MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, a team of three experts from Ireland, including an operational pilot and an Airbus engineering expert left for Egypt to assist the Egyptian, Russian and French air accident investigation team, Tony Lane said.
The Russian passenger airliner with 217 passengers and seven crew members on board crashed on Saturday, leaving no survivors. The tragedy has become the biggest civil aviation disaster in Russian and Soviet history.
"As the aircraft was registered in Ireland, the Irish experts will fully cooperate with the investigation and will provide whatever assistance is necessary, including all relevant documentation relating to the aircraft," Lane said.
