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In november the ill-fated TU-154 underwent overhauling

Moscow, Russia - A statement of a russian technical manager

The technical director of Tupolev facilities located in Moscow-Vnukovo airport, Mikhail Boulanov, made a statement concerning the TU-154 crashed in Iran. The aircraft passed a complete overhaul operation on November 2001; it was an aircraft only 11 years old and 12.600 hours of flight; for an airliner these figures are moderate."A technical failure must be absolutely excluded", Boulanov added. Moreover...

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Rome, Italy, 02/13/2002 14:22
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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