Kazakhstan’s Air Astana signs codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, and Etihad Airways are the latest airlines to enter into a strategic codeshare…
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Stay updated on Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, operating domestic and international flights.
Air Astana: How Central Asia’s largest airline is looking abroad for growth
Kazakhstan barely figured on the global aviation map back in 2005 when Sir Richard Evans, then Chairman of…
Air Astana completes first 12-year C-check, builds MRO capabilities: pictures
Air Astana has completed the first 12-year C-check ever to be performed in Kazakhstan. This thorough maintenance procedure was…
Air Astana to fly nonstop A321LR route from London Heathrow to Almaty
Air Astana has announced that its Almaty (ALA) to London Heathrow (LHR) route will be operated nonstop with Airbus…
Air Astana expands its UAE operations with a handful of new routes
Air Astana is to expand its presence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). On September 13, 2024, the…
Air Astana to lease seven Airbus A321neo planes from ALC, Boeing 787-9s delayed
The Air Astana Group has announced the signing of an agreement with Air Lease Corporation (ALC) for the…
Air Astana’s low-cost subsidiary FlyArystan gets own AOC, pursues further growth
FlyArystan, the low-cost subsidiary of Kazakh national carrier Air Astana, has obtained its own, separate air operator certificate…
Air Astana lists on the London Stock Exchange, raises funds for future expansion
On February 9, 2024, Air Astana Group, the parent company of Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana and its…
Air Astana prepares IPO in Kazakhstan and London to fuel further growth
Kazakhstan’s largest airline Air Astana has announced plans to have an Initial Public Offering (IPO) before the end…
Fasten your seatbelt! Here are the most turbulent flight routes of 2023
Although aircraft are built to withstand all types of turbulence and pilots are fully trained to safely operate…
Air Astana announces full-year 2022 results, says figures ‘exceed expectations’
Air Astana announced that its full-year 2022 results “exceeded expectations” even if the airline faced unfavorable external factors…
Air Astana inks long-term lease deal with ALC for three Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, has signed an agreement with Air Lease Corporation for the long-term lease of…
Air Astana receives A321LR jet, aims to boost fleet to 43 planes by end of 2022
A Kazakhstan -based airline, Air Astana, has boosted its aircraft fleet with the delivery of its eighth Airbus…
Air Astana suspends flights to Russia after insurance coverage revoked
Kazakh airline Air Astana announced its suspension of flights to Russia after insurance coverage of commercial flights from…
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana brings back full network
Kazakhstan’s flag-carrier Air Astana has restored its full domestic and international network, almost two weeks after the country was embroiled…
Russian forces help take control of Almaty Airport amid Kazakhstan unrest
Russian forces have helped take back control of Almaty airport (ALA), in Kazakhstan’s largest city, two days after the airport…
Not afraid of the 737 MAX: Boeing logs first scalable orders
The order book for the Boeing 737 MAX, stagnant since the global grounding of the jet in March…