Unpaid workers at Russia's Saratov Aircraft Production plant have demanded an investigation into the crisis-hit company, which builds Yakovlev Yak-42 airliners. The governor of the Saratov region has responded with a promise to set up an audit commission to report on whether the plant is still viable. Yak-42 production has dwindled to only two or three a year and salaries have not been paid for three months. The plant is itself still owed $14 million from the Rosvoorousheiye arms agency.
Source: Flight International