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Island airport bid fails as London aims to stay on top London mayor Boris Johnson's grand plan for a new airport in the Thames Estuary was rejected.

02 September 2014

Car bomb found at Philippines' main airport: authorities Four people were arrested after a bomb was found in a van parked at Manila's international airport, authorities said Monday.

01 September 2014

Kazakhstani airline buys Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplanes Kazakhstani airlines company Bek Air signed an agreement with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft to purchase 7 Sukhoi Superjet 100.

01 August 2014

50 Kazakh tourists stuck in Tel Aviv airport after missile attack Around 50 Kazakhstani tourists cannot leave Israel after a Palestinian missile hit the area near the Tel Aviv Airport.

25 July 2014

Battle for Libya airport leaves at least 47 dead Islamist-led militiamen have stepped up their assault on Libya's main airport, controlled by rival fighters, which the health ministry said Monday had left at least 47 dead in a week.

21 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

Taliban attack Kabul airport as Afghan poll audit starts Explosions and gunfire rang out after the Taliban Thursday attacked Kabul airport in the militants' latest brazen attempt to steal the initiative with the country in the grip of a presidential power struggle.

17 July 2014

Airplanes from Slovenia seized by customs in Karaganda Customs in Kazakhstan's Karaganda have seized a batch of single engine airplanes from Eastern Europe.

07 July 2014

Kazakhstan to launch 75 new air routes within 6 years Kazakhstan is going to launch 75 new international air routes by 2020.

03 July 2014

Clashes as prominent Pakistan cleric returns to lead 'revolution' Police fired tear gas at supporters of a Canada-based cleric at Islamabad airport on Monday as he returned to Pakistan to lead what he has called a "revolution" against the elected government.

23 June 2014

49 killed in east Ukraine plane downing Pro-Russian gunmen shot down a Ukranian military transport plane Saturday in the separatist east, killing all 49 people on board in the biggest single loss of life in the two-month insurgency.

14 June 2014

Rio airport staff call partial strike for World Cup opener Ground staff at Rio de Janeiro's airports have called a 24-hour partial strike Thursday, the day Brazil hosts the opening match of the World Cup.

12 June 2014

Attack on Pakistan's main airport leaves 24 dead Heavily armed militants launched an assault on Pakistan's busiest airport in the southern city of Karachi, leaving at least 24 dead including 10 militants in a six-hour siege that the army quelled at dawn.

09 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

No more illegal taxi drivers in Kazakhstani airports: Ministry of Transport and Communication The Ministry of Transport and Communications announced the decision to remove illegal taxi drivers from all Kazakhstan airports.

07 June 2014

Budapest-Astana flight to open in near future Government of Kazakhstan and Hungary have expressed their support of opening direct flights between Astana and Budapest.

07 June 2014

Airport in east Ukraine's Donetsk shut after rebel raid The main airport in Ukraine's eastern city of Donetsk shut down on Monday after being raided by dozens of armed separatists who vowed to keep up their resistance a day after presidential polls.

26 May 2014

Astana Airport closes down on May 22-25 The Astana airport will not be servicing incoming or outgoing passenger flights on May 22-25 because of the KADEX-2014.

21 May 2014

South Korea's Kumho to upgrade Philippine airport A South Korean firm has won an $82.9-million contract to upgrade an airport at one of the Philippines' hottest tourist destinations, authorities said.

20 May 2014

Clashes near Sao Paulo airport 27 days from World Cup Dozens of protesters clashed with police late Friday, throwing fireworks and torching at least two vehicles near Sao Paulo's airport, which has just opened a new international terminal ahead of the World Cup.

17 May 2014

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