Safety fears raised over Russia plane crash operator
Originally published on www.businesstravellerme.com 08/09/2011 - Filed under: News »
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The charter company involved in Wednesday's accident in Russia, which killed 43 people, has been involved in a series of "safety oversights," according to the Aviation Safety Network.
Last November, it stated the Russian Federation authorities "did not provide evidence that all aircraft operated by YAK Service are fitted with serviceable ICAO mandatory equipment necessary for international commercial air transport - and two aircaft on the AOC of YAK Service Company (registration RA-87648 and RA-88308) should not be operated into the European Union."
Other warnings were aired in July 2009, when operations with Yakovlev 42D - the plane that crashed - and Yakovlev 40 were "restricted on the basis of major safety deficiencies affecting flight operations" although operating restrictions were lifted by Russian authorities in October 2009 "following the implementation of corrective measures by the air carrier".
According to aircharterguide.com, the Yakovlev 42D was one of four aircraft in its fleet, with the other three comprising Yakovlev 40 VIP airliners.
The plane came down shortly after take off from Yaroslavl and burst into flames.
The majority of those killed were ice hockey players from the major league team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
For more information, visit aviation-safety.net
Report by Dominic Ellis
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