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Air Astana Group extends Dubai suspension through end of summer schedule
Air Astana Group extends Dubai suspension through end of summer schedule
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana Group has prolonged the suspension of its Dubai (UAE) services until 30 September. The decision, affecting both the parent full-service carrier and its LCC subsidiary FlyArystan, is ...
Kazakhstan and Turkey increase flight frequencies
Kazakhstan and Turkey increase flight frequencies
Aviation authorities from Kazakhstan and Turkey have signed a new memorandum of understanding in civil aviation, significantly expanding the permitted flight frequencies between the two countries. On key routes—from Istanbul ...
Azerbaijan Airlines outsources freight pallet management to foreign provider
Azerbaijan Airlines outsources freight pallet management to foreign provider
The flag carrier Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) has entrusted the management of its freight pallet fleet to American-Dutch company ACL Airshop. As announced by the latter, under the new agreement, ACL ...
Kyrgyzstan’s Karakol airport opens for trunkline operations following runway extension
Kyrgyzstan’s Karakol airport opens for trunkline operations following runway extension
Karakol Airport (IATA: IKG), serving the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan, has welcomed its first-ever medium-haul commercial aircraft, signaling that its newly upgraded airfield infrastructure is fully operational for narrowbody airliners. ...
Centrum Air to launch flights to Sri Lanka and Indonesia
Centrum Air to launch flights to Sri Lanka and Indonesia
Centrum Air, the largest private airline in Uzbekistan, plans to launch flights this year from its home base in Tashkent to Colombo (CMB) in Sri Lanka and Denpasar (DPS) in ...
Uzbekistan launches its first space satellite
Uzbekistan launches its first space satellite
Uzbekistan has launched its first satellite into space—Samarkand-2028. The spacecraft was developed by the space research agency of this Central Asian republic (Uzcosmos) on a platform provided by the Chinese ...
Etihad Airways begins operations in Uzbekistan
Etihad Airways begins operations in Uzbekistan
UAE flag carrier Etihad Airways has commenced operations on the Abu Dhabi (AUH) – Tashkent (TAS) route. The inaugural flight marks the airline's entry into the Uzbek market following a ...
Oman Air Cargo leverages bellyhold capacity on Central Asia and Black Sea routes
Oman Air Cargo leverages bellyhold capacity on Central Asia and Black Sea routes
Following its recent launch of passenger services connecting Muscat with Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and Sochi, Russia, Oman Air Cargo is positioning its bellyhold space to capture growing regional freight demand across ...
Azerbaijan Airlines increases transit passenger traffic by 39%
Azerbaijan Airlines increases transit passenger traffic by 39%
In the first half of 2026, Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) carried 536,826 transit passengers, an increase of 39% compared to the previous year, company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jamil Manizade reported. ...
Tajikistan’s Somon Air expands its international reach with flights to Belarus and Saudi Arabia
Tajikistan’s Somon Air expands its international reach with flights to Belarus and Saudi Arabia
Tajikistan’s flag carrier Somon Air will open two new international routes from the Central Asian country's capital in August. Starting August 9, the airline will connect Dushanbe directly with Jeddah ...
SkyFru Airlines replaces TezJet on Bishkek–Moscow route
SkyFru Airlines replaces TezJet on Bishkek–Moscow route
On August 5, Kyrgyz privately-held carrier SkyFru launched regular flights between the country's capital, Bishkek, and Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport. The route was previously operated by TezJet, which lost its air ...
Kazakhstan marks first autonomous passenger eVTOL demo flight
Kazakhstan marks first autonomous passenger eVTOL demo flight
Kazakhstan has achieved a key milestone in its regional Urban Air Mobility (UAM) strategy with the completion of the country’s first passenger-carrying autonomous flight. The flight demonstration featured the EH216-S—a ...