Despite a failed demonstration flight, Russian airline still receives order for 30 planes

Russian aircraft manufacturer, Sukhoi, failed to deliver earlier this year in spring with a demonstration flight for Indonesian carrier PT Kartika Airlines.  The plane was carrying 45 people when it disappeared in Bogor, West Java. 

Sukhoi was originally established in 1939 and since have been known for their attack and fighter aircraft.   The aircraft manufacturer only started designing commercial style planes in the last five years.  This is the first time commercial airplanes have been produced out of Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Despite this set back, the Indonesian carrier has no plans on cancelling their order of 30 Superjet.  Kartika Airlines remain interested as the Superjet 100 model is known for its capability of landing on shorter runways.  Nothing is known at this time about the cause of the crash.  It will be interesting to see the results of the investigation of the Transportation Safety Committee.