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150 passengers on board a flight from Tehran to Yerevan feared dead

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  • #31
    Re: 150 passengers on board a flight from Tehran to Yerevan feared dead

    Look at the size of that hole... damn.
    "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm X

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    • #32
      Re: 150 passengers on board a flight from Tehran to Yerevan feared dead

      Bless their souls. And for their relatives and friends, may your pain subside in time and may your life restart again.

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      • #33
        Mystery surrounds crash of 'fit to fly' Iran plane

        Mystery surrounds crash of 'fit to fly' Iran plane

        With Armenia's civil aviation organization confirming that the Caspian Airlines plane that crashed in Iran on Wednesday had passed all pre-flight safety inspections, the cause of the disaster remains a mystery.

        Flight 7908 went down near the Iranian city of Qazvin in the village of Jannat-abad at 11:33 am local time on Wednesday, killing all 168 people onboard. The plane, a Russian-made Tupolev Tu-154M, was flying from Tehran to Yerevan in Armenia.

        "The Tupolev Tu-154M had passed aircraft safety inspections in Russia earlier in June. It was then certified fit to fly until the end of 2010," Nelli Cherchinian, a spokesman for Armenia's civil aviation organization, told RIA Novosti on Thursday.

        Armenia and Iran, meanwhile, have agreed to coordinate efforts to investigate the cause of the crash, which has remained a mystery despite the recovery of the aircraft's data recorders.

        Investigators have so far found two of the three black boxes in the plane and the search for the missing third continues. One of the data recorders is believed to be damaged beyond repair and will thus be sent to its Russian manufacturer for analysis.

        Meanwhile, Russian experts have decided to visit Iran to help with the investigations.

        Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who declared a national day of mourning for the crash victims, extended condolences to his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a phone conversation on Thursday.

        Ahmadinejad, for his part, called for cooperation in search efforts.

        In another development, Ahmad Majidi -- the head of the Crisis Working Group of Iran's Road and Transportation Ministry -- said Thursday that hopes of identifying the remains of the victims of the crash remain bleak.

        Mohammad Ali Ahani, the head of the Qazvin disaster management center, added that the remains of the victims had been transferred to a Tehran mortuary, pending possible identification and release by the coroner.

        More than 140 relatives of the Armenian victims are reportedly flying to Tehran in a chartered flight on Thursday afternoon.

        The plane crash was Iran's worst air disaster since February 2003, when a Russian-made Ilyushin 76 crashed into the mountains of southeastern Iran, killing all 302 people onboard.

        US-led sanctions prevent Iran from buying new planes and updating its existing fleet. The sanctions also make it hard for Iran to get its hands on European planes or spare parts.

        Ten members of Iran's junior judo squad, a Canadian woman, her son and an Australian brother and sister were among the 168 victims of the tragic incident.

        http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id...tionid=3510212
        "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm X

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        • #34
          Re: 150 passengers on board a flight from Tehran to Yerevan feared dead

          Such a loss, I share my condolsenses to their families.

          If only they never used such soviet era aircraft this would've never
          happend, my dad told me that sitting on a Tupelov is like sitting on
          a flying jeep on terrain.

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          • #35
            Re: 150 passengers on board a flight from Tehran to Yerevan feared dead

            Originally posted by Icy View Post
            Such a loss, I share my condolsenses to their families.

            If only they never used such soviet era aircraft this would've never
            happend, my dad told me that sitting on a Tupelov is like sitting on
            a flying jeep on terrain.
            They don't look that xxxxty... and I went to the aviation safety website to compare to other models such as Boeing and I'd say it has had less or an equal number of incidents in its history.

            http://aviation-safety.net/database/type/

            The Tu-154 is designed to handle unpaved and gravel airfields, and often operates in extreme Arctic conditions of Russia's northern territories. With a service life of 45,000 hrs (18,000 cycles), the plane is expected to continue in operation until 2016, although noise restrictions have seen services to western Europe and other areas restricted in recent years.

            "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm X

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            • #36
              Re: 150 passengers on board a flight from Tehran to Yerevan feared dead

              I am very sorry about the loss of your friends Lucin jan, this is just horrible news. I heard about this news this morning and I have been very sad ever since. We are so little and this is the second one happening in just a short while. It's very very sad, may everyone's souls rest in peace.

              My mother said that 40+ years ago when the aircrafts were brand new you never heard of airplanes going down. Now that they are getting old it is happening very often and it's unspeakable. They shouldn't use them when they're getting old. Money doesn't replace the gifts of lives that are lost. Never.

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              • #37
                Re: 150 passengers on board a flight from Tehran to Yerevan feared dead

                Originally posted by Anoush View Post
                I am very sorry about the loss of your friends Lucin jan, this is just horrible news. I heard about this news this morning and I have been very sad ever since. We are so little and this is the second one happening in just a short while. It's very very sad, may everyone's souls rest in peace.

                My mother said that 40+ years ago when the aircrafts were brand new you never heard of airplanes going down. Now that they are getting old it is happening very often and it's unspeakable. They shouldn't use them when they're getting old. Money doesn't replace the gifts of lives that are lost. Never.
                True, however the reality is that a passenger aircraft this size costs about 45 million dollars.

                Breaking that down... an average Engineer making say $75,000 a year... would take 600 engineers 1 year to build or 1 person 600 years to build.
                Last edited by KanadaHye; 07-17-2009, 07:45 AM.
                "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm X

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                • #38
                  Re: 150 passengers on board a flight from Tehran to Yerevan feared dead

                  Thanks guys. I've had a horrible feeling... may you never ever experience it.

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                  • #39
                    Re: 150 passengers on board a flight from Tehran to Yerevan feared dead

                    Psalm 103:15-21; As for us, our life is like grass. We grow and flourish like a wild flower; then the wind blows on it, and it is gone - no one sees it again. But for those who honor the LORD, his love lasts forever, and his goodness endures for all generations of those who are true to his covenant and who faithfully obey his commands.

                    The LORD placed his throne in heaven; he is king over all. Praise the LORD, you strong and mighty angels, who obey his commands, who listen to what he says. Praise the LORD, all you heavenly powers, you servants of his who do his will!

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                    • #40
                      Re: 150 passengers on board a flight from Tehran to Yerevan feared dead

                      ...Amen...
                      THE ROAD TO FREEDOM AND JUSTICE IS A LONG ONE!

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