Kazakhstan sends black boxes of crashed Azerbaijan Airlines plane to Brazil

The Plane Crash Investigation Commission left for Brazil, Kazinform News Agency cites the press service of the Kazakh Transport Ministry.

The black boxes are to be delivered to Brazil’s Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (CENIPA), informed the ministry.

On December 25, an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane en route from Baku to Grozny crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan. The aircraft carried 67 people, including five crew members. The crash claimed the lives of 38 passengers, while 29 survived.

A government commission was established by Kazakhstan to investigate the causes of the crash. The transport prosecutor of Mangystau Region, Abylaibek Ordabayev, confirmed the recovery of the black boxes at the crash site.

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting regarding the crash and commended the high level of rescue operations conducted. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev thanked Kazakhstan for saving those injured in the accident, noting that Kazakhstani rescuers risked their lives during the operation.

To learn about the opinions of experts on transferring the black boxes of the crashed Azerbaijan Airlines plane to Brazil, read the article by the Kazinform News Agency correspondent.