Natalia Fileva was a major shareholder in S7, which began growing into a major carrier in the 1990s and is Russia's second-biggest airline after Aeroflot. Natalia Fileva, a co-owner of Russia's largest private airline and one of the country's richest women, has died in a plane crash in Germany, according to the company. Fileva was a major shareholder in S7, which began growing into a major carrier in the 1990s and is Russia's second-biggest airline after Aeroflot. German media reported that three people were killed when the aircraft crashed into an asparagus field and caught fire. The plane was coming in from Cannes, France, with two passengers and a pilot aboard, according to Frankfurter Rundschau.

Source: Stuff March 31, 2019 20:26 UTC