The Tupolev Tu-154 airplane that crashed near Smolensk on April 10, killing all 96 people on board, including Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and Polish high-ranking officials, was in good condition.
"The airplane was in perfect order before takeoff," Alexei Morozov, head of the Interstate Aviation Committee’s technical commission, said at a news conference at the Interfax main office in Moscow on Wednesday.
"The plane was carrying nearly 19 tonnes of fuel, which was sufficient to reach the destination along the chosen route bearing in mind back-up airfields," Morozov said.
