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Malaysia Airlines plane brought down by mistake: US intelligence officials
Malaysia Airlines MH17 plane may have been shot down by mistake by pro-Russian militants, said a U.S Intelligence official.
23 July 2014
MH17 crash: tragedy of Malaysian family
A family of 6 Malaysians coming from Kazakhstan died in the MH17 flight crush.
19 July 2014
Kazakh airlines to cease using Ukraine airspace
Kazakhstani airlines were advised against flying over Ukraine.
19 July 2014
Air Astana changes routes to avoid crossing Ukrainian air space
Kazakhstani airlines company Air Astana will change the routes of some of its flights away from Ukrainian airspace.
19 July 2014
Nazarbayev expresses condolences to Malaysians: MH17 crash
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed his condolences to Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak and Malaysians who lost their loved ones in the crash of the MH17 flight in Ukraine.
18 July 2014
11 000 Kazakhstanis may face disruption of their planned holidays abroad
All of them were unlucky to buy non-refundable air tickets for chartered flights to be performed by Turkey-based Atlas Jet that has halted its regular flights.
16 July 2014
New Air Kazakhstan airplanes presented in Astana
Bombardier Aerospace has presented a Q400 NextGen airplane in Astana. Kazakhstan is planning to purchase several of those for its new airlines.
08 July 2014
Kazakhstan to launch direct flights to Bali
Kazakhstan airlines are thinking of launching flights to Denpasar as early as this coming autumn.
30 June 2014
France set for travel chaos as flights cut due to air strike
France braced for travel chaos after the country's civil aviation body urged airlines on Monday to cut flights by up to 20 percent in Paris and some other cities due to an air controllers' strike.
24 June 2014
American Airlines, owed $750 mn, trims flights to Venezuela
American Airlines, owed some $750 million by Venezuela, said Tuesday it was sharply reducing flights to the South American nation from July after the two sides failed to read a deal, a spokesman said.
18 June 2014
China Eastern to buy 80 Boeing 737s
US aerospace giant Boeing said Friday that China Eastern Airlines has agreed to buy 80 737 aircraft, its biggest single-aisle purchase to date by a Chinese airline.
14 June 2014
Flight MH370 families get $50,000 in first payouts
Malaysia Airlines' insurer has begun paying the families of passengers onboard Flight MH370 $50,000 each in initial compensation three months after the jet disappeared, a government official said
13 June 2014
Emirates cancels order for 70 Airbus planes: firm
Emirates airline announced on Wednesday that it had cancelled an order for 70 long-haul A350 planes from European manufacturer Airbus.
11 June 2014
Kazakhstan is not getting low-cost airlines any time soon: Ministry of Transport
Low-cost airlines are not likely to emerge in Kazakhstan until there is intense competition between airports of nearby cities.
07 June 2014
Ministry of Transport explains high costs of domestic flights in Kazakhstan
The Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan has responded to complaints about costliness of domestic flights air tickets.
07 June 2014
LATAM Airlines crews threaten strike on eve of World Cup
Maintenance crews at LATAM Airlines, the region's biggest carrier, threatened Wednesday a 48-hour strike that could delay flights on the first days of the World Cup in Brazil.
05 June 2014
Singapore Airlines plane veers off Yangon runway, no injuries
A Singapore Airlines plane skidded off the runway on touching down during heavy rain at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport, but no injuries were reported, the carrier said.
22 May 2014
Japan budget carrier cancels flights due to pilot shortage
Japanese low cost carrier Vanilla Air said Friday it will cancel scores of flights in June because it does not have enough pilots to fly them.
16 May 2014
China's Shandong Airlines orders 50 Boeing planes for $4.6 bn
Shandong Airlines, one of China's smaller carriers, said it has agreed to buy 50 passenger planes from US manufacturer Boeing for $4.6 billion, in another sign of the country's growing demand for air travel.
22 April 2014
Kazakhstan and Turkey agree on 16 additional flights
The Kazakhstan Transport Ministry has arranged for 16 additional flights a week to Turkey for the summer season.
21 April 2014