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Airline co-owner dies in Germany plane crash

An international commission will investigate the circumstances of the death of Natalia Fileva along with the Russian aviation authorities

MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. Shareholder and Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of S7 Group Natalia Fileva has died in a crash of a private Epic-LT plane in Germany, the company’s press service reported.

"On March 31, 2019, during landing of a private Epic-LT plane at the Egelsbach Airport (Frankfurt-am-Main), S7 Airlines shareholder Natalia Valerievna Fileva was killed. She was 55. So far, the circumstances of the tragedy are unknown," the press service said.

According to the company, the international commission will investigate the circumstances of the death of Fileva along with the Russian aviation authorities.

"The investigation of the incident will be conducted by an international commission in the prescribed manner with the participation of the Russian aviation authorities," the company said.

"The team of the S7 Group expresses its deepest condolences to the family and friends. The company’s employees will always remember Natalia Valeryevna as a bright, caring leader and a wonderful person. This is an irreparable loss for the whole team," S7 added.

Natalia Fileva was born in Novosibirsk. She owned S7 Group together with her husband Vladislav. The group includes S7 Airlines, the largest private airline of the Russian Federation, and its subsidiary Globus, which is responsible for domestic transportation.