Co-pilot of crashed Russian plane had technical concerns

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Co-pilot of crashed Russian plane had technical concerns



MOSCOW: -- As aviation experts try to piece together the last minutes of a Russian airliner before it crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsular killing all 224 people on board, questions are being asked as to the flight worthiness of the aircraft .

Some have pointed to a 2001 incident, when the Airbus 321’s tail section struck the tarmac on landing causing a possible structural weakness.

Natalya Trukhacheva, wife of co-pilot says her husband had his concerns:

“ He (her husband Sergey) complained before the flight that the technical condition of the aircraft left much to be desired (…) I believe he would have made every effort to try to control the plane. If there was any chance, he would have landed it.”

Detailed flight data released by FlightRadar24, a flight tracking website, showed the plane sharply gaining altitude and dropping in its last moments, a pattern some experts have said would be consistent with losing the tail.

But investigators are still waiting for the plane’s flight data recorders to finish being analysed. The fact that the pilot made no distress call implies whatever happened was sudden. It’s also been suggested that due to the scattering of the plane’s wreckage over a wide area it may have broken up mid-air and at a high altitude.

Meanwhile relatives of those who died have been sent to a mortuary in Russia for the painful task of identifying loved ones .

The remains of the last 28 passengers have now arrived.

As a shocked nation continues to grieve a helpline offering psychological support for families and friends has already received around 3,000 calls.


-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2015-11-04

[Aussieroaming]

Maybe he should have voiced his concerned to the passengers before the flight took off, so that they could vote with their feet.

[judax]

The Egyptian shouldnt let the Russians near the wreckage as the Russians did with the malaysian downed airline by russion missile

[oncearugge]

Oh dear

The comment of an undoubtedly distressed, bereaved lady is not "evidence" and publishing this just adds to the chatter of the ill- informed.

If the man had genuine concern about the airworthiness of the aircraft he could have prevented it taking off.

[JetsetBkk]

"investigators are still waiting for the planes flight data recorders to finish being analysed."

Jesus H Christ, just how long does it take?

[Ulic]

When it is announced to be a bomb placed on board by extremists while on the ground at

Sharm el Sheikh that will be the final nail in the coffin for Egyptian tourism and for that matter

tourism by westerners right across north Africa.

[oncearugge]

"investigators are still waiting for the planes flight data recorders to finish being analysed."

Jesus H Christ, just how long does it take?

Another "keyboard" cowboy and "armchair" expert ?

Instead of voicing profanity why not get on your bike and show them how to speed up the process of analysis?

[jayceebee]

aqqqqq

[Chicog]

The British government has delayed all flights to the U.K. from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh after Downing Street said the Russian charter jet that crashed Saturday might have been felled by a bomb.

A spokesman for British Prime Minister David Cameron, who is set to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in London this week, said the flights would be postponed as security assessments are completed; these are expected to be done later Wednesday. Britain is the first government that said it believes explosives could have played a role in the crash that killed all 224 people on board. Sisi is scheduled to arrive in the United Kingdom on Wednesday.

“While the investigation is still ongoing we cannot say categorically why the Russian jet crashed,” said the Downing Street statement. “But as more information has come to light we have become concerned that the plane may well have been brought down by an explosive device.”

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/11/04/u-k-explosive-device-may-have-downed-russian-charter-jet-over-egypt/?

[Chicog]

4th November: The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) directs Irish airline operators not to operate to/from Sharm el‐Sheikh Airport, Egypt or in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula airspace until further notice.

An update will issue once further information becomes available.

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