On board crashed at Vnukovo aircraft was head of the company Total – RBC

On board crashed at Vnukovo aircraft was head of the company Total – RBC

The President of the French energy group Christophe de Margerie

Photo: REUTERS 2014

the passengers who were on the wrecked at Moscow’s Vnukovo aircraft, was the president of the French energy group Christophe de Margerie, Interfax reported, citing a source in the capital’s law enforcement agencies.

Margerie was listed in the list of participants meeting of the Consultative Council on Foreign Investment in Russia, which took place on October 20 at the Executive Mansion in Gorkah.Spisok was posted on the government website on Monday morning, was later removed, but cached Google.

Airplane with Margerie on board was to follow on the route Moscow – Paris. At takeoff, he collided with snow machines, bringing all on board the aircraft, as well as a snowplow driver died.

In fact the crash a criminal case under article “Violation of safety rules and operation of air transport, resulting in the death of two or more persons “, started a prosecutor’s check.

The Commission of Inquiry into the crash Vnukovo, as reported by Interfax source in the emergency services, is considering three reasons for the collapse of the Falcon 50 – adverse weather conditions (poor visibility due to fog and rain), the human factor and the failure of avionics.

Because of the bad weather and heavy fog in the capital airport in the evening on October 20 went into operation “on the actual weather” in which the commander of the crew make their own decisions about the possibility of landing at the destination airport, starting at this from my own experience . Due to the weather conditions of 18 aircraft whose destination was Vnukovo, eventually landed in other Moscow airports Domodedovo and -12 in 6 – to Sheremetyevo.

According to Interfax, the investigation of the crash will be attended by French experts.

Christophe de Margerie joined Total in 40 years ago. In 1995. he became president of Total Middle East, and four years later became president of exploration and production units, and became a member of the Executive Committee of the company. President of the Group Total Margerie was in 2007., And in 2010. was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors.