BAKU, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijan maintains a "firm and principled" position on the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft in December 2024, reaffirming that the incident was caused by ...

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia’s air defense were to blame for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner in December that killed 38 people, his first public admission of ...

Azerbaijan Airlines’ flight J2-021, en route from Baku to Tel Aviv, was forced to return to Baku due to the closure of Israeli airspace. AzerNEWS reports that the aircraft safely landed at Heydar ...

Several countries have closed their airspace amid expectations of possible U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, forcing international airlines to urgently seek alternative routes.

Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that Baku blamed on Moscow. Growing ties between ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted on Thursday that Russia's air defences were responsible for shooting down an Azerbaijani passenger aircraft in December that killed 38 people, in his first ...

AZAL took delivery of the second, final A320neo on October 9, 2025, in Blagnac, France. The announcement of the lease agreements in June 2024 marked CDB Aviation’s first transaction in Azerbaijan, ...

CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, and Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), the national carrier of Azerbaijan, have ...

Azerbaijan Airlines has introduced a further Airbus A320neo to its fleet, and plans to bring in another during October. The aircraft are part of a broad programme through which the carrier intends to ...

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) has signed a in-flight connectivity partnership with Viasat. The agreement was signed by Samir Rzayev, President of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC, and Don Buchman, President, ...