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• Can planes withstand lightning? Russian pilot says it may have contributed to deadly plane crash

  The pilot of a plane that crash-landed and burst into flames in Moscow said it was hit by lighting, but experts say planes are designed to withstand lightning strikes.

  World

  May 6, 2019
  
• Russia says it won’t ground Sukhoi Superjet plane despite fatal crash-landing

  Russia sees no reason to ground its domestically-produced Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft despite one of the planes bursting into flames during a crash-landing

  World

  May 6, 2019
  
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• At least 40 dead after fire breaks out on plane in Russia: officials

  The fire aboard the Sukhoi SSJ100 regional jet flown by Russia’s flagship carrier Aeroflot broke out after the plane made a hard emergency landing.

  World

  May 5, 2019