Private company

Air Kazakhstan

Flag carrier of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2004

Air Kazakhstan, stylised as Air Kazakstan (Kazakh: Эйр Қазақстан / Eir Qazaqstan), was a Kazakh airline and its national carrier. After its bankruptcy, the airline was shut down.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1996Founded1

Air Kazakhstan, stylised as Air Kazakstan (Kazakh: Эйр Қазақстан / Eir Qazaqstan), was a Kazakh airline and its national carrier. After its bankruptcy, the airline was shut down. It was headquartered in Almaty.2

The story

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 a court in Almaty.

Air Astana succeeded and replaced Air Kazakhstan as the country's flag carrier.

From Wikipedia’s article on Air Kazakhstan, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. Feb 29, 2004Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1996Founded Founded1

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