Russian Experts to Join Malaysian Airliner Crash Probe
MOSCOW (FNA)- Russia announced on Sunday it has set up a group of experts to join an international probe into a Malaysian airliner crash in East Ukraine.
"The group of experts will be led by Oleg Storchevoi, deputy head of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) since May 2012," the Russian Transport Ministry said, Interfax reported.
"Storchevoi oversees Rosaviatsia's main aviation divisions: the Flight Operation, Aircraft Flight Worthiness and Flight Safety Departments," the ministry added.
Storchevoi has extensive flight experience and performed especially important flights for the transportation of top Soviet and Russian government officials. He was also a member of a crew that carried flights for late Russian President Boris Yeltsin. He worked for long for the Russian Transaero airline where he took part in developing and introducing the air carrier's flight safety system," it noted.
"The group also comprises adviser to Rosaviatsia's flight safety inspectorate Valery Luchinin, head of a department of the Air Transport Flight Safety State Center Anicetas Jazokas as well as deputy head of the equipment inspection and quality control department of the Aeronavigation South branch of the Russian State Air Traffic Management Corporation Andrei Krylov,' according to the ministry.
"Storchevoi oversees Rosaviatsia's main aviation divisions: the Flight Operation, Aircraft Flight Worthiness and Flight Safety Departments," the ministry added.
Storchevoi has extensive flight experience and performed especially important flights for the transportation of top Soviet and Russian government officials. He was also a member of a crew that carried flights for late Russian President Boris Yeltsin. He worked for long for the Russian Transaero airline where he took part in developing and introducing the air carrier's flight safety system," it noted.
"The group also comprises adviser to Rosaviatsia's flight safety inspectorate Valery Luchinin, head of a department of the Air Transport Flight Safety State Center Anicetas Jazokas as well as deputy head of the equipment inspection and quality control department of the Aeronavigation South branch of the Russian State Air Traffic Management Corporation Andrei Krylov,' according to the ministry.