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Kazakhstan to launch another airline: President Nazarbayev We are interested in Bombardier’s entering the Kazakh market. In this context we plan to launch Air Kazakhstan airline to perform domestic flights: Nursultan Nazarbayev.
26 February 2014
Ethiopian plane forced to Geneva, hijacker arrested: police An Ethiopian Airlines flight en route to Rome was on Monday hijacked and forced to land in Geneva, where the hijacker has been arrested.
17 February 2014
Missing Nepal passenger plane found, no survivors: official Nepalese police discovered the wreckage of a plane carrying 18 people that had gone missing one day earlier in the country's mountainous west, but no survivors have been found.
17 February 2014
Devaluation may drive airline tickets up in Kazakhstan Airlines are adjusting their ticket prices to the new exchange rate of the tenge.
13 February 2014
Myanmar carrier to boost international routes with lease deal Myanmar's national carrier on Tuesday signed a deal to lease 10 Boeing aircraft worth nearly $1 billion that will ply international routes in a bid to tap booming tourism as the once-reclusive country opens up to the world.
11 February 2014
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
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