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☆ Almaty, Kazakhstan: How a drab Soviet metropolis became Central Asia’s capital of cool
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Almaty, Kazakhstan CNN —Several cities around the globe have reinvented themselves in recent years, but none more successfully than Almaty. Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved from a drab, run-of-the-mill Soviet metropolis into the urban star of Central Asia. “It’s an incredibly livable city,” says long-time American resident Dennis Keen, a historic preservation advocate and founder of Walking Almaty. Over and underground artThe Abilkhan Kasteev State Art Museum is filled with more than 20,000 works of art. Other good collections include the Ihlas Museum of Folk Musical Instruments (in a Russian-style wooden mansion built in 1908) and the ethnographic artifacts of the Almaty Museum.

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☆ An Asian airline hopes launching one of the world's longest narrowbody routes will actually be a comfort upgrade for passengers
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Air Astana is launching one of the world's longest narrowbody routes from Almaty to London. AdvertisementAir Astana is launching one of the world's longest narrowbody routes with the aim of increasing comfort for passengers. The Kazkhstani flag carrier announced last Wednesday that it will use an Airbus A321LR on its route from Almaty to London. Plus, Air Astana is a relatively small carrier, as it only has three widebody jets, all Boeing 767s. European budget airline Wizz Air earlier this month announced its first route utilizing the Airbus A321XLR on seven-hour flights.

Persons: —, that's, József Váradi Organizations: Air Astana, Airbus, Service, Boeing, British Airways, Wizz, Air, Kazakhstani Locations: Almaty, London, Aktau, Kazakhstan, Dallas, Fort Worth, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

☆ Governments repatriate citizens from Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

REUTERS/Pilar Olivares Acquire Licensing RightsOct 12 (Reuters) - Governments around the world have arranged repatriation flights from Tel Aviv in reaction to the conflict in Israel. AUSTRALIAAustralia organised two special flights on Friday and Sunday to bring back citizens from Israel, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday. CANADACanada plans to operate evacuation flights for Canadians stranded in Israel, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Tuesday. ITALYItaly arranged for seven flights between Tuesday and Wednesday, the Italian foreign ministry said late on Tuesday, as part of efforts to repatriate about 900 Italian citizens from Israel. On Wednesday, Portugal had repatriated 152 Portuguese citizens directly from Israel, plus 14 citizens from other European countries.

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☆ Kazakh airline says business is booming as Russia loses traffic
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ALMATY, March 29 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's flagship airline, Air Astana, is speeding up its expansion plans to take advantage of a drop in air traffic via Russia and the reopening of China, chief executive Peter Foster told Reuters. Many global airlines stopped flights to Russia after it invaded Ukraine last year. The company plans to grow its fleet to 50 aircraft by the end of this year from the current 44 aircraft, Foster said, and is accelerating expansion plans for the coming years. "We see very big opportunities in China, as China has opened again, following COVID, India is doing well.., Pakistan is a growth market." "And that's been resolved, we have no problem with accessing spare parts,"Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund, which owns a 51% stake in Air Astana, plans to list the company publicly next year.

LONDON/MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Central Asian airlines are seizing opportunities from Russia's closed airspace, with airline traffic into the region booming in the year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, executives and analysts said. "The Russian airlines themselves are severely constrained in what they can do because of equipment shortages, they can't maintain the aircraft to sufficient standards," said James Halstead, an aviation analyst and managing partner at Aviation Strategy. It will grow since the restrictions are lifted," one Russian airlines industry source said. If the war drags on in Ukraine, there could also be further opportunities for tourism in central Asia as Russian tourists look for alternatives to Europe for their holidays. The main tourist destinations were Turkey, with 5.2 million trips or about 25% less than in 2019, the United Arab Emirates, with 1.2 million trips or 21.2% more than in 2019, Egypt and Thailand.

☆ Направлявшийся в Алматы из Стамбула самолет столкнулся со стаей птиц: у Boeing 777 поврежден планер
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-04 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +1 min

Направлявшийся в Казахстан грузовой самолет Turkish Airlines совершил вынужденную посадку в Стамбуле в воскресенье, 3 января, передает издание Yeni Şafak. Причиной стало то, что вскоре после взлета из аэропорта имени Ататюрка борт столкнулся со стаей птиц. В своем заявлении пресс-служба авиалиний THY сообщила, что после столкновения со стаей птиц у Boeing 777 поврежден планер самолета. 25 сентября самолет авиакомпании Air Astana, выполнявший рейс Кызылорда-Алматы, совершил вынужденную посадку в Шымкенте. 11 ноября самолет авиакомпании SСAT при выполнении рейса Атырау-Нур-Султан экстренно сел после столкновения со стаей птиц.

Organizations: Turkish Airlines, Yeni, Boeing, Air Astana Locations: Yeni Şafak, Istanbul, Atatürk, Turkey, Казахстан, Стамбул, КызылордаАлматы, Шымкент

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