俄客机印尼失踪 44名旅客凶吉难卜

If the plane is not located overnight, he said, three helicopters will be used to search for the aircraft on Thursday morning. Daryatmo was unable to confirm the fate of those on board.

“如果当晚无法寻获飞机残骸，他们将于星期四早晨，使用三架直升机继续寻搜。”达里亚特摩无法证实机上人员的命运。

Tatang Kurniada, the head of PT Trimaga Rekatama, the Indonesian agent of Sukhoi, also attended the news conference. He said the company will pay insurance to all of the victims.

俄罗斯苏霍伊飞机制造公司驻印尼代表克尼亚达也在记者会现场。他说，他的公司将支付赔偿金给所有受难者。

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a new passenger plane built by Russia in a move to boost its civil aviation industry. Russia has high hopes for its Superjet, which it believes will become an influential player in the global aviation market.

苏霍伊超级100型喷射客机，是俄罗斯为改进民航飞机制造业，由苏霍伊民用飞机公司和波音公司共同研制的，并于2008年投入批量生产的新型客机。俄罗斯对这型超级喷射客机寄有高度期望。盼望它能在世界航空市场上发挥影响力。

Russia’s Aeroflot and Armenia’s Armavia are the only two airlines with the Sukhoi Superjet 100 in their fleets, so far. The aircraft made its first commercial flight last year.

到目前为止，机队中拥有苏霍伊100超级喷射客机的航空业者，仅有俄罗斯国际航空公司和亚美尼亚人航空公司两家。这型新机种去年才开始首航。

Two Indonesian airlines are reported to have placed orders for the Superjets.

据报导，印尼有两家航空公司已经下了采购苏霍伊100客机的订单。

Wednesday’s demonstration flight was part of a road show in Asia to promote the Sukhoi Superjet. The plane has already toured through Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Burma, and was expected to continue to Laos and Vietnam.

星期三的飞行，是在亚洲推广这型客机的表演项目之一。苏霍伊100客机已经在哈萨克斯坦，巴基斯坦和缅甸作过飞行表演。预定还要继续前往老挝及越南推广市场。