The crash of an Aseman Airlines ATR-72 like this one in Iran killed 65 people. Aseman Airlines is Iran's third-largest airline by fleet size, behind state carrier Iran Air and Mahan Air. In April 2017, ATR sealed a $536 million sale with Iran Air for at least 20 aircraft. The last major crash in Iran happened in January 2011, when an Iran Air Boeing 727 broke to pieces on impact while trying an emergency landing in a snowstorm in northwestern Iran, killing at least 77 people. In July 2009, a Russian-made jetliner crashed in northwestern Iran shortly after taking off from Tehran, killing all 168 on board.

Source: Bangkok Post February 18, 2018 19:07 UTC