Brief update on the story:
1. My friend and I asked a member of Russian Parliament to prepare an inquiry into this case, since it seems that russian CAA allied with aeroflot and denies any violations. Shortly he will be sending demands to explain reasons for denial of Russian air law by aeroflot and russian CAA.
2. The guy who was behind
the statement (flight director of Aeroflot, Mr. Chalik) was visiting a TV show just 4 days before making that statement. Show was about UTAIR ATR72 crash, specifically about de/anti-icing procedures (take off with contaminated wings is being viewed as the most probable cause at this time). In his speech he mentioned ICAO doc 9640 (and hence clean aircraft concept) and that aircraft must be clean before PIC arrives (implying ground staff must perform de-icing => not acceptable to takeoff assuming contamination will be blown away).
Clearly 4 days later he turned a blind eye in relation to identical case, but on Aeroflot flight -- 'there were no violations, snow was blown away during takeoff roll'. Ignored doc 9640 and all the rest he said 96 hours earlier. What a short memory or may be reluctance to admit wrong doing by one of his own pilots?
