Kazakhstan Airlines

Following the disaster of the Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision, Kazakhstan Airlines ceased operations, and its role as flag carrier was transferred to Air Kazakhstan.

Following the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Kazakh division of the state-owned airline, Aeroflot, was transformed into Kazakhstan Airlines, with scheduled flights from its hub at Almaty International Airport being launched in 1992.

This was because one of Kazakhstan airlines’ pilots caused the deadliest mid-air collision where no one survived.

Kazakhstan Airlines inherited a fleet of the following aircraft types:[1] Kazakhstan Airlines was involved in the Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision, which occurred on 12 November 1996 and—with its 349 fatalities—marks one of the deadliest air disasters in history.

Investigation into the accident revealed that the pilots of Flight 1907 had descended from their assigned altitude, which was attributed to poor training and non-sufficient English language skills.