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FlyDubai crash: Full list of passengers and crew

Dubai - The pilot of the aircraft, Aristos Socratous was recently married and that his wife is pregnant, reports confirm.

While the mystery behind the FlyDubai air crash remains, the identities and names of those killed on board has been revealed. Details have also been furnished about the crew of the plane. (Click here to read complete details of the plane crash)
The Cyprus mail has reported that Russia's Ambassador to Cyprus, Stanislav Osadchiy, confirmed that the pilot of the aircraft was Aristos Socratous, a native of Limassol.  
According to Politis, a Cypriot news outlet, the 35-year old pilot used to be employed by the now defunct Helios Airways, which was shut down following a fatal crash which killed 121 people in August 2005. Politis noted that he was recently married and that his wife is pregnant. 
The co-pilot has been identified as Alejandro Álava Cruz, a 36-year-old Spanish, who had previously flown for Binter and Naysa airlines in Spain before moving to Dubai to work for Flydubai in 2014. He was married. 
Reports state amongst killed include 44 Russians, 2 Indians, 8 from Ukarine and one passenger from Uzbekistan. However no passenger has been identified as UAE resident.
Crew members include one each from Russia, Cyprus, Columbia, Seychelles, Kyrgyz Republic and two from Spain. The pilots are from Cyprus and Spain.
The information has been provided by the Federal Air Transport Agency.
List of passengers