KIEV, February 13. /TASS/. Experts from Ukraine’s Antonov State Company and the National Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau are ready to depart for Moscow any time, Bureau Director Oleg Babenko told TASS.

"After receiving a notice from the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), we have been in contact with Russia concerning the An-148 plane crash, we have been closely cooperating," he said.

According to Babenko, a decision on the Ukrainian experts’ departure may be made after the study of documents referring to the aircraft crash is completed. "We are waiting for the black boxes to be decoded. After that, experts will assess the information and draw conclusions," he noted.

Babenko said that it was meaningless for the Ukrainian experts to go to Russia straight away. "It has no sense as no conclusions have been drawn yet. But if the commission will consider our presence important, we will come immediately," he added.

The Ukrainian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau chief stressed that it could happen should questions arise concerning the aircraft engine manufactured by Ukraine’s Motor Sich company. "We are confident that there will be no particular questions about our engine but if there are, our experts will depart for Russia immediately," Babenko said.

He went on to say that Ukraine would thoroughly study all the documents. "For our part, we will dig deep to help find out the cause of this tragedy," the Ukrainian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau chief concluded.