Kazakhstan Airlines

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

Kazakhstan Airlines was the national airline of Kazakhstan. It ended operations during the late 1990s.[1] It operated domestic and international services. It had its head office in Almaty.[2]

Contents

[edit] Code Data

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1995, it also flew aircraft for Kazakhstan Government.

[edit] Incidents and accidents

On 12 November 1996, in one of the deadliest air disasters, Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907, an Ilyushin Il-76 en route from Chimkent, Kazakhstan to New Delhi, India; collided inflight with Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763, a Boeing 747-168B en route from New Delhi, India to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The two aircraft collided in mid-air over the village of Charkhi Dadri, India, killing all 349 aboard both aircraft [4].

It is currently the deadliest mid-air collision in aviation history.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Kazakhstan Airlines." Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on July 27, 2009.
  2. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight Global. 29 March-4 April 1995. 79.
  3. ^ "IATA codes." Airline Update. Retrieved on July 30, 2009.
  4. ^ "1996 Chakri Dadri mid-air collision." Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on July 30, 2009