The autopilot of the Airbus A320 passenger liner, which crashed in the Alps, was transferred to a minimum mark of height shortly before the crash, Reuters reports with reference to satellite tracking data. According to Fredrick Lindal, the head of the Flightradar Aviation Portal, the autopilot was manually transferred from the mark of 38 thousand feet (about 13 kilometers) to 100 feet (about 30 meters). Lindal admitted that the autopilot was transferred to a free fall.

The American Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences, the founder of the Oscar, abandoned the services of the producers of the television broadcast of the award ceremony, reports Reuters . Craig was also set by Neil Meron, who produced the last three television broadcasts, will no longer take part in the creation of the show, the event organizers said. The reason for the breakdown with producers is not specified.

The Government of the Sakhalin Region continues to work in the previous composition, according to the official website of the regional government. The message recalls that federal legislation orders the government of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation to act before the assumption of the newly elected head of the region - the elected governor forms a new government.

By the end of March, the number of Russians who are ready to vote for Vladimir Putin in the presidential election increased to 75%, having reached the maximum since 2008. This is evidenced by the survey of the Public Opinion Foundation. In January 2014, 46%of respondents were going to cast for Putin, in March - 58%, in December - 73%. In the course of the study, it turned out that 86% of Russians trust Vladimir Putin, including 40%, they certainly trust.

In France, the SNPL pilot trade union intends to file a lawsuit against the organizers of the leakage of information on the investigation of the crash of the Airbus A320 passenger aircraft. This writes Agency France-Presse . According to the head of the trade union, Eric Derivri, the decision was made after the publication in The New York Times of a number of data on the crash.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko expressed hope for the resumption of gas supplies from Turkmenistan, according to the official website of the Ukrainian leader. Poroshenko made the corresponding statement during a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. At the same time, Ukraine considers Turkmenistan as an alternative source of gas, the report said.

“And now sport and weather,” ” Andrei Kolesnikov (RANEPA and the Carnegie Foundation) began his report“ Cold War on Ice: the experience of getting out of ideological conflicts in world hockey, 1950-2000s ”began. At the International Symposium, the "Ways of Russia". He noted that sport in those years incorporated all the conflicts that existed between the "hockey" countries and even within individual countries.

From March 27, the European Aviation Security Agency will oblige at least two crew members to be in the cabin of the aircraft. This was stated by the Chairman of the Board of EASA, Director for Aviation of the Agency for Transport Security of Finland, Pecki Hentt, Yle reports . According to Hentt, one of two people in the cabin of the aircraft can be a member of the on -board staff.

The Russian retailer X5 Retail Group, the second most revenue retailer in Russia, can buy a network of SPAR supermarkets, the Vedomosti newspaper reports with reference to sources familiar with the situation. The Federal Antimonopoly Service has already approved the structures of the X5 “Kelvin Limited” structure for the purchase of seven legal entities that manage the SPAR stores in Moscow and several areas.

In New York, another building fell in the area where gas explosion previously thundered, reports Associated Press . Earlier it was reported that as a result of an explosion of domestic gas, a five -story residential building fell, the flame spread to neighboring buildings. Another building is at risk of collapse. According to updated data, 12 people were injured, four are in critical condition.

The Ukrainian businessman Igor Kolomoisky said in an interview with 1+1 television channel that his resignation from the post of Governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region is not connected with the struggle of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko with the oligarchs. According to the ex-governor, "there was no struggle of Mr.

Investigators questioned in the case of the murder of Nemtsov the commander of the company of the battalion "North" Ruslan Geremeyev, RBC reports with reference to sources familiar with the course of the investigation. According to the publication, Geremeyev was interrogated as a witness.

China will allocate $ 15 billion to Ukraine for the implementation of an affordable housing program, the press service of the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and Housing and Public Utilities of Ukraine reports . According to the report, the authorized representative of the Government of Ukraine and the Chinese company Citic Construction signed a memorandum of the allocation of a loan worth $ 15 billion for minimum interest for a period of fifteen years with the right to prolong.

The US Senate approved a budget plan providing for a reduction in budget expenditures by $ 5.1 trillion for 10 years. It is reported by Reuters . The document submitted for consideration by the Republican Party also involves an increase in defense costs. The bill has to be discussed in the House of US representatives and the Senate.

The Ukrainian model Anna Duritskaya was not the only witness to the murder of the politician Boris Nemtsov, Kommersant reports with reference to a source close to the investigation. According to Kommersant, immediately before the attack and during the murder of Nemtsov and Duritskaya, the 27-year-old manager Eugene was walking, the investigation does not name his surname.