Armavia airway company continues with Sukhoi jet operation

May 10, 2012 - 20:00 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Despite the recent crash of Sukhoi SuperJet-100 passenger jet in Indonesia, Armavia airway company continues operating its own Sukhoi jet in accordance to schedule, the company’s spokesperson Nana Avetisova told a PanARMENIANNet reporter.

The new jet was handed over to Armavia on April 19, 2011. Also, negotiations have been in progress for a supply of the 2nd Sukhoi SuperJet-100.

The twin-engine Superjet 100 vanished from radar screens on Wednesday, May 9 50 minutes into what was meant to be a short flight to show off its capabilities to prospective buyers as Russia tries to rebuild its civilian jet industry.

Reports of the number on board varied, with local rescue officials saying the plane was carrying 46 people and Trimarga Rekatama, the company responsible for inviting the passengers, saying 50 were on board.

The officials said a helicopter pilot spotted the plane's debris after rescuers resumed their operation at first light on Thursday, locating one part with the Sukhoi logo on the sheer face of Mount Salak, a dormant volcano.

All of the dozens aboard a Russian Sukhoi passenger jet flying on a sales promotion trip in Indonesia were killed when the plane slammed into a mountain.