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Russia on Thursday blamed "human factor" for the crash of a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft in October last year that led to the grounding of the entire fleet of India's frontline fighter plane for a month, a charge denied by the Indian Air Force.
Borodich claimed that the IAF has also accepted that it is human factor.
"They (IAF) do accept and, therefore the aircraft is in operation," he said, briefing a group of journalists on the sidelines of the Aero India air show here.
However, the IAF, which has ordered a Court of Inquiry on the crash, denied that any final conclusion has been arrived at.
Noting that the incident relates to "inadvertent firing" of ejection seat of the plane, Air Force Chief Arup Raha said India has had similar incidents or accidents in the past.
"In this case, we have done a thorough investigation but it is not yet complete. A final report is yet to come. But, we did not really find anything wrong with the system.
Borodich said the Russian stand has come after a thorough study of all record and technical inspection.
Following the crash, the entire SU-30 fleet was grounded for a month before being allowed to fly again in November. It was the longest period for which the fleet was grounded since 2009 when its operation was suspended for nearly three weeks following an accident.
Sukhoi 30 plane crash: Russia blames human factor; IAF denies - The Times of India
Borodich claimed that the IAF has also accepted that it is human factor.
"They (IAF) do accept and, therefore the aircraft is in operation," he said, briefing a group of journalists on the sidelines of the Aero India air show here.
However, the IAF, which has ordered a Court of Inquiry on the crash, denied that any final conclusion has been arrived at.
Noting that the incident relates to "inadvertent firing" of ejection seat of the plane, Air Force Chief Arup Raha said India has had similar incidents or accidents in the past.
"In this case, we have done a thorough investigation but it is not yet complete. A final report is yet to come. But, we did not really find anything wrong with the system.
Borodich said the Russian stand has come after a thorough study of all record and technical inspection.
Following the crash, the entire SU-30 fleet was grounded for a month before being allowed to fly again in November. It was the longest period for which the fleet was grounded since 2009 when its operation was suspended for nearly three weeks following an accident.
Sukhoi 30 plane crash: Russia blames human factor; IAF denies - The Times of India
