Russian investigators are probing a fatal ramp accident at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in which a ground engineer was killed apparently after being sucked into the engine of a Boeing 737-700.
The incident occurred in the early hours of 13 July and involved a Boeing 737 from Kazakhstan-based carrier Air Astana.
In a statement, the operator of Sheremetyevo Airport says that the accident occurred on the ramp of Terminal 1 at 03:44 while the aircraft was preparing to carry out a flight between Moscow and Almaty.
A commission has been set-up to investigate the accident which includes federal safety personnel, the Moscow air transport authorities and representatives from Sheremetyevo Airport's internal affairs division.
Source: Flight Daily News
