2016 worst for CIS-wide flight safety in 25 years
The poor 2016 figures were largely down to a spike in commercial aviation accidents. [...]
Kazakhstan
SCAT increases its market share
Operational results of Kazakhstan’s private carrier grew faster than the country’s commercial aviation on the whole. [...]
Air traffic in Kazakhstan slows down
The local air transport market remained soft in 2016 due to devaluation of the national currency. [...]
INSIGHT: Kazakhstan to become flexible Eurasian hub
The country’s leading carrier Air Astana hopes for a 12% boost in transit passengers this year [...]
Bek Air takes delivery of eighth Fokker 100
The new aircraft will expand the Kazakh carrier's capacities on domestic routes [...]
INSIGHT: Steppe by steppe for Kazakhstan air transport
The country’s government keen to provide support for both local carriers and air transport infrastructure. [...]
S7 Engineering paints A321 for Air Astana
The Kazakh carrier may expand its cooperation with the Russian provider for base maintenance [...]
Successful start for Air Astana’s MRO Portugal contract
Kazakhstan’s largest airline has already sent three of its E190LR regional jets for maintenance to Portuguese state-owned provider OGMA [...]
EU lifts ban for Kazakhstan airlines
The local carriers now can operate flights to the European destinations [...]
Qazaq Air hopes to launch international service in 2017
The Kazakh regional airline wants to connect Central Asia with Russia’s Siberia. [...]
Kazakhstan’s carriers await removal from Europe’s blacklist
This can turn this Central Asian country into another transit point between Europe and Asia [...]
Kazakhstan’s airlines carried 4.5 million passengers in nine months
The country’s air traffic grew steadily at an average annual rate of 10% from 2011 to 2015 [...]
Magnetic MRO to provide Air Astana with emergency slide maintenance
The Estonian company began offering maintenance on the slides two years ago as a part of a strategy to attract new clients. [...]
Astana Air to open hangar at Astana airport
It will boost maintenance capabilities of the Kazakh carrier and enables to attract third party orders. [...]
Qazaq Air to receive two Bombardier Q400NG next spring
Kazakhstan regional airline expands its operations on the domestic routes [...]
Air Astana receives its first A320neo
Kazakhstan carrier became the first operator of the type in the CIS region [...]
Kazakhstan to create a cargo airline
This task is assigned to the national carrier Air Astana together with the state logistics operator Kazakhstan Railway [...]
Kazakhstan to temporarily launch Open Skies
It will be in effect during the Expo-2017 fair in June-September next year [...]
Flight safety in post-Soviet area deteriorates
Crew training flaws and lack of oversight are the main causes behind the alarming tendency. [...]
Russia certifies P&W engine for MC-21
The first МС-21-300 prototype is powered by the PW1431G-JM engine [...]
Eurasian Economic Union lifts duties for light helicopters
Zero duty rate for helicopters with empty weight of up to 1 ton will be effective until the end of 2017. [...]
Kazakh airlines increase passenger traffic by 4%
The country's carriers served 2.7 million passengers; Air Astana saw its market share shrink as Qazaq Air unravels operations in the region [...]
Air Astana goes below red line again
At the end of the first half-year the airline's net loss reached $6.6 million [...]
Karaganda cargo terminal declared secure by EASA
The airport is the first in Kazakhstan to have passed the EASA RA3 validation procedure [...]
Air Astana connects Iran and China with transit flight
Kazakhstan's flagship carrier is launching flights from Astana to Tehran, offering connections to China [...]
Kazakh airline SkyBus given permission to fly within Georgia
SkyBus is likely to be the only airline operating charters on the popular Batumi – Tbilisi route [...]
Air Astana outlines IPO options
The government of Kazakhstan fosters privatization of the national carrier, despite less than favorble conditions on the gobal financial markets [...]
Qazaq Air reports accelerated traffic growth
Kazakh start-up airline is focusing on serving regional routes with a fleet of three Bombardier Q400NGs [...]
Air Astana to introduce broadband internet access on Boeing 767s
Three aircraft will be equipped with Inmarsat’s solution by September of next year [...]
Kazakh carriers’ traffic grows 7.3%
The national airline Air Astana’s market share has grown to 64.4% [...]
Almaty and Astana airports to introduce e-boarding passes
The paperless passenger check-in method will become effective before the end of 2016. [...]
Kazakhstan to build a new airport next to a scenic area
Lake Alaqol, a former health resort of Soviet cosmonauts, will be turned into a popular tourist destination [...]
SCAT Airlines preparing to operate SSJ 100s
The Kazakh carrier’s technicians have started their maintenance training program for the type
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Kazakh carriers are once again allowed to fly to Egypt
Air connection between the two countries was suspended after a fatal crash of Metrojet’s A321 over Sinai in November last year [...]
Air Astana to enlarge its presence in Russia in 2017
Kazakhstan’s national air carrier also establishes routes to Asian destinations. [...]
Air Astana’s net profit increases by 144%
The airline’s position on the market can improve thanks to its removal from the EU’s “grey list”. [...]
Kazakhstan postpones IOSA certification
Half of the country’s airlines can stop operations if they don’t pass the safety audit. [...]
Air Astana receives EASA Part 145 approval
Kazakhstan's national carrier is now entitled to provide base maintenance of Airbus A320 family, Boeing 757-200 and Embraer ERJ190 aircraft [...]
European Commission removes Air Astana from blacklist
All of the restrictions, which applied to the Kazakhstan's national carrier European operations are now lifted [...]
Air Astana to build first MRO center in Central Asia
The Kazakhstan's flag-carrier's ambitious plans for an in-house maintenance center found support with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Deveopment [...]
Aulie-Ata Airport completes infrastructure renewal
Anoter waypoint in Kazakhstan welcomes East - West transit traffic with all-new runway and terminal [...]
Almaty Airport’s aerodrome capacity to double by 2019
Kazakhstan's main air gateway is getting ready to transform into a transit hub [...]
INSIGHT: Kazakhstan’s Bek Air demonstrates ambition
Kazakhstan's No 3 airline wants to beat competitors with low fares, operating a fleet of Fokker 100s [...]
Astana Airport to double capacity by 2017
Construction of a new passenger terminal and infrastructure renewal should be completed by the time Kazakhstan's capital welcomes EXPO-2017 [...]