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{{notability|date=May 2011}}

'''Trans-Asia''' ([[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] Code: '''TSX''') was an [[airline]] from [[Kazakhstan]], which operated a fleet of two [[aircraft lease|leased]] [[Ilyushin Il-62|Ilyushin Il-62M]] aircraft.<ref>[[Flight International]], 3–9 October 2006</ref> The company was founded in 1996 and ceased to exist in 1999.<ref name="asn">[http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=4779 Information about Trans-Asia at the Aviation Safety Network]</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
*On 24 April 1998, an engine of an [[Ilyushin Il-62|Ilyushin Il-62M]] ([[aircraft registration|registered]] YR-IRD) exploded shortly before take-off of the aircraft, which was operating a passenger flight from [[Atatürk International Airport|Istanbul Atatürk Airport]] on behalf of Trans-Asia. Due to the ensuing fire, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. All 64 passengers and 9 crew members on board survived.<ref name="asn"/>

== References ==
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{{Portalbar| Kazakhstan |Companies|Aviation}}
{{Airlines of Kazakhstan}}

[[Category:Defunct airlines of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1996]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 1999]]

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