Sukhoi SuperJet 100 Potential sales of Sukhoi’s SuperJet 100 aircraft in Indonesia will be suspended pending the results of a flight crash investigation, with bodies found at the site of the crash near Mount Salak.

Sales will be put on hold until the cause of the accident has been identified. The investigation is due to be conducted by members of Indonesia’s National Committee for Transportation Safety and associates from Russia.

Kompas.com quoted PT Trimarga Rekatama as saying: "The investigation will find out whether the accident was the result of bad weather or human error."

The aircraft is expected to have had 45 passengers, with search and rescue teams confirming the recovery of bodies at the crash site. No survivors are yet to be recorded, and the National Search and Rescue Agency has yet to disclose the number of bodies found or their identities.

"The investigation will find out whether the accident was the result of bad weather or human error."

Weather conditions and the remote location of the site have hindered search and rescue efforts, but 600 rescuers are being assisted by three helicopters in combing the area for survivors.

Russia is also planning to assist in the search by sending rescue workers, two IL-76 jets and two BK-117 helicopters with rescue equipment to the site.

The Sukhoi SuperJet crashed around 50 minutes after take off during a demonstration flight, which was supposed to generate interest from potential buyers in Russia’s first new civilian aircraft in over 20 years.

Four airlines had expressed an interest in acquiring the aircraft, including Sky Aviation and Queen Air.

Image: Sukhoi’s SuperJet 100 is the first Russian-built civilian aircraft in more than two decades. Credit: courtesy of Oleg Belyakov.