The pilot who made an emergency landing of the plane in a field of the Novosibirsk region is dismissed

The co-pilot of Ural Airlines, Eduar Semenov, who, as part of the crew, made an emergency landing in a field in the Novosibirsk region in the fall of 2023, was fired. The airline's press service told TASS about this.

According to the results of the Central Medical and Flight Expert Commission (CVLEC), Semenov was declared unfit to perform the functions of a pilot.

"We offered him to consider the option of a ground job, but he refused," the airline's press service said.

The dismissal order was signed on March 20 under clause 8, Part 1, Article 77 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation ("Refusal of an employee from a transfer required in accordance with a medical opinion").

On September 12, 2023, a Boeing plane flying from Sochi to Omsk, which sounded the alarm, made an emergency landing. According to the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations, there were 159 passengers and six crew members on board. Later, Izvestia obtained a recording of the pilots' conversations. He reported a loss of hydraulics before making an emergency landing.

A criminal case was opened on this fact regarding violations of the rules of traffic safety and operation of air transport (Part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).