The Ukrainian Boeing 737 plane that crashed over Iran was only 3 years old and underwent maintenance checks 2 days ago (BA)

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• A passenger plane flying from Iran to Ukraine crashed shortly after take-off Wednesday morning local time, killing all 176 people on board.
• The Boeing 737-800 NG flight had been flown by Ukraine International Airlines.
• Ukraine International Airlines said in a Wednesday statement that the aircraft had been built in 2016, delivered as new from Boeing, and completed maintenance checks two days ago.
• Iranian authorities have blamed a technical failure, while Ukraine has opened criminal proceedings into the disaster.
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The Ukrainian plane that crashed in Iran had been just three years old and checked for maintenance just two days, the airline said.

The Boeing 737-800 NG passenger jet, flown by Ukraine International Airlines, burst into flames shortly after take-off from Iran around 6 a.m. local time Wednesday.

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