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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
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
Kazakhstan and Qatar planning to esbalish direct flights
Kazakhstan and Qatar are planning to launch direct flights.
23 October 2013
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
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
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
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
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
Putin says Snowden at Moscow airport, rejects extradition
Vladimir Putin has described US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden as " a free man," confirming that he is still in a Moscow airport transit zone and rejecting calls for his extradition to the United States.
26 June 2013
Snowden hoodwinks world on Cuba magical mystery tour
Throughout the 12-hour Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Havana, the window seat 17A stood conspicuously empty, waiting for a passenger who never came.
25 June 2013
China outsmarted US in Snowden chess game: experts
China interceded to allow Edward Snowden's dramatic flight from Hong Kong, calculating that infuriating the United States for now was necessary to prevent deeper corrosion to their relationship.
24 June 2013
Air Astana launched Astana-Bishkek flight
Air Astana launched Astana-Bishkek regular flight.
21 June 2013
Airbus A350 takes off for battle with Boeing
Airbus's new A350 plane glided smoothly through its maiden flight on Friday, leaving company executives relieved and brimming with confidence for the battle with Boeing that lies ahead.
17 June 2013
Airbus next-generation plane prepares for first flight
Airbus's new A350 plane is due to take off on its much-anticipated maiden flight Friday, a milestone for an aircraft the firm hopes will help close the gap with rival Boeing in the lucrative long-haul market.
13 June 2013
Transportation of tourists from Turkey to cost Kazakhstan $1 million
The first group Kazakhstan tourists who could not leave Turkey because of the airline's bankruptcy came back to Kazakhstan on June 9.
10 June 2013
US drops plan to allow pocket knives on flights
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), bowing to a chorus of outrage led by flight attendants, abandoned Wednesday its plan to allow pocket knives in carry-on baggage.
06 June 2013
Qatar mulls launching Doha-Kazakhstan flights
Qatar Minister of Economy and Finance Yousef Hussain Kamal met with Kazakhstan Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev.
28 May 2013
Indonesia recruits civil servants to plug pilot shortage
Indonesia has started to train civil servants to become flight instructors to meet demand for pilots in its fast-growing aviation industry.
04 May 2013
Solar-powered plane to make first cross-US flight
An innovative solar-powered aircraft is set to launch Friday from California on a flight across the United States, the first of its kind aiming to showcase what is possible without fossil fuels.
03 May 2013
Air Astana launches direct flights from Astana and Almaty to Kiev
Air Astana has launched direct flights from Astana and Almaty to Kiev starting from March 31 and April 1, 2013, correspondingly.
01 April 2013