The black boxes of the Brazilian-made plane that crashed last week in Kazakhstan are already under analysis in Brazil, reported this Thursday the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).
“The extraction, acquisition and validation of the data contained in the flight recorders will be carried out as soon as possible,” announced the FAB in a press release.
38 people died after the plane crashed Azerbaijan Airlinesmanufactured by the Brazilian Embraer, on December 25 in Kazakhstan. The flight failed to land in Grozny, southern Russia.
According to Baku, the aircraft could have been hit by Russian air defense missiles. Moscow has not admitted responsibility for the catastrophe.
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The black boxes, which the FAB had anticipated would arrive in Brazil on December 31, contain cockpit audio recordings and flight data. Its analysis is carried out by the Center for Research and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (CENIPA) of the FAB, based in Brasilia.
Three researchers from Kazakhstan and other experts summoned by that country – three from Azerbaijan and three from Russia – are accompanying the investigations in Brazil, according to the authorities.
However, the FAB will not be responsible for publishing the results.
“All the analysis and conclusions of the final report of this aeronautical investigation are the exclusive responsibility of the Investigation Authority of Kazakhstan,” the force detailed.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) had called for an impartial investigation into the accident.
According to the FAB, CENIPA has 3D virtual reality technology with “complete visualization of the flight” that will allow researchers to understand the flight variables more precisely.
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The crash of the plane is shrouded in suspicions of responsibility on the part of Russia, which for its part alleges that Grozny, capital of the Chechen Republic, and its region were under attack by Ukrainian drones.
The president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, stated on Sunday that the plane received “shots” coming from Russian territory.
Azerbaijani Prosecutor General Kamran Aliev said Monday that Russia has promised to “carry out a complete, exhaustive and objective investigation” into what happened to identify and punish those responsible.
Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Aliyev for the “tragic accident” and admitted that anti-aircraft fire had been fired on the day of the tragedy due to an attack by Ukrainian drones, although he did not acknowledge that it hit the plane.
The White House assured that it had “preliminary indications that point to the possibility that the plane was hit by Russian air defense systems.”
LDAV