News about flights

Obama hits out at Cameron, Sarkozy over Libya intervention British leader David Cameron got "distracted" and French President Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to promote his country during the 2011 military intervention in Libya, US President Barack Obama said.

11 March 2016 14:00

Emirates postpones launch of world's longest flight Emirates Airline, which was to launch what it called the world's longest non-stop flight this month, postponed those plans for a year.

03 March 2016 17:37

Blizzard in Astana: flights and train delayed, Christmas trees and cars damaged Warm weather and rains have given way to winds and blizzards in Astana.

29 December 2015 21:30

Kazakhstan's third astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov awarded highest state award Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev awarded Aidyn Aimbetov, the third Kazakh cosmonaut, Khalyk Kakharmany (People’s Hero) title.

15 October 2015 22:03

Kazakhstan improves position in world flight safety ranking Kazakhstan's compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards has risen from 47 to 65 percent.

28 September 2015 19:22

Airlines go slow on aircraft tracking Less then 10% of airlines have introduced full-time flight tracking recommended by IATA. Why is the simple process taking so long?

07 September 2015 18:00

Aidyn Aimbetov's flight to ISS is a milestone event for Kazakhstan: Chairman of Kazcosmos Talgat Mussabayev Space flight of Kazakhstan’s astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov to the International Space Station is a milestone event for Kazakhstan.

04 September 2015 19:49

Kazakhstani airline SCAT increases ticket prices by 20% Following suit of the Kazakhstan national airline Air Astana, another Kazakh airline SCAT has announced a ticket price rise.

24 August 2015 21:24

Canadian WestJet flight attendant acts out safety demonstration Canadian WestJet flight attendant acts out safety demonstration

24 August 2015 20:56

Kazakh astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov to make research in space Kazakhstan’s astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov will conduct a number of studies during his 10 day space flight on board the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft.

10 August 2015 14:21

Astana Airport not receiving or releasing aircrafts at night time in August Astana airport will not be receiving or releasing any flights from 10:00 pm to 03:00 am from August 19 to 25.

06 August 2015 19:55

Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov prepares for his flight to ISS on September 1 Kazakh cosmonaut Aydin Aimbetov has been going through a pre-flight preparation in Russian Star City for two months already.

30 July 2015 18:49

New Kazakhstani low-cost airline presented A new low-cost airline Qazaq Air has been presented in Kazakhstan's Astana.

09 July 2015 15:13

Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia to launch direct flight Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia plan to launch a direct flight.

14 May 2015 09:18

Dozens of flights delayed in Astana, Almaty Poor weather conditions and delays of arrivals force Astana and Almaty airports to reschedule flights.

30 December 2014 17:39

Nearly 50 flights delayed in Almaty Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan has delayed 49 flights because of the weather.

24 December 2014 17:57

Air Astana launches Astana-Bangkok flight Kazakhstan’s national flag carrier Air Astana has launched a direct flight between Kazakhstan’s capital city Astana and Thailand’s capital Bangkok.

19 December 2014 16:10

Battles leave Lugansk airport, busy tourist hub, in ruins After almost two months of deadly combat between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian guerrillas, the Soviet-era airport has been literally wiped off the map.

13 September 2014 14:14