Airlines warned to avoid western Russian airspace over the risk of being shot down
The European Aviation Safety Agency issued a bulletin warning airlines against flying over western Russia due to the risk of ...
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Azerbaijan Airlines crash prompts EU to warn against flights over Russia
Russia and its four flight information regions (FIRs) to a list of potentially dangerous airspaces for civilian aircraft.
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Azerbaijan E190 twice attempted to land at Grozny in 'difficult' circumstances: Russian authority
Russia’s federal air transport regulator states that the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 which crashed after diverting to Aktau had made two unsuccessful attempts to land at Grozny, the flight ...
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Azerbaijan Airlines Crash: What To Know As U.S. Official Suggests Russia Struck Down Flight
Rescuers work at the wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243 as it lays on the ground near the ... [+] airport in Aktau, Kazakhstan on Dec. 25. Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was scheduled to ...
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Pilot Explains Heroic Actions That Saved Lives on Flight 8243
When Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 took off from Baku on Christmas Day, it was struck mid-flight by a suspected surface-to-air missile, causing catastrophic damage and disabling the Embraer 190 ...
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An oxygen tank on the Azerbaijan Airlines flight exploded before the crash, minister says
An Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38. An oxygen tank exploded before the crash, Kazakhstan's transport minister said. The plane was likely hit by Russian ...
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Azerbaijan Airlines flight to Russia turns back to Baku after airspace closure, TASS says
An Azerbaijan Airlines flight to the southern Russian town of Mineralnie Vody turned back to Baku on Friday after being told a chunk of airspace in southern Russia had been closed, Russia’s TASS ...
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Azerbaijan Airlines flight to Russian city of Mineralnye Vody forced to return to Baku
In the wake of a high-profile crash in the region, an Azerbaijan Airlines flight en route to the Russian city of Mineralnye Vody was forced to return to the Azerbaijani capital Baku, the airline ...
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An oxygen tank on the Azerbaijan Airlines flight exploded before the crash, minister says
An oxygen tank on an Azerbaijan Airlines flight exploded before the plane crashed on Wednesday, Kazakhstan's transport minister said. The minister, Marat Karabayev, did not say the oxygen-tank ...
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Russian air defenses downed Azerbaijan Airlines flight, sources say
four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's investigation into the disaster told Reuters on Thursday. Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a ball of fire near the city of ...
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Azerbaijan Airlines flight downed by Russian air-defense system: Sources
A tragic crash involving an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, which claimed the lives of 38 people, was reportedly caused by a Russian air defence system, according to four ...
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Russia has a history of downing passenger planes — and covering it up
History appeared to repeat itself this week. On Wednesday, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, flying from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, in the Russian republic of Chechnya, crashed near Aktau ...