Graphic factfile on the Sukhoi Superjet 100, which crash-landed at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on May 5. MOSCOW - Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 was the country's first post-Soviet passenger plane and intended to revive the civil aviation industry but it was dogged with problems from the start. Ahead of its launch, Sukhoi said it was aiming for 20 percent of the global market in regional passenger planes. The planes have also experienced technical mishaps from the start including problems with landing gear and Russia's aviation agency has periodically grounded them. - Aeroflot connection -National carrier Aeroflot came under heavy pressure from the government to add more Russian planes to its fleet and the plane is also used by several regional Russian airlines.

Source: Bangkok Post May 06, 2019 09:45 UTC