Iran fleet hits the crash barrier

January's decision by Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation (CAO) to ban the use of Tupolev Tu-154s by the country's airlines following a series of crashes, closes off yet another equipment avenue to the country's hard-pressed airline industry. Alan Dron reports. Affected by a generation of sanctions...

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