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At least 44 people are feared dead after a Russian Sukhoi Superjet100 went missing Wednesday in bad weather in a mountainous regionin West Java, Indonesia. Search and rescue teams have beendeployed, but as of mid-evening, the aircraft has not been located. The jet took off from Jakarta s Halim Airport, shortly after 2p.m. and was expected to return from its destination on the coastin less than an hour. But the plane dropped an altitude 1,200 meters near Mount Salak andlost contact with air traffic control at 3.30 p.m. local time. The people are on board included Indonesian airline and aviationexecutives, eight Russian crew members and five local journalists. No contact has been made with those on board since Wednesdayafternoon, said Hadiansya Lubis, a spokesman for Trans TV. Lubissaid one TransTV journalist and one cameraperson were on the plane.He said he spoke to the two employees before they boarded theplane, but has been unable to make contact with them since. Wednesday s flight was the second of two demonstration flights andthose on board were all invited guests. At a media conference held Wednesday evening, head of the NationalSearch and Rescue Agency, Marshal Daryatmo, outlined the plannedrescue efforts. Daryatmo said rescue teams from Russia andIndonesia will be employed on foot around the area where theaircraft first lost contact with air traffic control. If the plane is not located overnight, he said, three helicopterswill be used to search for the aircraft on Thursday morning.Daryatmo was unable to confirm the fate of those on board. Tatang Kurniada, the head of PT Trimaga Rekatama, the Indonesianagent of Sukhoi, also attended the news conference. He said thecompany will pay insurance to all of the victims. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a new passenger plane built by Russia ina move to boost its civil aviation industry. Russia has high hopesfor its Superjet, which it believes will become an influentialplayer in the global aviation market. Russia s Aeroflot and Armenia s Armavia are the only two airlineswith the Sukhoi Superjet 100 in their fleets, so far. Theaircraft made its first commercial flight last year. Two Indonesian airlines are reported to have placed orders for theSuperjets. Wednesday s demonstration flight was part of a road show in Asiato promote the Sukhoi Superjet. The plane has already touredthrough Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Burma, and was expected tocontinue to Laos and Vietnam. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Dual Band Repeater , 3G Repeaters, and more. For more , please visit Portable Cell Phone Jammer today!
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