Boeing working with US agencies to get approval to assist in Iran crash probe
Boeing said on Friday it is working with the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board
The Boeing logo is pictured at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition fair (LABACE) at Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil August 14, 2018/ Reuters
Boeing Co said Friday it is working with US regulators to assist in the investigation of Wednesday's crash of an Ukranian 737-800 airliner in Iran that killed 176 people.
Under US sanctions law, the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) must grant approval for US investigators and Boeing to participate and potentially travel to Iran.
Boeing said on Friday it is working with the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board "on the necessary applications and approvals from OFAC for the appropriate export licenses." The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said late Thursday it had agreed to be an accredited representative to the investigation of the crash at Iran's invitation.
