Aircraft carrying 62 passengers and five crew was en route from Baku to Grozny in Chechnya

Summary

An Azerbaijan Airlines plane carrying 62 passengers and five crew members crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing at least four people, including both pilots, and injuring 32 survivors, many critically.

The Embraer 190 made an emergency landing following a suspected bird strike and faced strong GPS jamming, according to preliminary reports.

Emergency teams, including specialist doctors, responded to the site. Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have launched a joint investigation.

The crash’s cause remains under investigation.

  • Absaroka@lemmy.worldEnglish
    53·
    4 months ago

    “Faced strong GPS jamming”

    Guess which fascist regime is responsible for that? Merry Christmas!

  • interurbain1er@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    29·
    4 months ago

    Russia’s aviation watchdog said was an emergency that may have been caused by a bird strike.

    That or the plane just fell of a window by accident.

  • aeronmelon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    4 months ago

    I wish more headlines were written like this. The world needs all the positivity it can get right now.

    • RamblingPandaEnglish
      20·
      4 months ago

      And no click bait.

      Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash! Could anyone have survived the catastrophe? The answer will shock you!

  • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    4 months ago

    The video made it look like it was struggling to retain control, almost like it had lost power to some control surfaces (kept diving and climbing in a static motion).