Manufactured 2.79 and transferred to Air Kazakstan 9.96 after a period with Kazair; stored in the maintenance area (out of hours) by the time of this shot

Completed 7.80 and to Air Kazakstan 3.96; remained wfu in the 'graveyard' at Almaty until at least 2007 but then b/u

The Kazakh alps provide a fine backdrop for some photos at Almaty. This Il-86 was completed in 11.84 and transferred from Aeroflot to Kazakstan Airlines in 1996, quickly passing on to Air Kazakstan. To East Line a matter of days after this shot and became RA-86144 in 6.02. Absorbed into Russian Sky in 5.05 but on CofA expiry early the next year, returned to Almaty for spares use and b/u 2014

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

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