flydubai has welcomed the publication of the Interim Report (Preliminary Reference Information) on Accident Investigation by the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), which oversees civil aviation in Russia, thanking the investigating authorities for their continued commitment to investigation of this tragic accident.

Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai, said in a statement issued by the company today, "With regard to the five initial flight safety recommendations, flydubai has, as part of the ongoing communications within our emergency response plan, continued to update our crew and engineers with the information published by the IAC."

"With regard to recommendations 2 and 3, these same procedures for go-around and flight simulator training have been in place since the airline was launched in 2009, and form part of standard operating procedures in line with industry best-practice," he added.

"In relation to the fourth and fifth recommendations, as standard practice we review safety recommendations in the industry," he said, before concluding, "flydubai is audited by the regulator and meets the highest safety, operating and training standards."

Source :WAM