50 People killed in a Superjet 100 Aircraft Crash in Russia

International Current Affairs 2012. All of nearly 50 people on board were killed in a Superjet 100 aircraft crash about 40 miles (64 km) south of Jakarta

May 10, 2012, 18:43 IST

All of nearly 50 people on board were killed in a Superjet 100 aircraft crash about 40 miles (64 km) south of Jakarta on 9 May 2012. The Superjet 100 aircraft, Russia's first all-new passenger jet since the fall of the Soviet Union went missing on 9 May 2012.

The flight was carrying Indonesian businessmen, eight Russians, including embassy officials, pilots and technicians, and journalists. Indonesia's Sky Aviation inked a deal in August 2011 with Sukhoi to buy 12 of the Sukhoi Superjet 100s. The Superjet 100, was on its promotional trip when it got crashed.

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