All Air Astana articles
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NewsAir Astana signs for up to 50 Airbus single-aisle jets with A321LRs prominent
Kazakh carrier Air Astana intends to order up to 50 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, primarily the long-range A321LR variant, for a fleet modernisation. The tentative agreement – still a memorandum of understanding – covers a proposal for 25 firm orders and 25 purchase options, with deliveries starting in 2031. “This would ...
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NewsPeak-season fleet groundings frustrate Kazakhstan’s Air Astana
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana is irritated by the impact of unscheduled engine removals on its fleet during the peak season, which affected the differential between unit revenues and unit costs and more than halved net profit for the third quarter. Air Astana says 14 of the 19 unscheduled removals so far ...
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NewsBoeing lands ‘flexible’ deal for up to 14 737s and 787s with Somon Air
Hot on the heels of disclosing a deal for up to 15 787 Dreamliners with Air Astana, Boeing has another accord for up to 14 aircraft with Tajikistan’s Somon Air.
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NewsLong-serving Air Astana chief Foster to step down next year
Kazakh carrier Air Astana Group’s long-serving chief Peter Foster is stepping down from his position next year. He is to be succeeded by Ibrahm Canliel, the airline’s chief financial officer. Foster will retire from the top post, and the airline’s board, at the end of March 2026. Air Astana says ...
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NewsAir Astana completes fleet rationalisation but GTF engine fallout persists
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana Group has highlighted improvements in the Pratt & Whitney engines being delivered for its Airbus fleet, but believes remedy measures will still be needed over the course of this year and next. The carrier has achieved its simplest fleet structure for more than two decades following the ...
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NewsAir Astana progresses with fleet simplification and aims for 84 aircraft this decade
Kazakh operator Air Astana Group is expecting to expand its fleet to 84 aircraft by the end of the decade, from 57 at the close of last year. Air Astana ended 2024 with 34 aircraft while its FlyArystan subsidiary had 23, after each carrier took delivery of five jets over ...
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NewsAir Astana fleet growth ahead of track
Air Astana Group now expects to end the year with three more aircraft than originally planned as it bids to counter the impact of lost capacity from ongoing Pratt & Whitney engine inspections impacting some of its Airbus A320neo fleet.
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NewsAir Astana strikes partnership pact with Italy’s Neos
Kazakhstan carrier Air Astana has agreed a partnership deal with Italian leisure carrier Neos, including a codeshare and service co-operation on Boeing 787 flights next year.
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NewsKazakh regulator grants separate AOC to Air Astana budget carrier FlyArystan
Kazakh carrier Air Astana’s budget airline spin-off, FlyArystan, has secured its own air operator’s certificate, five years after it emerged.
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Airline BusinessFreshly listed Air Astana eyes more growth after profitable 2023
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana Group is eyeing further growth this year after continued expansion of its low-cost subsidiary FlyArystan helped it lift its adjusted EBITDA slightly to $301 million in 2023.
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NewsAir Astana valued at $847m ahead of stock market launch
Kazakh carrier Air Astana has finalised the share offer price for its forthcoming stock market listings, giving an implied company valuation of $847 million.
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NewsAir Astana set for IPO this year as it plans London and Kazakhstan listing
Kazakh carrier Air Astana has outlined its intention to list on the London and Kazakhstan stock exchanges this year.
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NewsAir Astana operating profit up 11% after first nine months
Operating profits at Kazakh carrier Air Astana Group are running 11% ahead of 2022 levels after the first nine months of the year, on the back of revenue that is up one-fifth.
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NewsAir Astana commissions new EASA-approved flight-training centre
Kazakh carrier Air Astana has formally commissioned a new flight-training centre, stating that it is the first in the Central Asian regional to have European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval. The training centre is located at Astana’s international airport. It is equipped with a full-flight Airbus A320 Reality7e simulator supplied ...
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Airline BusinessHow Peter Foster is keeping Air Astana on a growth path despite post-Covid challenges
Under the long-term leadership of Peter Foster, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier managed to remain profitable last year as it grew above pre-Covid traffic levels, having already moved back into the black in 2021. And its growth is continuing this year
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NewsFlyArystan growth helps Air Astana to profits high in 2022
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana posted its highest after-tax profit of $78.4 million in 2022 on record passenger and revenue figures.
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NewsAir Astana to lease three Boeing 787-9s
Air Astana has signed a deal take three Boeing 787-9s through lessor Air Lease as it continues with its fleet-upgrade programme.
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NewsKazakh authority proposes airline divestments to increase competition
Kazakhstan’s government is proposing to increase competition in the air transport sector by selling shares in airlines which are part of the Samruk-Kazyna sovereign fund. The country’s Agency for the Protection and Development of Competition points out that airlines with state participation – including Air Astana, its budget operation FlyArystan ...
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NewsLow-cost unit helps Air Astana top pre-crisis traffic levels in 2021
Air Astana Group topped pre-crisis passenger levels last year in carrying a record 6.62 million, almost half of which flew on its low-cost unit FlyArystan.
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NewsFlights set to resume from Almaty airport on 13 January
Airline services are set to resume from Almaty airport tomorrow after civil unrest in Kazakhstan led to the closure of the airport for more than a week.