escalation in conflict between the US and Iran.The news comes just hours after Iran launched 30 missiles at US bases in Iraq.Earlier the FAA in the US has said it was issuing flight restrictions that prohibited civil operators flying over airspace in the region.The crash comes just days before the Boeing's new CEO David Calhoun will officially take over from Dennis Muilenburg, who was pushed out last month after company's disastrous year, reports CNN.Our Irish Mirror Sports page - which brings you all your Irish and UK sports news - can be found You can also check out our Irish Mirror GAA sports When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.
An uncontained engine failure, in which pieces of the engine break apart, releases shrapnel that can destroy the plane. The Iranian government has control of the investigation under international protocol. The officials did not speculate on the potential cause of the crash but said that the US is interested in the “circumstances” of the incident. "Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called for "complete cooperation with any investigation into the cause of the crash," saying that the US would continue to follow the incident closely and was prepared to offer Ukraine "all possible assistance. "He said investigators always looks at four main causes in a crash -- mechanical, human, environment and lastly hostile actions. The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said the embassy is clarifying the circumstances of the tragedyGet all the very latest news in Ireland straight to your email every single dayA Ukrainian International Airlines plane carrying around 176 people crashed shortly after take off from an airport in Iran killing everyone on board.The Boeing 737 is said to have been struck by technical problems just three minutes after take off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran.The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said the embassy is clarifying the circumstances of the tragedy.He said there were 167 passengers and nine crew members on board, according to preliminary data, as well as confirming Ukrainian consul are at the crash site.With the crash coming hours after more than a dozen ballistic missiles were launched by Iran at US bases in Iraq has led to speculation the two incidents are linked, reports the Mail Online.The flight was moving at a ground speed of 316 mph but tracking stopped six minutes after takeoff.The nationalities of all 176 people killed in the crash have been confirmed by officials.Vadym Prystaiko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, announced this morning that three Brits were on board the Boeing 737 jet which suffered an 82 citizens of Iran were on the plane, along with 63 from Canada, 11 from Ukraine, 10 from Sweden, four from Afghanistan, three from Germany, and three from the UK.Mr Prystaiko said: "We are currently aware of the following information on the countries of origin of those killed in the crash "We express our condolences. So far, a review of the imagery has not found any telltale sign, according to another US official, but the scrutiny continues.