Maxim Kuznetsov , who started flying the Aeroflot planes after 2016 , was the First officer on Aeroflot Flight 1492 .
The 36-year-old first officer joined Aeroflot in 2017 , held a Commercial Pilot Licence and had 773 hours of flying experience , including 623 on the Superjet .
Aeroflot Flight 1492