A Russian passenger jet, the Sukhoi Superjet 100, crashed in the Moscow region on Friday, resulting in the tragic loss of its three crew members. The aircraft, which was flying without passengers, belonged to Gazprom Avia, a carrier owned by the Russian state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom.
The ill-fated flight took off from an aircraft-making plant at Lukhovitsy, located 110 kilometers southeast of Moscow, after undergoing repairs. Its intended destination was Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, but the plane tragically crashed before reaching its destination.
