A team from Ireland takes part in the investigation because the plane is registered there
Field search efforts at the wreckage site end this evening
Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Captain Hossam Kamal, accompanied by Russian Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov and his delegation, toured the Aviation Accident Analysis Center at the Ministry of Civil Aviation headquarters at noon today. They inspected the condition of the two black boxes inside the center and met with the team of the committee formed to investigate the crash.
During the meeting held today before the inspection tour, to follow up on developments in the Russian plane crash and the efforts of the search and rescue teams so far, Puchkov praised the efforts made by the Egyptian government over the past three days in dealing with the crash, and the full support provided by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the other ministries concerned. He also expressed his appreciation to the political leadership and for the provision of all necessary facilities and the speedy completion of the procedures for flying the victims' bodies to Russia.
For his part, the aviation minister stressed that the Russian side will take part with the Egyptian side, along with the aircraft manufacturer's team and a representative of the Irish side, since the plane is listed in the Irish civil aviation registry, in downloading the data from the two boxes and completing the investigation procedures for the crash, after the field effort at the wreckage site ends as scheduled this evening.
