Transcript of Embraer pilots' conversations with dispatchers published
The online publication "Baza" published a full transcript of the conversations between the crashed Azerbaijani Embraer airliner and dispatchers. From the black box data it follows that dispatchers recommended that the pilots land first in Grozny, then in Makhachkala, after which they offered data on other Russian airports. However, the crew of "Azerbaijan Airlines" independently decided to fly to Aktau.
In addition, thanks to the transcript of the recordings, it became known that the versions about a collision with a flock of birds and an exploding gas cylinder on board were voiced by the crew members in a dialogue with dispatchers. According to new data, an external impact on the plane did indeed occur, although no emergency situation was declared on board.
On December 25, the Embraer plane of "Azerbaijan Airlines", flying from Baku to Grozny, crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. There were 67 people on board, including 42 citizens of Azerbaijan, 16 of Russia, 6 of Kazakhstan and 3 of Kyrgyzstan. 29 passengers survived. The causes of the crash were not officially announced, but the dominant version is that the plane came under fire from Russian air defense systems during an attack by Ukrainian drones on Chechnya.
