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Turkish F-16s scrambled for 'drunken' Sochi hijack attempt Turkey scrambled two F-16 jets Friday to force down an airliner from Ukraine when an apparently drunk would-be hijacker ordered it to Sochi where the Winter Olympics opening ceremony was underway.

09 February 2014

Kazakhstan to rely on its own airlines to fly tourists to Turkey this coming summer Back in June 2013 due to bankruptcy of Turkey-based Sky airline and financial hardships of the Turkish Qualitum tourism, over 1000 Kazakhstanis faced problems returning to their homeland.

30 January 2014

Air Canada suspends ticket sales in Venezuela Air Canada suspended ticket sales in Venezuela on Friday, adding to a rising number of airlines protesting a government devaluation of the local currency just for travellers.

25 January 2014

Turkey considers compensating Kazakhstan for spoilt vacation The Turkish government is ready to consider Kazakhstan’s claims against Turkish Qualitum Tour company.

28 December 2013

Sri Lanka bars Australian luxury hotelier in flag spat Sri Lankan authorities barred the Australian owner of one of the world's most exclusive hotels from returning to his adopted homeland Tuesday for flying the national flag upside down, officials said.

25 December 2013

BA airplane wing strikes Johannesburg airport building A British Airways airplane carrying 202 people struck an office building at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport with its wing while taxiing for take-off Sunday, injuring four.

24 December 2013

Uruguay economy minister resigns over airline scandal Uruguay's economy minister has resigned as he faces a probe over the 2012 collapse of national airline Pluna -- a scandal that has tainted President Jose Mujica's administration.

23 December 2013

Mozambique airline captain 'intentionally' crashed: probe A Mozambican Airlines captain had a "clear intention" to crash an airplane that went down in Namibia killing 33 at the end of November, according to a preliminary investigation reported Saturday.

22 December 2013

Air Astana gets 2 new Boeings Air Astana has replenished its airplane fleet with two new Boeing 767s.

19 December 2013

Airline's pay-by-weight fares take off with passengers The head of a tiny Pacific airline that pioneered a fare system based on passengers' weight said Wednesday the move had been so successful the carrier is upgrading its fleet.

11 December 2013

Almaty - Warsaw direct flights may be established in 2014 A direct flight between Almaty and Warsaw is going to be established in Q1 2014, Jacek Kluczkowski, Poland’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan says.

10 December 2013

New American Airlines emerges as world's top carrier American Airlines emerged as the world's largest airline Monday, combining with US Airways after a hard-fought battle to overcome US competition concerns.

10 December 2013

No summer vacation season for Kazakhstan? Kazakhstan's civil aviation is not ready to service the summer tourist season of 2014.

09 December 2013

Missing Mozambican plane likely crashed: police A Mozambican Airlines plane that went missing with 34 people on board likely crashed over inhospitable bush in northeastern Namibia, police said early Saturday as they searched for the jet.

30 November 2013

China media urges countermeasures against Japan planes China's state media called Friday for "timely countermeasures without hesitation" if Japan violates the country's newly declared air zone, after Beijing sent fighter jets to patrol the area following defiant military overflights by Tokyo.

29 November 2013

Air Astana has no immediate plans of floating shares within People’s IPO Program At the moment Samruk-Kazyna holds 51% in the airline, with the rest of the shares belonging to UK’s BAE SYSTEMS.

29 November 2013

China 'monitored' US B-52 air zone flights: ministry China "monitored" US B-52 bomber flights in its newly-declared air defence identification zone, the defence ministry said Wednesday, in an assertion of its authority that stopped short of threatening direct action.

27 November 2013

Japanese airlines say will obey China's air zone rules Japanese airlines on Tuesday said they would follow rules set by China when it declared an air control zone over the East China Sea, even as Tokyo said they should ignore them.

26 November 2013

SCAT airlines to launch Astana - Bangkok flights SCAT airline company will launch direct flights from Astana to Bangkok on December 29.

18 November 2013

EU follows US in allowing portable electronics in-flight The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said Wednesday it will allow passengers to use a range of mobile electronic devices in flight with very few restrictions.

14 November 2013

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