Russian Airlines Ordered To Ground All An-148 Aircraft After Deadly Crash

March 22, 2018
Russia's state transport agency Rostransnadzor has ordered the country’s airlines to ground their Antonov An-148 aircraft after one crashed last month.

Russia's state transport agency Rostransnadzor has ordered the country’s airlines to ground their Antonov An-148 aircraft after one crashed last month.

Rostransnadzor chief Viktor Basargin said on March 20 that the decision was made after an inspection of Saratov Airlines.

An An-148 plane operated by the company crashed near Moscow soon after takeoff on February 11, killing all 71 people on board.

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