Air Astana expands 2025-2026 winter network with routes to Middle East, Asia
Air Astana is expanding its international network for the 2025-2026 winter season, restoring routes and increasing capacity across…
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Air Astana and China Southern sign codeshare on back of booming traffic
Air Astana and China Southern Airlines signed a codeshare agreement on July 29, 2025, which will cover the…
Kazakhstan plans to launch a new cargo airline. Here’s what we know so far
The government of Kazakhstan is preparing to launch a national cargo-only airline, according to local media reports. The…
Vietjet and Qazaq Air join forces to launch new airline, Vietjet Qazaqstan
Vietnamese budget carrier Vietjet Air and Kazakhstan’s Qazaq Air have banded together to form a new low-cost airline,…
Brazil extracts black box data from Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan
Brazil’s Aviation Accident Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA) has extracted data from the two black boxes found at…
AirAsia X officially launches direct flights from Almaty, Kazakhstan to Malaysia
AirAsia X has officially entered the Central Asian market with the launch of a direct service from Kuala…
Fasten your seatbelt! Here are the most turbulent flight routes of 2023
Although aircraft are built to withstand all types of turbulence and pilots are fully trained to safely operate…
Boeing secures SCAT Airlines order for seven 737-8 aircraft
Boeing announced an order for seven Boeing 737-8 airplanes from Kazakhstani air carrier SCAT Airlines during Dubai Airshow…
Kazakhstan to auction off more than 100 Soviet combat aircraft
The authorities of Kazakhstan are attempting to auction off more than 100 Soviet-made combat aircraft. The lot was put…
FlyArystan expands international network, launches flights to Delhi
FlyArystan, the low-cost subsidiary of Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana, is expanding its international network with the launch…
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana brings back full network
Kazakhstan’s flag-carrier Air Astana has restored its full domestic and international network, almost two weeks after the country was embroiled…
Russian forces help take control of Almaty Airport amid Kazakhstan unrest
Russian forces have helped take back control of Almaty airport (ALA), in Kazakhstan’s largest city, two days after the airport…
Airlines suspend flights to Almaty amid Kazakhstan unrest
Several airlines, including Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA), flydubai, and Air Arabia have suspended their regular routes to Kazakhstan’s largest city,…
Russia and Kazakhstan squabble over Buran shuttle prototypes
The head of Baikonur cosmodrome, Dauren Musa, has responded harshly to Russia’s efforts to relocate and restore certain…
Airbus receives order for 2 A400M aircraft from Kazakhstan
Airbus received an order for two A400M four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. After delivery, the Republic of Kazakhstan…
Kazakhstan reportedly in talks to acquire two Airbus A400M
Kazakhstan is reportedly negotiating with Airbus Defense & Space the acquisition of two A400M, according to diplomatic sources…
Bek Air’s Fokker 100 with 100 onboard crashes in Kazakhstan
A Fokker 100 aircraft belonging to Bek Air lost altitude and crashed into a building during takeoff near…