Air Astana
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| Air Astana | ||
|---|---|---|
| IATA KC (Formerly 4L) |
ICAO KZR |
Callsign ASTANALINE |
| Founded | 14 September 2001 | |
| Hubs | Almaty Airport Astana Airport |
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| Fleet size | 16 | |
| Destinations | 26 | |
| Headquarters | {{{headquarters}}} | |
| Key people | {{{key_people}}} | |
| Website: http://www.airastana.com/ | ||
Air Astana is an airline based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is the national carrier of Kazakhstan, granted following the demise of Air Kazakhstan, and operates scheduled domestic and international services. Its main bases are Astana Airport and Almaty Airport.
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[edit] History
The airline was established on 14 September 2001 and started operations on 15 May 2002. Air Astana leased its first three Boeing 737 aircraft in May 2002. Three Boeing 757s were added and in 2004 five Fokker 50s were acquired, the latter to largely develop the domestic network. It is a joint venture owned by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (51%) and BAE Systems (49%).
[edit] Destinations
[edit] Domestic Destinations
Air Astana operates the following domestic destinations (as of January 2005):
- Aktau
- Aktyubinsk
- Almaty
- Astana
- Atyrau
- Karaganda
- Kostanai
- Kzyl-Orda
- Oral
- Öskemen
- Pavlodar
- Petropavl
- Semey
- Shimkent
- Taraz
[edit] International Destinations
[edit] Fleet
The Air Astana fleet includes the following aircraft (at February 2007) [1] :
- 1 Airbus A321-131 (P4-NAS)
- 1 Boeing 767-300 (P4-KCA)
- 4 Airbus A320-200 (P4-PAS,P4-SAS,P4-TAS, P4-UAS)
- 1 Boeing 737-800 (P4-BAS)
- 2 Boeing 737-700 (P4-CAS, P4-DAS)
- 4 Boeing 757-200 (P4-EAS, P4-FAS, P4-GAS, P4-MAS)
- 5 Fokker 50 (P4-HAS, P4-IAS, P4-JAS, P4-KAS, P4-LAS)
Air Astana is to introduce its first wide-bodied aircraft in 2007. Lease deals have been agreed for two Boeing 767-300 and one Airbus A330 aircraft, all for delivery during 2007. It has already introduced four Airbus A320 aircraft and recently finalised a deal for two Airbus A321 aircraft for December 2006 delivery. Its Boeing 737 and Boeing 757 aircraft will be retired[2].
According to Air Astana CEO Peter Foster at a series of Press calls in Almaty in December 2006, the airline will increase its fleet from 15 to 22 planes in 2007.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
- ^ Airliner World, February 2007
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