However, as RT reports, the plane reportedly had only three crew members on board.
The plane, which belonged to Russian gas giant Gazprom, crashed in the Kolomna district southeast of Moscow, according to local authorities and emergency services were dispatched to the scene. He said the aircraft was undergoing repairs and had taken off as part of a test flight.
A regional jet designed by Russian aircraft company Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, a division of United Aircraft Corporation, development of the Sukhoi Superjet began in 2000, and it made its first flight in May 2008 and its first commercial flight in April 2011. Its capacity is about 100 people.
However, Western sanctions have disrupted the operation of most aircraft in service with various Russian operators due to lack of spare parts.
The plane, which belonged to Russian gas giant Gazprom, crashed in the Kolomna district southeast of Moscow, according to local authorities and emergency services were dispatched to the scene. He said the aircraft was undergoing repairs and had taken off as part of a test flight.
A regional jet designed by Russian aircraft company Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, a division of United Aircraft Corporation, development of the Sukhoi Superjet began in 2000, and it made its first flight in May 2008 and its first commercial flight in April 2011. Its capacity is about 100 people.
However, Western sanctions have disrupted the operation of most aircraft in service with various Russian operators due to lack of spare parts.
