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Moscow checks all Yak-42 aircraft operating on the territory

Moscow, Russia - Measure taken after yesterday's tragic accident killing an entire team of ice hockey

The Russian transport minister Igor Levitin said today that "Over the next three days an unscheduled inspection will be conducted" of all the Yak-42 aircraft operating in the area, that is, on 57 models operating in the fleets of 16 Russian airlines . The measure was taken as a result of yesterday's terrible accident, which killed 43 persons including the entire ice hockey team "Lokomotiv" of Yaroslavl,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1133610
Rome, Italy, 09/08/2011 16:46
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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