Azerbaijan Blames Russia for Plane Crash and Rebukes Kremlin
The leader of Azerbaijan criticized the Russian response to the crash of a passenger jet that Azerbaijani officials said had most likely been hit by Russian air defenses.
Azerbaijan urges Russia to accept blame for Christmas Day plane crash
Reuters Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has called on Russia to accept blame for a plane crash on Christmas Day that killed 38 people. The plane is thought to have come under fire from Russian air defence systems as it tried to land in Chechnya before being diverted to Kazakhstan, where it crashed. On Saturday, Russian […]
Funeral held for pilots and flight attendant of deadly air crash
STORY: :: Mourners honor two pilots and a flight attendant who died in the Azerbaijan Airlines crash :: Baku, Azerbaijan :: December 29, 2024 Captain Igor Kshnyakin and co-pilot Alexander Kalyaninov, both ethnic Russians with Azerbaijan citizenship, and Hokuma Aliyeva, a flight attendant, were laid to rest in Baku. Earlier on Sunday, they were given […]
Putin sorry for Azerbaijan Airlines crash but does not accept blame
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has apologised to the president of neighbouring Azerbaijan for the downing of a commercial airliner in Russian airspace, in which 38 people were killed – but stopped short of saying Russia was responsible. In his first comments on the Christmas Day crash, Putin said the “tragic incident” had occurred when Russian […]
Kazakhstan Plane Crash Survivors Describe Chaos on Azerbaijan Airlines Flight
Flight attendants and a passengers described the moments before an Azerbaijan Airlines flight went down in Kazakhstan, killing dozens.
Azerbaijan airline blames ‘external interference’ for plane crash
Azerbaijan Airlines says the preliminary results of an investigation into the crash of its plane in Kazakhstan on 25 December have blamed “physical and technical external interference”. Thirty-eight people died when the Embraer jet came down at high speed, bursting into flames 3km (1.9 miles) short of the runway at Aktau airport. The plane had […]
Russia warns against ‘hypotheses’ in Azerbaijan Airlines crash
Emergency crews at scene of Kazakhstan plane crash The Russian government has cautioned against promoting “hypotheses” about the cause of the crash of a Russia-bound passenger plane that killed 38 people in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Footage of the wrecked fuselage appeared to indicate shrapnel damage and some aviation experts suggested the Azerbaijani Airlines plane may […]
Azerbaijan Airlines crash sparks speculation plane ‘accidentally shot down by Russia’
An Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash on Christmas Day has prompted speculation the plane was shot down by Russia after it took a detour of hundreds of miles in the wrong direction and crash-landed with holes in the fuselage. Russian military bloggers have suggested the plane, which crashed near the Kazakhstan city of Aktau, could have […]
Azerbaijan Airlines Passenger Plane Crashes in Kazakhstan
Russia’s state aviation authority said the Azerbaijan Airlines plane had been trying to make an emergency landing. The Kazakh authorities said that at least 29 people survived.
Dozens die in Azerbaijan Airlines accident
Dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed with 67 people on board in Kazakhstan, local officials say. The country’s emergency ministry said there were at least 25 survivors. The plane, operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, caught fire as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the city of Aktau. Azerbaijan Airlines flight […]