Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed the Salak mountain in Indonesia

Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft that crashed on the slopes of Mount Salak, Bogor, Indonesia on Wednesday (9/5) and killed 45 passengers along with crew members, is a replacement of the unit that the aircraft was flown in a series of the first joy flight as part of a promotional tour.

Olga Kayukova Sukhoi Civil Aircraft spokeswoman reported , told AFP on Monday (14/5). Superjet SSJ-100 is the first passenger aircraft are manufactured from the Russian manufacturer of military aircraft, Sukhoi since the collapse of the Soviet Union. But the plane Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed and fell after successful through promotional tour in Kazakhstan and Pakistan.

Kayukova confirmed the news that the first model has returned to Moscow after a joy flight tour in Kazakhstan, without giving further details about the reason. But he added, the second plane in perfect technical condition before the flight. Previously, Moskovskiy Komsomolets and Kommersant Daily reported earlier that the plane that crashed on the slopes of Mount Salak, Bogor, a replacement aircraft.

Moskovskiy Komsomolets reported, Sukhoi Superjet 100 on display in Kazakhstan and Pakistan is a unit with registration number 97 005 while the model that crashed in Indonesia is number 97 004. "Why would he be replaced, I can not say," said Kayukova. "But if the plane is not allowed to make a further demonstration flight, there must be a cause," he added. So far there has been no official statement about the cause of the accident.

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