Air Astana
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Air Astana Carries Out First Simultaneous 6- and 12-Year C-Checks
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier group, Air Astana, has for the first time in its history initiated two major maintenance processes simultaneously. At the maintenance hangar in Astana, the parent company’s Airbus A321neo, registered EI-KDF, has entered its 6-year C-Check, while FlyArystan, the group’s low-cost subsidiary, is carrying out the 12-year C-Check on its Airbus A320ceo, registered EI-KBD. According to the company’s…
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Air Astana Becomes the Official Airline Partner of FC Kairat
Air Astana has announced its partnership with Kairat, one of Kazakhstan’s most established football clubs, becoming the club’s official airline partner. The airline congratulated Kairat on their participation in the Champions League and wished them success in the upcoming matches. As part of this collaboration, Air Astana will play a key role in the club’s international travels.
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Air Astana Receives 5-Star Rating from APEX for the 6th Consecutive Year
Air Astana has been awarded the highest Five-Star rating by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) in the “Major Airlines” category. The airline has earned this prestigious recognition for the sixth year in a row. The award ceremony took place at the APEX/IFSA Global EXPO in California, United States. Zhamilya Zhaxybekova, Manager of the Inflight Services Department at Air Astana,…
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Air Astana Adopts AI-Based Pricing Analysis Platform
Kazakhstan’s largest airline group, Air Astana, has begun using AirGain, a pricing analysis platform developed by India-based technology company RateGain, to strengthen its revenue management strategy. The AI-powered system not only tracks ticket prices across competing airlines, online travel agencies, and booking platforms, but also identifies market trends and anomalies, enabling a rapid response to shifts in demand. Erbolat Baysalykhov,…
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Air Astana and Air India enter codeshare partnership
The codeshare partnership enables Air Astana and Air India, India’s leading globalairline, to strengthen cooperation on key routes between Kazakhstan and India,covering Air Astana’s services between Almaty-Delhi and Almaty-Mumbai. Under theagreement, Air India will place its ‘AI’ designator code on Air Astana-operated flights,allowing Air Astana to offer customers greater connectivity and convenience fortravel between two countries. Peter Foster, the Air…
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Air Astana Prepares GE Engine Stock for Boeing 787-9 Fleet
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana has announced plans to build a reserve stock of General Electric GEnx-1B engines to support its upcoming long-haul operations. Chief Financial Officer Ibrahim Janlyel emphasized that this step is of strategic importance to ensure the safe and uninterrupted operation of the airline’s new Boeing 787-9 aircraft. 👉🏼 Air Astana has three Boeing 787-9s on…
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Air Astana and China Southern Airlines sign codeshare agreement
On 29 July 2025, Air Astana and China Southern Airlines signed a codeshare agreement, with cooperation on trunk routes between Kazakhstan and China providing travellers with more flight options. The codeshare agreement covers Air Astana routes operated from Almaty to Beijing Capital, Almaty to Urumqi and Almaty to Guangzhou, as well as Astana to Beijing. For China Southern Airlines, the…
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Air Astana Named Best Airline in Central Asia and the CIS
Air Astana Named Best Airline in Central Asia and the CIS At the 2025 Skytrax World Airline Awards, held during the Paris–Le Bourget International Air Show, the Air Astana Group once again achieved major success by receiving several prestigious honors. For the 14th consecutive year, Air Astana was awarded the title of “Best Airline in Central Asia and the CIS”,…
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