Maxim Sokolov

Egypt, Russia finalized aviation security protocol

Moscow - Arab Today

Russia and Egypt agreed in general upon the final version of the aviation security protocol making possible to resume air traffic for two countries and date and venue for the document signing are the only pending issues, Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov told reporters. "It [the Egyptian party] has not yet merely identified the date, the venue and time forRead more

Transport minister: pilot error, technical fault for Russian military plane crash

Moscow - Arab Today

Russia’s transport minister said Monday during a press conference that pilot error or a technical fault is likely to be the cause of Sunday’s plane crash over the Black Sea. All 84 passengers and eight crew members on the Russian military’s Tu-154 plane are believed to have died when it crashed two minutes after taking off in good weather fromRead more

Search operation suspended until Monday

Moscow - Arab Today

Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said Sunday that the search for victims of a Russian plane that crashed into the Black Sea earlier today would resume Monday. "The operation on raising wreckage and bodies of the victims will be continued tomorrow morning," Sokolov said, according to Sputnik news agency. On Sunday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry's Tu-154 aircraft en routeRead more

Egypt, Russia hold news conference on flight resumption

Cairo - Arab Today

Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy and visiting Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov will hold a press conference Tuesday to review the outcome of the two countries’ talks on the resumption of Russian flights to Egypt. Russia suspended flights with Egypt last year after the Russian A321 plane, en route from Sharm el Sheikh to St. Petersburg, crashed over Sinai onRead more

Russian Transport Ministry to send another safety inspection to Egypt shortly

Moscow - MENA

The Russian Transport Ministry plans to send another group of airport safety experts to Egypt shortly with the aim of restoring flights between the countries, Sputnik quoted Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov as saying Wednesday. "We will go [to Egypt] with another inspection in the near future. We are working on this together with the Egyptian counterparts," Sokolov told reporters.Read more

Investigators probe Russia plane crash that killed 62

Rostov-on-Don - Arab Today

Investigators in southern Russia were on Sunday probing the causes of a flydubai passenger jet crash that killed all 62 people on board, as emergency workers at the site wrapped up the salvage operation. The Boeing 737, which flew from Dubai to the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, exploded into a fireball early Saturday after missing the runway in badRead more

Russia completes search operations at FlyDubai plane crash site

Moscow - Arab Today

Russian workers on Sunday completed search and rescue operations at the site of the crash of a Boeing passenger plane of the Dubai Aviation Corporation (FlyDubai), Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said. "The staff of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry finished the search and rescue operation by 9:00 a.m. Moscow time (0600 GMT)," the Tass news agency quoted Sokolov asRead more