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Air Astana mulls launching Internet in aircraft Air Astana is considering the possibility of making the Internet available on-board its aircraft.

08 January 2014 12:11

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 13:21

Iran exiles say camp struck by rockets near Baghdad airport Rockets struck near Baghdad airport on Thursday in what an exiled Iran opposition group said was an attack on their camp that left three dead and around 50 wounded.

28 December 2013 09:50

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

19 December 2013 15:13

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 15:15

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 19:41

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 11:45

Qantas steward with Parkinson's to sue over pesticide link A former Qantas steward who believes he developed Parkinson's disease after repeated exposure to government-mandated pesticides sprayed in the cabin plans to sue Canberra, his lawyer said Monday.

09 December 2013 17:32

Loud US reaction to in-flight phone proposal The complaints started getting loud almost immediately after US regulators said they were considering allowing cell phone use on airplanes.

23 November 2013 12:10

Kazakhstan and British natives die in Kazan plane crash A native of Temirtau city in central Kazakhstan died in the plane crash in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.

18 November 2013 15:41

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

18 November 2013 02:27

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 15:22

Air Astana launches direct flight from Astana to London Kazakhstan's blue-chip airlines Air Astana has launched direct flights from Astana to London.

02 November 2013 15:06

Newest Indian airline expects to take flight by mid-2014 India's newest planned airline, a joint venture of the Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, expects to win swift regulatory clearance and be able to start flying by mid-next year.

26 October 2013 15:22

Kazakhstan and Qatar planning to esbalish direct flights Kazakhstan and Qatar are planning to launch direct flights.

23 October 2013 23:55

More problems hit JAL Dreamliners: company A fresh series of troubles has hit Japan Airlines 787 Dreamliners, with two Tokyo-bound flights forced to turn around and another plane experiencing a minor glitch.

11 October 2013 10:52

Chaos as huge fire guts Nairobi airport A devastating fire shut down Nairobi's international airport for much of Wednesday in a "major crisis" that forced the cancellation or diversion of scores of flights at east Africa's biggest transport hub.

08 August 2013 11:36

Kazakhstan’s aviation officials on new regulations for foreign-operated chartered flights Kazakhstan’s regulations with regards to chartered flights performed by foreign aircraft operators will only come into force in two months’ time: Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee.

23 July 2013 13:01

Mexico volcano ash disrupts US flights for second day Frustrated passengers stood in long lines at Mexico City's airport Friday as US airlines canceled flights for a second day after the Popocatepetl volcano spewed a new column of ash.

06 July 2013 20:42

Mexico volcano grounds US airlines Four US airlines canceled dozens of flights to and from Mexico City's international airport on Thursday after the Popocatepetl volcano blew ash and steam skyward.

05 July 2013 18:58

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