Air Astana

By Chen Chuanren
The carrier has three Airbus A321LRs with additional fuel tanks; it plans to modify three more in the first quarter of 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air Astana says it accelerated earnings growth in the third quarter by implementing a plan to mitigate Pratt & Whitney engine problems.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Air Astana plans to install additional fuel tanks on its Airbus A321LR fleet so the airline can provide nonstop flights from Almaty to London Heathrow.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
FAA representatives are in Kazakhstan to conduct an audit in preparation for launching direct flights between Kazakhstan and the U.S. by the end of 2025.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Air Astana intends to offer codeshare flights with Japan Airlines once a new nonstop route between Almaty and Tokyo starts in spring 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Air Astana now expects to get its first Boeing 787-9 widebody nine months later than planned, according to the airline’s CEO.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Air Astana Group has taken another step in its continuing expansion by signing an operating lease for seven Airbus A321LRs from Air Lease Corporation.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
This week, the Carbon Analysis looks at some Eastern European flag carriers, in line with Aviation Week’s MRO BEER event happening in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Airlines & Lessors

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Growing commercial fleets in Uzbekistan and neighboring countries in post-Soviet Central Asia are increasing demand for MRO services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Uzbekistan Airways is planning to issue an IPO and Qazaq Air's major shareholder is looking to sell.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
Slight divergence is seen, but no figures are remarkably low for the full-service national airlines of Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, and Uzbekistan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The airline's shares have begun conditional trading on the London Stock Exchange.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Air Astana says that it expects to issue an initial public offering (IPO) and float on the London Stock Exchange.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Gulf-area majors and LCCs are expanding their CIS networks.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Air Astana’s growth reflects a continued demand for air travel in Kazakhstan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The Kazakhstan flag-carrier is evaluating whether to increase the range of its Airbus A321LR by adding an additional center tank to the aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Tel Aviv is one of two new Middle Eastern destinations Air Astana intends to launch this year, along with flights to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Kazakhstan’s largest airline is switching its London route to Almaty and launching a new service to Bodrum.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
Airports & Networks