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East Wing (Kazakhstan)
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| founded = 2006<ref>http://www.airlinehistory.co.uk/Europe/Kazakhstan/Airlines.asp</ref><br />
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| headquarters = [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]<br />
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| hubs = [[Almaty International Airport]]<br />
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[[File:Ilyushin Il-76TD, East Wing AN1633281.jpg|thumb|right|Ilyushin Il-76TD of the airline.]]<br />
'''East Wing''' is a private [[airline]] based in [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]. Previously known as '''GST Aero''',<ref>http://ipisresearch.be/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/201310_Ambushed_in_Bangkok.pdf</ref> the airline came into highlight when the crew of an East Wing [[Ilyushin Il-76]] was detained at Bangkok in 2010 for illegal weapons and explosive carriage / possession.<ref>http://rt.com/news/ukraine-plane-illegal-weapons/</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Portal| Kazakhstan |Companies|Aviation}}<br />
*[http://www.nknews.org/2013/05/individual-identified-in-leaked-un-report-is-east-wing-owner/ Individual identified in leaked UN report is East Wing owner]<br />
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[[Category:Airlines of Kazakhstan]]</div>
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