Mobile phone footage circulating online appeared to show the Azerbaijani Airlines plane making a steep descent before slamming into the ground in a fireball in western Kazakhstan.

The Embraer 190 was traveling to Grozny, Russia, but crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people onboard. Investigators are focusing on Russian air defense as the likely cause.

Azerbaijani journalists have released a recording containing an order to open fire on an AZAL flight, which resulted in the ...

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Russia all opened investigations into the cause of the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243.

A passenger plane crashed near Aktau (Kazakhstan). It was flying from Baku to Grozny, according to Tengri News. "Near Aktau, a plane crashed, which was presumably flying from Baku to Grozny," the ...

Experts say they believe the flight crew of an Azerbaijan Airlines jet that crashed on December 25 was struggling to control the plane in its last moments. No official cause has been given yet for ...

Dozens were killed Wednesday when a passenger plane carrying 67 people from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed in Kazakhstan, authorities said.

Dozens of people were killed after an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan. At least 29 people survived, Kazakh authorities and local media said. Azamat Sarsenbayev ...

Why did an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan? What we know At least 38 people are killed when passenger plane crashes near Aktau, Kazakhstan.

Survivors of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day say they heard at least one loud bang before the aircraft crashed.

The Kremlin said air defense systems were firing near Grozny due to a Ukrainian drone strike as the airliner attempted to land, but stopped short of saying it was shot down by Russian air defenses.

An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau Airport close to the Caspian Sea on Wednesday morning.