Taxiing noisily past the Soviet-style old terminal building, this An-24 was built in 10.70 and transferred to Air Kazakstan in 9.96. Stored engineless from 2003

Registered with the Kazakh directorate of Aeroflot in 5.91 and transferred to Kazakstan Airlines by 8.95. Stored 2003/4 but seen at U-Tapao in 12.05 with Yuzhnaya titles; wfu at ALA with titles painted out and broken up after late 2013

Quick shot of this engineless transport - would have liked to get that camo An-26 behind too

Based at the little-known secondary Almaty airfield of Burundai, since re-named Boraldai, this An-30 was first delivered to AFL/Kazakhstan in 6.78 and was one of a number seen that day. Prior to closing down in 2010, the company was only involved in helicopter operations and the Antonovs already looked pretty inactive by the time of this visit. Had a great Mil-8 flight up into the Kazakh alps from here same day

One of very few Western types in evidence at that time, this 737 is seen in front of the striking new terminal under construction. Built 1980; formerly OO-TEO, 4X-ABM, TC-AJK and HA-LEB. UN-B3706 from 12.98 to 3.04 and then PK-YTC with Batavia, later stored