RE: Not the first crash

In recent years the number the number of crashes in Russia has dropped.Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, air crashes plagued Russia and the former republics as aircraft maintenance and supervision deteriorated.The last aircraft crash in Russia was in October 2000 when an Il-18 went down in Georgia, killing 83 people.The last TU 154 crash was of a China Southwest Airlines in China in 1999, killing 61 people aboard.

Very sad news,regards Saab 2000