Air Kazakhstan
Air Kazakhstan,[1] stylised as Air Kazakstan (Kazakh: Эйр Қазақстан / Eir Qazaqstan), was a Kazakh airline and its national carrier. After its bankruptcy, Kazakhstan Airlines was shut down. It was headquartered in Almaty.[2]
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| Founded | 1991 (as Kazakhstan Airways) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1991 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 29 February 2004 | ||||||
| Hubs | Almaty International Airport | ||||||
| Destinations | 21 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Almaty, Kazakhstan | ||||||
| Website | https://airkazakstan.kz | ||||||
History
The airline was established in 1991 as Kazakhstan Airways, but changed to Air Kazakhstan on 10 March 1997 (spelled as "Air Kazakhstan" until 2001). It ceased operations on 29 February 2004, after accumulating heavy debts, and was declared bankrupt in April 2004 by the court in Almaty.
Air Astana succeeded Air Kazakhstan as the country's flag carrier.
An Airbus A310-300 of Air Kazakhstan at 2 November 2003.
Destinations
When it shut down, Air Kazakhstan was serving the following locations:
Fleet
Western jets:
Soviet Jets:
- Antonov An-24
- Antonov An-24B
- Antonov An-24RV
- Antonov An-26
- Antonov An-30
- Antonov An-30A
- Antonov An-30B
- Ilyushin Il-18
- Ilyushin Il-76
- Ilyushin Il-76T
- Ilyushin Il-86
- Tupolev Tu-134
- Tupolev Tu-134A
- Tupolev Tu-154
- Tupolev Tu-154A
- Tupolev Tu-154B
- Yakovlev Yak-40
- Yakovlev Yak-40D
- Yakovlev Yak-42
References
- OAG World Airways Guide A-M, October 1997, pages 20, 28 and 32. Reed Publications. Retrieved on July 31, 2009.
- "World Airline Directory: Air Kazakstan [9Y] (KZK)". Flight International. 16–22 March 2004. pp. 66–67. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015.
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