A ceremonial event was held at the I. Abdraimov Kyrgyz Aviation Institute to hand over a Mooney Ovation 2 aircraft to the Institute by the well-known Kyrgyz pilot Soyuzbek Saliev.

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In 2016 Soyuzbek Saliev and 72-year-old navigator Jonas Zhuknus undertook a round-the-world journey dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the republic's independence. The journey lasted 62 days covering 49,000 kilometres

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