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Russian jet 'crashes' after Moscow take-off Russian jet crashes after Moscow take-off
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A Russian airliner carrying 71 passengers and crew has crashed after vanishing from radar screens as it left a Moscow airport for the Urals, media say. A Russian passenger plane has crashed after leaving Moscow's Domodedovo airport with 71 people on board.
The Saratov Airlines An-148 regional jet was en route to the city of Orsk when it went missing. The Saratov Airlines jet vanished minutes after take-off and crashed near the village of Argunovo, about 80km (50 miles) south-east of Moscow.
An emergency services source has told Interfax news agency the plane crashed and there was "no chance" of survivors. All those on board are thought to have died, officials told Russian media.
It reportedly fell near Argunovo, about 80km (50 miles) south-east of Moscow. The An-148 was en route to the city of Orsk in the Urals, near Russia's border with Kazakhstan. It crashed early in the afternoon local time.
According to another news agency, the jet vanished from radar screens two minutes after it left Domodedovo Airport. Flight-tracking site Flightradar24 tweets that the aircraft was descending at 1,000m (3,300ft) per minute (60km/h, 38mph) five minutes after taking off.
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Russian airlines have suffered two major plane crashes in recent years:
What do we know about Saratov Airlines?What do we know about Saratov Airlines?
Saratov Airlines is based in Saratov, 840km south-east of Moscow.Saratov Airlines is based in Saratov, 840km south-east of Moscow.
In 2015 it was banned from operating international flights when surprise inspectors found someone other than the flight crew was in the cockpit.In 2015 it was banned from operating international flights when surprise inspectors found someone other than the flight crew was in the cockpit.
The airline appealed against the ban and changed its policy before resuming international charter flights in 2016.The airline appealed against the ban and changed its policy before resuming international charter flights in 2016.
It flies mainly between Russian cities but also has destinations in Armenia and Georgia.It flies mainly between Russian cities but also has destinations in Armenia and Georgia.
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