Iran Admits Downing Flight PS752, Citing 'Human Error'

Helen Massy-Beresford Sean Broderick Steve Trimble January 11, 2020
An infrared image taken by the WorldView-2 satellite on Jan. 9 shows a debris field about 400 m in length. Credit: Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies
An infrared image taken by the WorldView-2 satellite on Jan. 9 shows a debris field about 400 m in length.
Credit: Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies
Iran has admitted accidentally shooting down a Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Boeing 737, flight PS752, backtracking on previous denials that it was responsible for the Jan. 8 crash, which killed all 176 people on board. Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, wrote on Twitter Jan. 11: “Armed Forces...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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