Crashed AZAL plane fully flightworthy upon reaching Grozny: preliminary report

ALMATY, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane that crashed near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Dec. 25, 2024, was fully airworthy when it began its flight and while operating en route to Grozny, Russia, according to a preliminary report released by the Kazakh Ministry of Transport on Tuesday.

The airworthiness conditions, including the operation of the flight control systems, were confirmed