Grounded Sukhois to fly again

New Delhi: After being grounded for almost a week, India's frontline Sukhoi fighters were cleared for flying on Monday when a check on the 100-odd jets by the IAF found all of them air-worthy.
On November 30, one of the aircraft crashed in Jaisalmer which led the IAF to ground the entire fleet for a thorough check. This was the second crash of the Sukhois. The previous aircraft had crashed in April.
"The Sukhoi aircraft has started flying again and the first flight, after being grounded for a week, took place on Monday afternoon at Lohegaon airbase near Pune," an IAF officer told reporters here.
"Now, one by one, all the Sukhois in the five operational squadrons will start flying," the officer added.
Since its induction in 1996, Sukhois were involved in accidents for the first time this year. The IAF plans to have a total of 280 Sukhois in its fleet in the next few years.
08/12/09 Times of India