【时事热点】航空业的多事之秋——俄罗斯客机起火迫降 A period of turbulence for the Aerospace Industry: Russian Passenger flight emergency landed after fire

当地时间5月5日晚6时左右,一架原定从莫斯科谢列梅捷沃机场起飞、计划飞往俄罗斯西北部城市摩尔曼斯克的客机在短暂起飞后失火,随后在返回谢列梅捷沃机场并进行了紧急迫降。
Local time around 6 pm on 5th May, a Russian passenger plane caught fire shortly after take-off and was forced to an emergency landing at Sheremetyevo Airport. The plane was scheduled to take off at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow towards North-western city Murmansk.

包括机组成员,此次班机上一共有78人。虽然消防员和救护车第一时间赶到现场进行救援,目前仍已确认该事故导致41人死亡,37人生还。死亡乘客中有两名儿童。
Cabin crew included, there are a total of 78 people on board this flight. Although the fire department and ambulance arrived at the scene promptly for rescue, there are still 41 confirmed deaths including 2 children. 37 have survived this accident.

据知情人士表示,飞机在着陆时左侧机翼已剧烈燃烧,部分乘客是在在飞机仍在滑行时跳出机舱的。
According to people at the scene, the plane’s left wing was heavily on fire when the plane landed. Many passengers jump out of the cabin while the plane was still taxiing.

该飞机系苏霍伊超级100型飞机,隶属俄罗斯航空公司。目前,客机起火的具体原因仍然不明,极有可能是被雷电击中导致起火。俄罗斯运输部门已介入调查,确认是否有违反安全规定的行为。
This aircraft is a Sukhoi Superjet-100 under Aeroflot. The reason for the fire is suspected to be a lightning strike but is currently still unclear. The Transport Department has stepped in the investigation for any violation of the safety regulation.