Recently, an Embraer 190 Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft en route from Baku to Grozny crashed in Kazakhstan, allegedly shot down by Russian air defense systems. Onboard were 62 passengers and 5 crew members,
Early indications suggest Russian anti-aircraft system may have downed a passenger jet in Kazakhstan, confusing it for a drone. Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the crash.
The head of Russia's state aviation agency said Friday that the airspace was shut down over the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus when an Azerbaijani plane that later crashed in Kazakhstan tried to land.
Matt Borie, chief intelligence officer for aviation security firm Osprey Flight Solutions, joins NewsNation's "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to discuss early indications from U.S. officials that a Russian anti-aircraft system downed an Azerbaijan Airlines ...
Experts say evidence in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan points to a possible midair explosion, not an encounter with a flock of birds.
Russia’s aviation chief says that a Ukrainian drone attack was under way in the region of Chechnya at the time an Azerbaijani airliner attempted to land before diverting to Kazakhstan and crashing the
Azerbaijan Airlines and other carriers have suspended flights to several destinations in Russia after it emerged that Russian air defenses may have caused the crash of one of the Azeri carrier's Embraer 190s on Dec. 25.
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, likely caused by Russian air defense, shines light on a glaring issue the Kremlin has long swept under the rug.
Russia's aviation watchdog said on Thursday all four Moscow airports had resumed work after the lifting of temporary restrictions that were introduced to ensure the safety of civil aircraft flights.
Officials in Russia and Kazakhstan are urging people to wait for an investigation into the deadly Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash before assigning blame.
All four Moscow airports reopened after a brief time, including an additional airport in Kaluga which reopened later this afternoon - as of yet no reason has been given