All Aeroflot articles – Page 6
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Superjet crew may have attempted go-around after bounce
Analysis of the fatal Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 hard landing at Moscow Sheremetyevo indicates that the crew might have attempted a go-around, despite having activated reverse thrust.
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Superjet accident probe studies heavy-handed pilot inputs
Russian investigators probing the fatal Sukhoi Superjet 100 landing accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo are to analyse the reasons behind heavy-handed manual inputs by the captain, after the aircraft was hit by lightning and dropped into direct flight law.
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Lightning-struck Superjet did not request storm avoidance
Pilots of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 involved in the fatal landing accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo did not request active measures to avoid a thunderstorm zone before the aircraft was struck by lightning.
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Investigators to release initial Superjet accident analysis
Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee has managed to reconstruct the entire ill-fated flight of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 destroyed in a fatal fire at Moscow Sheremetyevo, as it prepares to release a preliminary analysis of the accident.
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One-time checks ordered for Superjet fleet
Russian authorities have ordered carriers to conduct a one-time inspection of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 fleet, in the wake of the fatal Aeroflot accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo last month.
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Aeroflot lambasts governor over Superjet accident claims
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has sharply criticised comments from the regional governor of Khabarovsk suggesting the fatal accident involving a Sukhoi Superjet 100 was entirely the result of human factors.
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NewsBA to scrap services to St Petersburg and Kiev
British Airways is axing its routes to St Petersburg and Kiev this winter.
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Crashed Superjet's pitch fluctuated before fatal touchdown
Russian investigators have disclosed that the Sukhoi Superjet 100 involved in a fatal accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo was 1.6t over its maximum landing weight, and experienced two impacts in excess of 5g as it bounced on landing.
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VIDEO: Clearer details emerge of Superjet's fatal bounce sequence
Newly-emerged video images of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo have provided the clearest indication of the increasing severity of the landing bounces which eventually resulted in the destruction of the aircraft.
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Poor snow-clearance led to Ulyanovsk Superjet incident
Russian authorities have warned over the potential hazard from insufficient runway preparation after a landing incident at Ulyanovsk involving a Sukhoi Superjet 100.
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Rescuers reached burning Superjet within time limit: airport
Moscow Sheremetyevo firefighters reached a blazing Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 within the required response time, and extinguished the fire in about 16min, according to the airport operator.
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ANALYSIS: Superjet fire puts focus on evacuation threat
Survivability analysis of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 accident at Moscow will inevitably examine the effect of passengers’ stopping to retrieve cabin luggage during evacuation.
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Superjet lost radio contact after lightning strike: regulator
Russian air transport regulators have stated that the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 involved in the landing accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo had suffered a lightning strike at 6,900ft.
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Sheremetyevo restores runway capacity after Superjet accident
Moscow Sheremetyevo airport is restoring normal traffic capacity after the removal of wreckage from the Aeroflot aircraft which suffered a landing accident on 5 May.
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VIDEO: Recorders recovered from Aeroflot Superjet wreckage
Russian investigators have retrieved the cockpit-voice and flight-data recorders from the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 involved in a landing accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo.
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Superjet blaze probe to examine rapid spread of fire
Central to the probe into the fatal Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo will be the speed of the emergency response and analysis of the way the fire spread to the aft fuselage.
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Video indicates ill-fated Superjet bounced before hard impact
Surveillance camera images purporting to show the landing accident involving an Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 indicate the aircraft bounced before touching down hard and catching fire.
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At least 13 fatalities in Aeroflot Superjet blaze
Investigators have disclosed that at least 13 fatalities have resulted from the Sukhoi Superjet 100 landing accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo.
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Aeroflot indicates Superjet engines caught fire on landing
Aeroflot has confirmed casualties from the Murmansk-bound aircraft which returned to Moscow Sheremetyevo to conduct an emergency landing.
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Aeroflot Superjet accident spurs safety review
Moscow prosecutors are to hold a review of safety compliance following the accident involving an Aeroflot aircraft at Moscow Sheremetyevo.