“Kogalymavia” called “the only sensible reason for destruction” A321 – RBC

Wreckage of Russian aircraft Airbus A321 in Egypt

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Deputy general director of airline “Kogalymavia” for the organization of flight operations Alexander Smirnov said that the aircraft A321, crashed in the Sinai peninsula could collapse in the air only as a result of external influence. He stated this at a press conference on Monday, reports RBC.

« There is no denial that can would cause the plane to crumbled in the air. In this case, the aircraft was destroyed on impact with the ground. A320 – a very reliable aircraft, automation will not reach the big overloads even with a rough pilot error “- said Smirnov.

He said that the only reason for the destruction of the aircraft in the air could be a mechanical effect on the aircraft. At the same time Smirnov caveat that the findings of the commission should be doing, which includes experts Rostransnadzora and Federal Air Transport Agency. What kind of it was a mechanical action, Smirnov refused to clarify and urged to await the outcome of the investigation.

The airlines said they did not adhere to any version, but completely exclude the possibility of technical fault vessel and pilot error. The plane took off right on schedule, that says that the crew did not take any further action. Other crew did not complain of any failure, said the manual “Kogalymavia.” Before flying aboard technicians looked around “Kogalymavia” standard procedure, the airline added.

On the eve of the executive director of the MAC Sorochenko Victor said that the plane disintegrated in the air. This, he said, shows that the A321 fragments scattered over an area of ​​about 20 square meters. km. Pilots is not passed the SOS signal to the ground, followed the statements of the IAC and the Egyptian authorities. “None of the attempts to make contact and to report an emergency on board was not” – Smirnov confirmed.

After a representative of the IAC statement that the destruction of the ship was in the air at a great height, was made head of Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko. “All the signs indicate that there is a destruction of the aircraft structure in air at high altitude,” – he said.

The company’s representatives told how to develop a disaster. «Flightradar showed that the plane stalled in the air speed of 300 km / h and down to an altitude of 1500 meters. At this point, the aircraft received catastrophic injuries and is in an unresponsive state,” – said at a press conference Smirnov.

According to technical director airlines Andrei Averyanov, work on prevention of fatigue cracks was carried out in March 2014. Between inspections every six years, no crack can lead to disaster, he said. According Averyanov, A321 refueled in Samara and Sharm el-Sheikh are no problems from the mixing of the fuel could not be. If there were problems with the substandard fuel, it could cause the engine to stall and not to the destruction of the aircraft, said Smirnov.

According to him, if there was a depressurization of the vessel, the passengers would be put on oxygen masks and the crew would lower altitude to a safe altitude and requested landing at the nearest airport, but it did not happen.

People all over the world mourn the victims of the crash of A321 Gallery The leaders of various countries have expressed their condolences to the Russians after the collapse in the sky over the Sinai Peninsula of the Airbus A321, the company “Kogalymavia.” His condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad, as well as British Prime Minister, Iraq and Israel and the US Secretary of State John Kerry.
 
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The representative of the “Kogalymavia” Oksana Golovina added that on compensation to the victims’ families now works as an insurance company, the carrier itself helps families get to the venue of the examination. Earlier, the Russian government instructed to pay the relatives of the dead and 1 million rubles.

Golovin said that the financial problems that could affect the safety, the “Kogalymavia” no. “If we doubt the level of professionalism of the staff, we are on the same day would stop flights,” – said Golovin. She also noted that the customers of Turkish tour operator Brisco not refuse en masse from the tours, but there are isolated cases.

The aircraft Airbus A321 airline “Kogalymavia” crashed in the middle of the Sinai Peninsula morning of October 31. The liner, carrying out flight from Sharm el Sheikh to St. Petersburg, disappeared from radar screens 24 minutes after departure. On board were 217 passengers and seven crew members, all of them died. As the representative of “Kogalymavia” Oksana Golovin, the day the crash of Flight 16 did not fly people, two people were removed from the flight of the “purely human reasons.”