New details emerge in investigation into Embraer 190 crash in Aktau

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New details emerge in investigation into Embraer 190 crash in Aktau

It has been 20 days since the tragedy involving the crash of an Embraer 190 passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) near Aktau. The incident continues to raise serious questions about the safety of civil aviation.

At Azerbaijan's request, the black boxes from the crashed airliner were sent to the Center for the Investigation and Prevention of Aircraft Accidents (CENIPA) in Brazil. Specialists successfully extracted the data and handed it over to law enforcement agencies in Kazakhstan, which are overseeing the investigation under an interstate agreement.

According to information provided by Flightradar24, the plane's route partially passed through areas of electronic warfare systems. In this area, GPS failures were recorded, including signal jamming and false coordinates ("spoofing"). However, representatives of the platform clarified that the final part of the flight took place in an area with reliable GPS coverage, which should not have led to a navigation failure.

Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President and CEO of the Flight Safety Foundation, noted that operating civilian flights near conflict zones requires careful risk assessment. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) guidelines require states to promptly inform airlines of potential threats in their airspace.

"Zones with active use of electronic warfare pose significant risks to civil aviation. Accurate data on potential threats is needed to prevent such tragedies," — Shahidi emphasized.

The investigation is also looking into why the plane's route passed through territory where military systems could be operating.

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