Aircraft photo of 4K-401 - Boeing 707-323C - Merpati Nusantara Airlines Cargo, taken by Günter Schütze at Ostend / Bruges (EBOS / OST) in Belgium in 1994.

AviationNews – An Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A320 carrying 155 passengers safely evacuated after it overran the runway during an emergency landing at Pulkovo Airport (LED) in St. Petersburg, Russia. The incident occurred early Monday morning after the crew reported a critical technical malfunction shortly after takeoff. The aircraft, operating as flight J2-020 from St. Petersburg to Baku, Azerbaijan, detected a serious issue with its…

La Russie responsable du crash d'Azerbaijan Airlines

Azerbaijani government sources claim that Russian anti-aircraft systems attacked the plane and then tried to sink it in the sea to erase any evidence.

Fuentes del gobierno de Azerbaiyán creen que sistemas antiaéreos rusos atacaron el avión y trataron de hundirlo en el mar para eliminar pruebas.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted responsibility for the downing of Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243 by Russian air defences.

Aviation News – Putin Admits Russian Missiles Accidentally Brought Down Azerbaijani Passenger Jet Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that Russian anti-aircraft missiles were responsible for downing an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet last December, after the weapons were launched in response to nearby Ukrainian drone activity. The incident, which killed 38 people, has reignited international concern over the risks of military operations near civilian air corridors.

L'appareil avait d'abord tenté d'atterrir à sa destination prévue, avant d'être redirigé vers le Kazakhstan, où il s'était écrasé le 25 décembre 2024, faisant 38 morts.