Both engines of AZAL aircraft were operational up until the accident

Both engines of the Embraer-190 aircraft belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) were operating without problems until the moment of the accident.

According to Report, this was noted in the preliminary investigation report conducted in accordance with the requirements of Annex 13 of the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

"Both engines of the aircraft were operational up until the accident. This information is confirmed by the FDR records. The aircraft lost GPS signals in the airspace of the Russian Federation, also experiencing the same failure above Grozny Airport," reads the report.