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Meet Temirlan Zhunussov, one of the new generation of pilots shaping Kazakhstan’s aviation future

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Video. From dream to cockpit: how Temirlan Zhunussov became a pilot

Updated: 07/05/2025 - 15:01 GMT+2

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In this episode of Voices from Central Asia, we meet Temirlan Zhunussov, a First Officer at Air Astana, whose passion for flying took off long before he ever set foot on a plane.

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