Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243, operated with an Embraer 190 passenger jet, took off from Baku airport at 7.55am local time on 25 December 2024. On board: 62 passengers, three cabin crew and ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan, after an Azerbaijan Airlines plane destined for Russia crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day. In his ...

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev accused Vladimir Putin and his administration of trying to cover up the doomed Azerbaijan Airlines flight that was shot down by Russia on Christmas Day.

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has accused Russia of accidentally shooting down an airliner on Christmas Day in a disaster that killed 38 people, and covering up the cause.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Russia’s air defense systems were active when an Azerbaijan Airlines flight attempted to land in Grozny, Chechnya on Wednesday.

Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25 was reportedly struck by "external interference" over Russia, possibly from Russian air defense systems, leading to the loss of ...