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☆ Azerbaijan Airlines says doomed flight saw 'external and technical interference' before it crashed
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Hannah Peart | Hannah Peart Is An Intern In The Nbc News London Bureau. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

An investigation into the deadly crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in Kazakhstan earlier this week came after the passenger plane experienced “physical and technical external interference,” the carrier said Friday. According to a U.S. official, early evidence indicated the plane may have been struck by a Russian anti-aircraft system. A rescuer searches the wreckage of the Azerbaijan Airlines flight near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan. On Friday, Azerbaijan Airlines said it had also suspended flights from Baku to five additional Russian airports. This decision follows the suspension of flights from Baku to Grozny and Makhachkala, introduced Wednesday.

Persons: Matthew Borie, Rosaviatsia, Dmitry Yadrov Organizations: Azerbaijan Airlines, Embraer, U.S, NBC News, Kazakhstan's Emergency Ministry Press Service, AP, Russian Locations: Kazakhstan, Kazakh, Aktau, Baku, Azerbaijan, Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, Russian, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Makhachkala

☆ Azerbaijan Airlines says crashed flight saw 'external and technical interference' before it crashed
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Hannah Peart | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. It crashed on December 25, 2024 near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. An investigation into the deadly crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in Kazakhstan earlier this week came after the passenger plane experienced "physical and technical external interference," the carrier said on Friday. On Friday, Azerbaijan Airlines said it had also suspended flights from Baku to five additional Russian airports. This decision follows the suspension of flights from Baku to Grozny and Makhachkala, introduced on Wednesday.

Persons: Matthew Borie, Rosaviatsia, Dmitry Yadrov Organizations: Azerbaijan Airlines, Embraer, U.S, NBC News, Russian Locations: Kazakh, Aktau, Baku, Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russian, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Makhachkala

MOSCOW — Russian authorities on Thursday closed all four of Moscow's airports, plus a fifth one in a city about 100 miles southwest of the country's capital, citing unspecified safety concerns. All four Moscow airports reopened after being briefly closed with the fifth airport, in Kaluga, around 100 miles from Moscow reopening later on Thursday afternoon. Sirens were also reported in the Russian city of Taganrog, located in Rostov, which borders Ukraine, according to Tangaron authorities in a post to Telegram. A third Ukrainian missile was shot down in Kursk shortly after Moscow's airports reopened, officials said. There is growing speculation that Russian air defenses may be behind the crash as Chechnya was being attacked by drones when the plane approached Grozny, its destination.

Persons: “, Rosaviatsia, Vladimir Putin, ”, Matthew Borie, Lena Medvedeva, Hannah Peart Organizations: “ Aircraft, Ukrainian, Telegram, Kremlin, Azerbaijan Airlines, NBC News Locations: MOSCOW, Moscow, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Zhukovsky, Kaluga, Ukraine, Russia, Oryol, Sevastopol, Crimea, Russian, Taganrog, Rostov, Kursk, Ukrainian, Azerbaijan, Chechnya, Grozny, London

☆ Kremlin warns against speculation that Russia shot down Azerbaijan Airlines flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Hannah Peart | Hannah Peart Is An Intern In The Nbc News London Bureau. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The Embraer 190 crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau while en route from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to Grozny in Chechnya in Russia on Wednesday. The flight attempted to make an emergency landing about 1.8 miles from Aktau, according to Azerbaijan Airlines, but instead hit the ground, erupted into a fiery ball and split into two. Rescuers work at the wreckage of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight near Aktau on Thursday. Kazakhstan's Emergency Ministry Press Service / APHis comments come amid growing speculation that Russian air defenses may be behind the crash. The flight had 62 passengers and five crew members on board, according to the Kazakh Emergencies Ministry.

Persons: Vladimir Putin’s, Dmitry Peskov, ”, Matthew Borie, Andriy Kovalenko, Ilham Aliyev, “, Aliyev Organizations: Azerbaijan Airlines, Embraer, Emergency Ministry Press Service, Street Journal, Ukraine’s Center, Kazakh Emergencies Ministry, Kazakh Health Ministry Locations: Azerbaijan, Russian, Kazakh, Aktau, Baku, Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Analysts say Russian air defenses could have caused passenger-jet crash that killed dozens
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | Kit Gillet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Analysts said Russian air defenses, not a bird strike, may have caused the plane to go down. AdvertisementHowever, analysts said that Russian air defenses may have been behind the incident, which killed 38 of the 67 people on board, including both pilots. But others have also suggested that Russian air defenses may have played a role. The Azerbaijan Airlines flight was en route to Grozny, which Ukrainian drones have targeted in recent attacks. Advertisement"The location of the damage is all focused around the tail section," he added, "which would be very unlikely for a bird strike."

Persons: Andriy Kovalenko, Matthew Borie, Oliver Alexander, Alexander, Dmitry Peskov, Samir Rzayev, Ilham Aliyev, Euronews Organizations: Azerbaijan Airlines, Analysts, Ukraine's Center, Business, Malaysian Airlines, District, BI, BBC, Azerbaijan Airline's, Azerbaijan's Foreign Affairs Locations: Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Russia, Russian, Caucasus, Ukrainian, Grozny, North Ossetia, North Caucasus, Vladikavkas

☆ Russian air defenses likely caused passenger jet crash that killed dozens
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | Kit Gillet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Azerbaijani sources said Russian air defenses, not a bird strike, downed the airliner. AdvertisementHowever, Azerbaijani sources said a preliminary investigation has found Russian air defenses caused the crash, which killed 38 of the 67 people on board, including both pilots. On Wednesday, Andriy Kovalenko, the head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, said in an X post that the plane was "shot down by a Russian air defense system." Others have also suggested that Russian air defenses likely played a role as images of the crash and the plane's flight track emerged. However, on Thursday, unnamed Azerbaijani government sources told Euronews that a preliminary investigation had found that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the crash.

Persons: Andriy Kovalenko, Matthew Borie, Oliver Alexander, Alexander, Dmitry Peskov, Samir Rzayev, Ilham Aliyev, Euronews Organizations: Azerbaijan Airlines, Aviation, Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft, New York Times, Ukraine, Ukraine's Center, Business, Malaysian Airlines, District, BI, BBC, Azerbaijan Airline's, Foreign Affairs Locations: Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russian, Russia, Caucasus, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Grozny, North Ossetia, North Caucasus, Vladikavkas

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