The results of two months of 2019 show that the revenues of air transport enterprises in Kazakhstan rose by 21.2% YoY and reached 49.7 billion tenge ($1.3 billion). The share of air transport in the transportation industry as a whole was 10.8%; in 2018 the share of airlines was slightly lower – 10.2%. The main…
The launch of Air Astana’s low-cost division, FlyArystan was announced in November 2018, Air Astana’s press service reported. The new airline has already appointed 90 new staff and is well on the way to the 150 people needed by the time operations commence in a few months time. The new airline will provide a real…
The volume of bilateral trade between Kazakhstan and Malaysia increased almost 4-fold compared YoY and amounted to $478 million in 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan reported. Exports from Kazakhstan reached $351.7 million, while imports from Malaysia reached $126.1 million. In 1996, Kazakhstan and Malaysia opened their embassies in Kuala Lumpur and Almaty,…
A new local history museum is being constructed in Sairam district of Turkestan region. The project cost totals KZT 86.5 million, the governor’s press service reported. Batyr Tulegenov, the site supervisor, informed that the construction works commenced in August 2018 and were expected to be completed in April. There will be various valuable exhibits telling…
At the instruction of the Head of State, Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan and Air Astana are working round the clock to launch FlyArystan low-cost airline. The ticket sales for the carrier’s commercial flights are expected to start on March 29. “Starting from May,…
Akmola region has sent the first batch of beef to Iran. “Astana Agroproduct LLP, situated in Korgalzhyn district, Akmola region, for the first time ever has concluded a contract to deliver meat products to Iran. The company’s meat products conform to the highest Halal standards,” Deputy Governor of Akmola region Marat Igaliyev said. Another batch…
Kazakh Industry and Infrastructure Development Minister Roman Sklyar spoke about the plans to launch the first flights of Fly Arystan, the country’s first low-cost airline. “Pursuant to the Kazakh President’s task Fly Arystan is to start flying in the first half of 2019. It is expected to carry up to 1 million passengers during the…