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.jpg) Air Astana A321-271NX in standard livery | |||||||
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| Founded | 29 August 2001 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 15 May 2002 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Nomad Club | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | FlyArystan | ||||||
| Fleet size | 58 | ||||||
| Destinations | over 90 | ||||||
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| Headquarters | Almaty, Kazakhstan | ||||||
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| Employees | 6,184 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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, Air Astana became a dual listed company, being listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange. 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.