May 9, 2013

It has been a year since the SSJ100 air crash occurred in Indonesia. SuperJet International and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company want to extend their sincere condolences to families and friends of the passengers and crew members who lost their lives in the incident.

The accident was a tragic landmark in the company’s history. We lost our colleagues and close friends, all of whom will be sorely missed. At this very difficult time, our thoughts are with them.

45 passengers and crew members lost their lives as a result of a SSJ100 (MSN 97004) fatal collision with Salak Mountain, in the area of Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma airport, on May 9th 2012.

According to the final investigation report of the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) the cause of the SSJ100 accident in Indonesia was a human factor. The captain inhibited the terrain-warning system assuming that the warning was a problem on the database. No technical faults were identified.

Today, the Indonesian airline, Sky Aviation, operates flights by Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. We hope that despite the tragedy, this aircraft will be flying all over the world for many years to come – honouring our colleagues and friends, who believed in the Programme and will be present in our minds and hearts forever.