Press Releases

21 May 2012

Air Astana Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Major Network Expansion
Last week marked the 10th anniversary of the launch of Air Astana.

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15 May 2012

Air Astana is 10 Years Old
On 15 May 2002 a Boeing 737 displaying the Air Astana logo completed the first flight from Almaty to Astana.

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7 May 2012

Air Astana Names Embraer 190 after First Kazakh Female Pilot – Hiuaz Dospanova
Air Astana congratulates veterans on Victory Day and in memory of the legendary first female pilot – Hiuaz Dospanova, the national air carrier will give its first owned aircraft her name.

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12 Apr 2012

First Fokker 50 Retired from Air Astana Fleet
After almost eight years of reliable service with Air Astana, the first of six Fokker 50s in the fleet was retired earlier this month.

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9 Feb 2012

Award Winning Air Astana Amenities Improve Passenger Experience
Air Astana recently won the Gold Award for Best Business Class Male Amenity Bag/Kit Worldwide and Silver Award for Best Business Class Female Amenity Bag/Kit Worldwide from Travelplus for 2011.

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6 Feb 2012

Air Astana Announces Dreamliner Order, 2011 Results
Air Astana, the national flag carrier, announced that it has agreed to purchase from the Boeing Company four Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, and 3 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, an order worth $1.3 billion at list prices, the largest ever in Kazakhstan’s civil aviation history.

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17 Jan 2012

Air Astana Takes Delivery of Fifth Boeing 757
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s principal carrier has added a fifth Boeing 757-200 to its fleet, with the latest aircraft arriving in Almaty on 17th January 2012.

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8 Nov 2011

Air Astana Experiences Strong Traffic Growth on Asian Network
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s leading international carrier, continues to experience strong traffic growth on its Asian network.

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3 Nov 2011

Air Astana is Presenting a New Embraer 190 Aircraft to the Capital of Kazakhstan
The new Embraer 190 aircraft, the third of its kind for Air Astana, enlarges the national airline’s fleet.

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14 Oct 2011

Air Astana Donates Playground to Internat-School № 10 for Children from Needy Families
On 14th October 2011 Air Astana donated an “airplane” themed playground to Internat-school № 10 and organized a party for the children.

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29 Sep 2011

Air Astana Upgrades Airport Lounge Access Around The World
Air Astana continues to upgrade airport lounge access around the world in order to further enhance the overall travel experience for its Business Class passengers and frequent flyer Nomad Club Gold members.

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27 Sep 2011

Air Astana Passes Third IATA Operational Safety Audit without Findings
Air Astana has once again successfully passed the latest International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).

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22 Sep 2011

Air Astana Opens New Engineering Facility in Almaty
Air Astana Kazakhstan’s leading carrier opened a new internationally approved engineering facility in Almaty today.

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16 Sep 2011

Air Astana and Travel Guard Launch Online Travel Insurance at www.airastana.com
Air Astana and Travel Guard, one of the world’s largest travel insurance providers, have launched a new service for Air Astana customers to purchase travel insurance online and peace of mind when traveling domestically and internationally.

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16 September 2011

SITA System Failure Causes Delays to Flights Departing Almaty Airport
Air Astana would like to apologise to passengers for delays in check-in and departure of a series of its flights from Almaty earlier today.

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9 Sep 2011

Flight Schedule Changes on Aktau Services
Due to runway reconstruction work at Aktau airport during period 10th – 31st October 2011, the timing of all flights to and from the city will be brought forward by four hours.

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17 Aug 2011

Air Astana Services to/from Astana May Be Affected by Preparations for the Military Parade on Kazakhstan Constitution Day
Air Astana regrets to advise passengers that fly to and from Astana during the 17th – 30th August, 2011 may be subject to adjustment as a result of preparations for the military parade to be held Kazakhstan Constitution Day.

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16 Aug 2011

Kazakh Rugby Star Takes off with Air Astana
Air Astana’s ab-initio pilot training programme is well established, with newly qualified pilots continuing to join active flight crew ranks every year. Amongst the group of nine most recently recruited candidates is Timur Mashurov, the ex-captain of the national rugby team of Kazakhstan.

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1 Aug 2011

Air Astana Acquires Two Additional Embraer 190 Jets
Air Astana, the national flag carrier of Kazakhstan, and Embraer have signed a contract for the sale of two EMBRAER 190 jets.

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29 Jul 2011

Air Astana GAMMA Score Affirmed at '6'
Standard & Poor's Governance Services has affirmed its governance, accountability, management, metrics, and analysis (GAMMA) score of 'GAMMA 6' on Air Astana JSC, the national airline of Kazakhstan which is one of the highest in Kazakhstan for today.

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19 Jul 2011

Air Astana Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Independence
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the independence of Kazakhstan, Air Astana is decorating 10 Boeing and Airbus aircraft with special commemorative insignia and slogans until the end of 2011.

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18 Jul 2011

Air Astana Reports Strong 2011 First Half Results
Kazakhstan’s principal airline Air Astana has posted profit before tax of $36.9 million for the first half of 2011, an increase of 10.4% over 2010. Revenues rose by 18.7% to $346 million and passenger numbers increased by 16.4%.

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29 Jun 2011

Unlawful Actions of Almaty Airport Resulting in Air Astana Flight Delays
On 29 June 2011 the Air Astana flights KC 855 Almaty – Atyrau, KC 886 Atyrau – Almaty, KC 953 Almaty – Astana, KC 954 Astana – Almaty were delayed with an average delay time of up to 1 hour. Air Astana deeply regrets about the delays and would like to aplogize to its passengers for the inconveniences caused.

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28 Jun 2011

Failure of Computerized Check-in System at Almaty Airport
Air Astana regrets to inform its passengers that the computerized check-in services have not been available at Almaty International Airport domestic check-in area and limited in the international check-in area as of 16:30, 27 June 2011 till 12.00, 28 June 2011.

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27 Jun 2011

Air Astana Climbs Higher in Skytrax Awards
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s leading carrier, has been awarded second place in the "Best Airline in Eastern Europe" category of the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards 2011.

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2 Jun 2011

Air Astana Launches New Services to Georgia and Russia
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s principal airline, is launching new services from Almaty to Tbilisi, capital of Georgia and Samara in southern Russia today.

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