Russian Jet With 50 Aboard Vanishes In Indonesia -- The Telegraph
A plane designed to be Russia’s flagship new passenger jet on the international market went missing on Wednesday with 50 people on board during a demonstration flight for potential buyers in Indonesia.
Contact was lost with the Sukhoi Superjet 100 about 20 minutes after take-off in Jakarta at 14.35 local time. It disappeared from radar screens 40 miles from the city after requesting permission to descend from 10,000ft to 6,000ft.
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