Russia and Kazakhstan have tried to calm speculation about the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, following claims ...

Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 caught fire as it tried to make an emergency landing in Aktau, southwestern Kazakhstan, on Wednesday. It was traveling from the Azeri capital Baku to Grozny, the ...

Kazakh authorities have recovered the flight data recorder and an investigation is under way. Shortly after the crash, ...

A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia with 67 people on board crashed in Kazakhstan Wednesday, authorities said.

The Russian government has warned against promoting “hypotheses” on the causes of the crash of a passenger plane bound for ...

MOSCOW -- The second black box was found at the plane crash site near Aktau, Russian media reported Thursday citing a Kazakh ...

Several passenger plane crashes have occurred worldwide this year, including a Wednesday morning Azerbaijan Airlines wreck ...

The plane went down about 3 kilometers from Aktau. Cellphone footage circulating online appeared to show the aircraft making a steep descent before smashing into the ground.

RUSSIA downed a passenger plane over Kazakhstan on Christmas Day killing 38 in a fireball crash, according to government sources. An initial investigation by the Azerbaijani government reportedly ...

Azeri sources said a Russian air defense system could have hit the jet that crashed in Kazakhstan. Thirty-eight people were killed but dozens survived.