Air Astana
Flag carrier and airline group of Kazakhstan ; based in Almaty / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Air Astana (Kazakh: Эйр Астана) is an airline and the flag carrier of Kazakhstan. Based in Almaty, the airline was founded by the Government of Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund Samruk Kazyna (51%) and BAE Systems (49%) and commenced operations on 15 May 2002. In February 2024 it became a dual listed company, being listed on the Kazakhstan and London stock exchanges. It is the largest airline in Central Asia and the Caucasus region with 69% and 40% of market share on domestic and intra-regional routes from Kazakhstan.
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Founded | 29 August 2001; 22 years ago (2001-08-29) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 15 May 2002; 22 years ago (2002-05-15) | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | Nomad Club | ||||||
Subsidiaries | FlyArystan | ||||||
Fleet size | 32 | ||||||
Destinations | 91 | ||||||
Parent company | Samruk-Kazyna | ||||||
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Headquarters | Almaty, Kazakhstan | ||||||
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Employees | 6,184 | ||||||
Website | www |
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