Air Astana signs codeshare agreement with Azerbaijan Airlines

Air Astana, the national airline of Kazakhstan, is expanding its global network of codeshare agreements through intensive cooperation with Azerbaijan Airlines on the route between Baku, Azerbaijan and Almaty, Kazakhstan. The two airlines now operate joint flights on this route five times a week in both directions. Thanks to the new codesharing partnership, Air Astana […]

Qatar Airways Cargo connects Doha with Almaty

Qatar Airways Cargo operated its first cargo flight to Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan on 17 January using a Boeing 777-200 Freighter. The airport operator says flights between Doha and Almaty is another step in the development of the regional aviation hub and the expansion of economic cooperation between Qatar and Kazakhstan. Qatar Airways will […]

Kuehne + Nagel opens offices in Baku and Almaty

Kuehne + Nagel is expanding its regional network in Central Asia by opening legal entities and new offices in Baku, Azerbaijan and Almaty, Kazakhstan. The logistics group says the two emerging markets are both showing annual GDP growth rates of around four per cent, with rising demand in the oil and gas industry, consumer goods […]

Etihad Cargo flies freighters for Year of Zayed aid mission

Etihad Cargo has launched its first humanitarian freighter missions to Kazakhstan and India as part of its Year of the Zayed programme. The specially branded Year of Zayed Boeing 777 Freighter departed Abu Dhabi – first to Almaty in Kazakhstan and then to Hyderabad in India – carrying special provisions to be distributed to those […]

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on the radar for Kuehne + Nagel

Kuehne + Nagel is to start operating in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan from the first quarter (Q1) of next year. The freight forwarder’s managing director for Russia and Belarus, Perry Neumann revealed the news today, at the 7th Caspian Air Cargo Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Speaking in a market overview for the CIS and Central Asia […]