Air Astana, flag carrier of Kazakhstan, is celebrating 14 years of successful and safe operation this month. During the past 12 months, the airline reported a record increase in net profits for 2015; launched new services to Georgia, South Korea, and the UK; signed codeshare agreements with Air France-KLM, Bangkok Airways, and Hong Kong Airlines; launched the innovative MyUpgrade product, and received a series of Skytrax 4-Star Awards for the fourth successive year. Over the first four months of 2016, Air Astana has carried more than one million passengers and almost 4,000 tons of cargo, with operational revenue exceeding US$170 million.
Air Astana already operates one of the youngest fleets in the world, with existing Airbus A320, Embraer 190 and Boeing 757/767 aircraft having an average age of only seven years. The airline will take delivery of the first of eleven Airbus A320 Neo aircraft during the second half of 2016. Another new aircraft innovation appearing later this year will be the introduction of onboard Wi-Fi on the Boeing 767 fleet. The airline’s existing network of 64 routes is destined to grow with the launch of a new service from Almaty to Tehran, capital of Iran, during the second half of 2016.
O esquema de treinamento de pilotos ab-initio da Air Astana continua sendo um tremendo sucesso, com quase 170 pilotos formados desde que o programa foi lançado em 2009 e o primeiro desses cadetes chegou ao status de capitão. Do lado da engenharia, um novo Centro de Serviço Técnico de Aeronaves será aberto em Astana antes do final de 2016.
“A Air Astana desfrutou de outro ano de operações notavelmente bem-sucedido e seguro. Por isso, devo agradecer sinceramente a cada um de nossos 4,600 funcionários dedicados, que oferecem consistentemente o mais alto padrão de serviço aos nossos passageiros e garantem que continuemos a ser a principal transportadora da região”, disse Peter Foster, presidente da Air Astana.
A Air Astana é uma joint venture entre o fundo nacional de patrimônio do Cazaquistão, Samruk Kazyna, e a BAE Systems do Reino Unido, com ações respectivas de 51% e 49%.
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- The airline's existing network of 64 routes is destined to grow with the launch of a new service from Almaty to Tehran, capital of Iran, during the second half of 2016.
- Air Astana already operates one of the youngest fleets in the world, with existing Airbus A320, Embraer 190 and Boeing 757/767 aircraft having an average age of only seven years.
- Air Astana's ab-initio pilot training scheme continues to be a tremendous success, with almost 170 pilots having graduated since the programme was launched in 2009 and the first of these cadets having made it through to Captain status.
