Igor Kshnyakin

[1] Kshnyakin is notable for his heroic efforts to save passengers' lives during the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 in 2024, during which he died.

From 3 June 2013, after successfully completing training for Embraer 170/190 aircraft, he was appointed a trainee pilot for the Embraer-170/190.

On 11 December 2013, Kshnyakin became a captain of the Embraer-170/190 aircraft within the Flight Services Department of Azerbaijan Airlines.

[7] On 25 December 2024, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, was struck by a Russian Pantsir-S1 missile system.

[8][9] Despite the failure of the control systems, Kshnyakin and co-pilot Aleksandr Kalyaninov steered the aircraft, over the Caspian Sea, towards an area near Aktau International Airport.