Speculation is mounting that Russia's military could have had a role in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people and left 29 survivors injured in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day. Moscow initially suggested a bird strike was to blame.

Former Secretary of Defense and CIA director Leon Panetta speculated that Russian air defenses may have caused the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured earlier this week. "When you look at all the preliminary evidence here, I don't think there's any question, but...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks about the Azerbaijan Airlines crash with The Ohio State University's Shawn Pruchnicki. He was trained in accident investigation at the National Transportation Safety Board.

U.S. and Azerbaijani officials suggested that Russian air defense systems may have brought down the passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan. The White House did not elaborate, as the investigation is still unfolding. The man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been charged with multiple […]

The Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau Airport on Wednesday morning, killing 38 of the 67 people on board, Kazakh officials said.

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Russia all opened investigations into the cause of the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243.

The crew guided the crippled plane across the Caspian Sea in an attempt to make an emergency landing in Kazakhstan, saving half of the passengers onboard.

The Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau Airport on Wednesday morning, killing 38 of the 67 people on board, Kazakh officials said.

The Embraer 190 with 67 passengers and crew was flying from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to Grozny in Chechnya, Russia, when it crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people.

The White House said Friday initial signs pointed to Russian air defenses downing a passenger plane that crashed over Kazakhstan and killed 38 people. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the U.S. has "early indications" Russia was responsible but declined to say much more, citing an ongoing investigation. "We have offered...

The White House on Friday said initial signs pointed to Russian air defenses downing a passenger plane that crashed over Kazakhstan and killed 38 people. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the U.S. has "early indications" Russia was responsible but declined to say much more, citing an ongoing investigation. "We have...

Azerbaijan Airlines has said that "physical and technical external interference" caused its passenger plane to crash in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.

Questions mount over the crash of a passenger airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people on board and injured 29 others. Russian officials blamed the crash on a bird strike, but some aviation experts are casting doubt. CBS News' Chris Livesay has more.

Azerbaijan Airlines said on Friday that preliminary results have shown that its plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day experienced “external physical and technical interference.” From a U.S. presidential election that the nominees said was the most significant of our lifetime, to shifting last-minute candidates, to assassination attempts and trials, to a backdrop of […...

Experts say evidence in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan points to a possible midair explosion, not an encounter with a flock of birds.

Aviation experts said Thursday an Azerbaijani airliner that crashed in Kazakhstan most likely went down after being hit by Russian air defense systems. Here are some things to know about the crash that killed 38 out of the 67 people on board: How did the plane crash? Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 was en route from […]

There are new details about what may have caused a passenger jet that was headed from Azerbaijan to Russia to crash in Kazakhstan. A U.S. official told CBS News that there are preliminary indications that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have hit the plane, which was carrying 67 people. Several dozen people died in the crash, but dozens also survived. Chris Livesay has the latest.

Investigators are trying to understand why an Azerbaijan Airlines jet heading to Russia crashed on Christmas, killing 38 people. The plane experienced an explosion before it went down in Kazakhstan.