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Sukhoi jet investigation completed
The National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) recently completed the investigation of the Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed into Mount Salak, West Java in the middle of this year, and is set to announce the results on Tuesday
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he National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) recently completed the investigation of the Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed into Mount Salak, West Java in the middle of this year, and is set to announce the results on Tuesday.
“We completed the investigation last week and are now ready to announce the results,” KNKT’s air transportation safety head Masruri said on Monday. “After the announcement, we will send the final investigation report to Transportation Minister E.E Mangindaan and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with a recommendation to improve Indonesia’s air safety.”
He said the report used information obtained from all related sources, such as air traffic services transcripts, Indonesian National Search and Rescue (Basarnas) reports, flight records, the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder.
During the investigation process, the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAF) fully supported the KNKT team by providing important data that the committee needed, he said.
A Sukhoi RRJ-95B aircraft, registered 97004 with flight number RA 36801, was on its second of two scheduled demonstration flights on May 9 before it went missing at 2:33 p.m. Jakarta time.
The crash killed all 45 people on board, 35 Indonesian passengers, eight Russian crew and two passengers from the US and France.
The accident did not stop two growing domestic carriers, Sky Aviation and Kartika Airlines, from planning to operate the sub-100 jets next year. Sky Aviation and Kartika Airlines ordered 12 and 30 Sukhoi Superjet aircraft, respectively.
Sky Aviation marketing manager Sutito Zainudin said that the airline was expected to receive delivery of the aircraft at the end of December.
Hana Simatupang, aviation expert and former KNKT investigator, said the market for jets serving short range, high density routes — like the Russian-made Sukhoi — was very promising in Indonesia.
“Indonesia needs a lot of aircraft like these to help develop every region. Most airports in our secondary cities have shorter runways that are suitable for the Sukhoi Superjet 100,” Hana said.
