REG - Air Astana JSC - Air Astana Selects Airbus A320neo Family Aircraft

Air Astana AOAnnouncement

21/11/2025 07:00

For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below:
https://newsfile.refinitiv.com/getnewsfile/v1/story?guid=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20251121:nRSU5220Ia&default-theme=true

RNS Number : 5220I  Air Astana JSC  21 November 2025

21 November 2025

 

Air Astana Selects Airbus A320neo Family Aircraft for Major Fleet
Modernisation

 

Almaty, Kazakhstan - Air Astana JSC (the "Company" and, together with its
subsidiary FlyArystan, the "Group"), the leading airline group in Central Asia
and the Caucasus regions by revenue and fleet size, has committed to a major
fleet modernisation by signing a Memorandum of Understanding for up to 50
Airbus A320neo family aircraft. This would be the largest ever order placed by
the airline, comprising of 25 firm aircraft and 25 purchase options.

 

The agreement includes a mix of Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft, with the
first deliveries starting in 2031. The majority of the aircraft will be
allocated to the Airbus A321LR, a version of the aircraft of which Air Astana
was one of the first airlines to install a deluxe configuration, for
deployment on its pioneering long-haul services to Asia and Europe. Air
Astana's operation of the A321LR over the past five years has set the standard
for new operators of the type around the world. This order would be in
addition to one announced earlier this month and remains subject to
shareholder approval.

 

"Air Astana's large order for a new fleet of Airbus A320neo family aircraft
reflects a commitment to maintaining its reputation for operational efficiency
and service excellence in the long term," said Peter Foster, CEO of Air
Astana. "The Airbus A320neo family has proven to be an outstanding success in
service with Air Astana over many years and I'm confident that the new fleet
with continue to boost sustainable growth and profitability in the long term."

 

Air Astana introduced the first Airbus A320ceo into the fleet in 2006, with
the aircraft operated on the airline's domestic network and services to
international destinations in Central Asia and the Caucasus. The first new
generation Airbus A320neo family aircraft joined the fleet in November 2016
and was followed by first Airbus A321LR in September 2019. Airbus A321LR
aircraft are operated on long-haul routes to destinations in Asia and Europe.

 

The Air Astana Group currently operates a fleet of 62 aircraft, including 59
Airbus A320 family aircraft, split between Air Astana, the full-service
airline and FlyArystan, its low-cost airline.

 

 

For more information, please contact:

 

 Air Astana Group
 Investor Relations

 Simon Wray (Head of Investor Relations)                  investor.relations@airastana.com (mailto:investor.relations@airastana.com)
 Corporate Communications                                 media@airastana.com (mailto:media@airastana.com)

 Vigo Consulting (IR and PR Adviser to Air Astana Group)  airastana@vigoconsulting.com (mailto:airastana@vigoconsulting.com)
 Tim McCall                                               +44 20 7390 0230

 Joe Quinlan

 Amelia Thorn

 

 

About Air Astana Group

 

Air Astana Group (Air Astana JSC and FlyArystan JSC) is the largest airline
group in the Central Asia and the Caucasus regions by revenue and fleet size.
The Group operates a fleet of 62 aircraft split between Air Astana, its
full-service airline that operated its inaugural flight in 2002, and
FlyArystan, its low-cost airline established in 2019. The Group provides
scheduled, point-to-point and transit, short-haul and long-haul air travel and
cargo on domestic, regional and international routes across Central Asia, the
Caucasus, the Far East, the Gulf, India and Europe. Air Astana has been
recognised by Skytrax as the Best Airline in Central Asia and CIS fourteen
years running and received the Best Airline Staff Service in Central Asia and
CIS award nine times in a row. FlyArystan has been recognised as the Best
Low-Cost Carrier in Central Asia and CIS at the Skytrax awards three times.
Additionally, Air Astana was awarded a five-star rating in the major airline
category by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX). Air Astana
JSC is listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, Astana International Exchange
and the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: AIRA).

 

 

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact
rns@lseg.com (mailto:rns@lseg.com)
 or visit
www.rns.com (http://www.rns.com/)
.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our
Privacy Policy (https://www.lseg.com/privacy-and-cookie-policy)
.   END  AGRFEFSMFEISELF



            Copyright 2019 Regulatory News Service, all rights reserved