DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Saturday received a certificate of airworthiness earlier this year, regulators in Ireland, where it was registered, said on Monday.
The Airbus A321 which came down on Saturday killing all 224 people on board, was registered in Ireland to Willmington Trust SP Services (Dublin) Ltd and was leased to Russian airline Kogalymavia, a spokesman for the Irish Aviation Authority said.
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