This UIA plane was pretty solid. the -800 version. Flown in just about all airlines around the world.
My guess is someone in the IRGC aloha snackbarred this jet shortly after takeoff with a shoulder fired SAM thinking it was the great satan coming to bomb them. They put those shoulder fired SAM's pretty far down the food chain with little to no command and control. These shoulder fired SAMs do have the capability of knocking out a plane like the 737.
UIA pilots are pretty good and the airline has a good safety record. So I don't believe the engine failure BS that Iran is officially spouting.
This UIA plane was pretty solid. the -800 version. Flown in just about all airlines around the world.
My guess is someone in the IRGC aloha snackbarred this jet shortly after takeoff with a shoulder fired SAM thinking it was the great satan coming to bomb them. They put those shoulder fired SAM's pretty far down the food chain with little to no command and control. These shoulder fired SAMs do have the capability of knocking out a plane like the 737.
UIA pilots are pretty good and the airline has a good safety record. So I don't believe the engine failure BS that Iran is officially spouting.