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German hang glider dies in Kostanay, Kazakhstan
A German citizen, Engel A., born in 1959, has died in a hang glider crash 3km from Zatobolsk village near Kostanay in Kazakhstan.
29 July 2013
Investigators considering 20 versions of Aktobe training plane crash
The investigation of L-39 training plane crash in Aktobe airport is underway.
23 July 2013
Investigation over Challenger-200 crash near Almaty may take over 1 year
The accident was very serious; investigation of such accidents normally takes a year or more: Kazakhstan official.
23 July 2013
Pilot was dodging passenger plane when crashed in Aktobe
The pilot of the L-39 plane that crashed in Aktobe was trying to avoid smashing into a passenger aircraft.
18 July 2013
Airplane crashes in Aktobe airport
Passengers of the July 17 evening flight from Almaty witnessed L-39 training plane crash in Aktobe airport.
18 July 2013
Airplane crashes in Kyzylorda oblast
An AN-2 aircraft crashed during fertilizing of ф rice field in Kyzylorda oblast in southern Kazakhstan.
03 July 2013
Kazakhstan presents aircraft at Le Bourget
Kazakhstan is taking part at Le Bourget Air Show for the first time.
19 June 2013
US gives Israeli minister a ride in V-22 Osprey aircraft
Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon got to fly in a V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft during a US visit Friday, as his country weighs whether to buy the American military plane.
16 June 2013
Solar plane to get inflatable hangar after Midwest storms
The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered entirely by solar energy was to leave Texas for Missouri Monday.
03 June 2013
US carrier joins S. Korea drill despite North anger
South Korea and a US strike force led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz kicked off Monday a joint naval drill slammed by North Korea as a "wanton" provocation and rehearsal for war.
13 May 2013
US aircraft carrier Nimitz to join drills in S. Korea
A US naval strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz will arrive in South Korea this weekend for sea drills, officials said Friday, following joint exercises that infuriated North Korea.
10 May 2013
Plane from US airbase crashes in Kyrgyzstan: ministry
A refuelling plane from the US Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan crashed after taking off.
03 May 2013
Solar-powered plane to make first cross-US flight
An innovative solar-powered aircraft is set to launch Friday from California on a flight across the United States, the first of its kind aiming to showcase what is possible without fossil fuels.
03 May 2013
Russia tags Kazakhstan's statement about low-quality MIG-31 overhaul pressure on investigation
It is too early and incorrect to make any conclusions on the causes of the aircraft crash in Kazakhstan: Russia's AviaRemont.
29 April 2013
Family of pilot killed in MIG-31 crash receives 1 million tenge
Governor of Karaganda Oblast transferred 1 million tenge to the family of Marat Yedigeev who died in the crash of MIG-31 military plane.
29 April 2013
MIG-31 crashed because of control system failure
The aircraft started spinning into the left at the height of 3 thousand meters: this was for sure a control system failure: expert.
25 April 2013
Pilot of crashed MIG-31 diverted it from village
Marat Yedigeev, the commander pilot of MIG-31 aircraft that crashed on April 23 in Karaganda oblast, diverted the falling aircraft from a village.
25 April 2013
Witness tells about MIG-31 crash and its brave pilot
MIG-31 navigator is in hospital with a brain concussion; the deceased pilot had a wife and three children.
25 April 2013
Equipment failure blamed for MIG-31 crash in Karaganda oblast
Equipment failure was the main reason of the MIG-31 military aircraft crash in Karaganda oblast.
24 April 2013
China plans second, larger aircraft carrier: state media
China is planning a second and larger aircraft carrier, state media Wednesday quoted a senior naval officer as saying, after commissioning its first such ship last year.
24 April 2013