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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 11:01

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 13:31

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 16:35

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 14:02

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 20:11

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 13:39

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 19:20

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 19:10

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 12:19

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 14:44

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 13:56

MIG-31 military airplane crashes in Kazakhstan A military airplane crashed in Karaganda Oblast in central Kazakhstan. One man was killed in the crash.

24 April 2013 10:27

Kazakhstan Interior Ministry receives An-74TK-200 from Ukraine Kazakhstan Interior Ministry has received a new An-74TK-200 aircraft manufactured at Kharkov State Aviation Production Facility in Ukraine.

18 April 2013 11:49

Kazakhstan air companies to buy over 50 airplanes by 2020 The approximate number of planes to be purchased by our local airlines by 2020 is 56: Kazakhstan Transport Minister.

01 April 2013 17:37

Air China to buy 31 Boeing planes Air China signed an agreement Friday to buy 31 Boeing passenger and cargo planes from Boeing, subject to government approval.

02 March 2013 18:09

No failures of Challenger-200 instruments discovered: Kazakhstan General Prosecutor The International Aviation Commission and the manufacturer of the CRJ-200 that crashed near Almaty are checking the board recorders.

27 February 2013 10:54

Kazakhstan Air Force pilots start training on Spanish C-295 Kazakhstan Air Force fleet has been updated with new Spanish C-295 turboprop transport aircrafts.

20 February 2013 17:12

Scat aircraft skid off runway in Almaty airport because of excessive speed The investigation into the accident during landing of Scat aircraft in Almaty airport has been completed.

18 February 2013 18:12

Bodies of plane crash victims to be delivered to Kalkaman morgue Initially Almaty administration prepared 50 spots in the city morgue, as the exact number of the victims was unclear.

29 January 2013 19:12

Nazarbayev expressed condolences over Scat's plane crash near Almaty Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed condolences to the families of the victims of the passenger plane crash near Almaty.

29 January 2013 17:43

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