Aeroflot lambasts governor over Superjet accident claims

Aeroflot has sharply criticised comments from the regional governor of Khabarovsk suggesting the fatal accident involving a Sukhoi Superjet 100 was entirely the result of human factors. The Khabarovsk region includes Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where the Superjet assembly line is based. Governor Sergei Furgal, in an interview with a regional television channel, reassured that Superjet production would not be halted as a result of the May 5 accident. But he claimed that official conclusions stated that the aircraft was in “perfect” technical condition and “fully functional”, and that the pilots made “a number of errors”, due to inexperience or agitation, while returning to land at Moscow Sheremetyevo. “This is 100% human factor,” Furgal stated. Aeroflot has condemned Furgal’s comments. <br/>