Air Astana

Air Astana is the national airline of Kazakhstan. Earlier this honour was with Kazakhstan Airlines but following the bankruptcy and the subsequent closure of Kazakhstan Airlines, this baton has now been passed on to Air Astana. Air Astana is a joint venture between the Government of Kazakhstan and BAE Systems, with 51% owned by the government and 49% by BAE. The airline is based in Astana, Kazakhstan

Air Astana was established on September 14, 2001 and started operations on May 15, 2002. It began its operations with a fleet of three Boeing 737 aircrafts and now has a fleet of 13 aircrafts. The Air Astana fleet consists of four Boeing 757-200, two Boeing 737-700, one Boeing 737-800, one Airbus A320, and five Fokker-50 aircrafts. Air Astana’s route network currently includes 25 domestic and 17 international destinations. In India, Air Astana flies to Delhi.

Air Astana is a full member of the IATA (International Association of Air Transport) and is the only airline in Kazakhstan which is EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) JAR-145 certified to perform aircraft maintenance.