Kazakhstan’s Air Astana returns to profit, but cautious on the remainder of the year July 15th, 2021 Domestic passengers grew 31 per cent over 2019 [...]
Kazakhstan’s LCC FlyArystan targets to double traffic this year January 13th, 2021 Air Astana’s LCC division FlyArystan proceeds on its expansion path with plans to add more aircraft and launch new routes [...]
Kazakh LCC FlyArystan’s fleet grows to seven aircraft October 13th, 2020 Air Astana’s low-cost division continues expansion [...]
Kazakh low-cost carrier FlyArystan abandons ‘expensive’ Taraz services May 6th, 2020 The central Asian country’s only budget airline has suspended services to Taraz, an airport managed by a rival business [...]
Kazakhstan develops domestic market as all international air connections suspended March 16th, 2020 Central Asian country suspends all international routes until April 15 [...]
Start-up budget carrier saves Kazakhstan’s passenger business from stagnation February 17th, 2020 Overall, the country’s aviation industry grew last year, but local airlines contributed only a little to the improvement [...]
Air Astana Group’s net profits took off in 2019 January 29th, 2020 Performance was spurred mainly by increased demand for domestic services [...]
Launch of low-cost division lifts Air Astana Group’s traffic by 17 per cent January 24th, 2020 Without the inclusion of its FlyArystan subsidiary’s operational performance, Kazakhstan’s national carrier grew by a mere one per cent last year [...]
Kazakhstan’s LCC FlyArystan carried 700,580 passengers in its first eight months January 18th, 2020 The central Asian country’s start-up budget airline is planning to grow its A320 fleet from four to 10 aircraft in 2020 [...]
Kazakhstan’s LCC FlyArystan brings in a fourth aircraft and performs its first international flight December 13th, 2019 Zhukovsky, near to Moscow, is the Kazakh low-cost carrier’s first international destination [...]
Air Astana Group’s preliminary 2019 operational results suggest a ‘break-through’ year December 11th, 2019 Kazakhstan’s flag carrier and its LCC division have served an estimated 17% more passengers this year and anticipate further growth in 2020 [...]
Kazakhstan’s low-cost FlyArystan reveals its 2020 summer season plans December 6th, 2019 The budget airline is offering more than a million seats to 13 destinations [...]
Interview: Peter Foster, president and chief executive of Air Astana November 21st, 2019 ‘When I entered the airline industry, it was inconceivable that I might end up running an airline in what was then in the Soviet Union’ [...]
All-Airbus operator FlyArystan to operate Boeing 737 MAX 8s November 19th, 2019 Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana, which is the owner of the LCC, is to order 30 B737 MAX 8s [...]
FlyArystan carries 455,000 passengers in its first six months of service November 8th, 2019 Kazakhstan’s first low-cost carrier stimulates domestic market growth [...]
Low-cost FlyArystan receives its third aircraft and opens its 10th destination October 9th, 2019 The Kazakhstan start-up carrier is also preparing to launch flights to Moscow [...]
LLC FlyArystan to base two A320s in western Kazakhstan September 16th, 2019 Kazakhstan’s only budget airline is to open a base at Aktobe [...]
LCC FlyArystan to increase its fleet to 10 aircraft and the number of its destinations by a factor of five next year September 6th, 2019 Kazakhstan’s only budget airline is launching two more routes next month [...]
Low-cost Kazakhstan carrier FlyArystan chooses its first regional base August 16th, 2019 The country’s only budget airline plans to operate up to 12 routes out of Karaganda [...]
Air Astana’s financial results improved in the first half of 2019 August 14th, 2019 Even though the leading Kazakhstan carrier’s traffic remained flat [...]
Kazakhstan’s passenger traffic declined by three per cent in the first half of 2019 July 30th, 2019 The numbers decreased despite the emergence of FlyArystan, the country's first LCC [...]
FlyArystan handed a baggage advantage in Kazakhstan July 29th, 2019 The authorities have obliged its airlines to carry baggage for free again, whilst making an exception for the country’s only LCC [...]
FlyArystan passes the 100,000 passengers mark in less than two months June 27th, 2019 The number of tickets sold by the Kazakhstan’s only LCC amounts to more than 185,000 [...]
New LCC FlyArystan served in excess of 51,000 passengers during its first month of operation June 5th, 2019 Kazakhstani first budget airline’s passenger load factor reached 93 per cent [...]
LCC FlyArystan’s bookings exceed 100,000 in its first month of operations May 27th, 2019 More than half of the tickets were sold at a minimum price by Kazakh’s only discounter [...]
LCC start-up FlyArystan targets 700,000 passengers this year May 2nd, 2019 Kazakh airline is kicking off with domestic routes and aircraft inherited from its Air Astana parent [...]
Kazakhstan start-up FlyArystan takes delivery of its first A320 April 23rd, 2019 The country’s first low-cost carrier to start operations from May 1 [...]
Kazakhstan’s LCC FlyArystan to take delivery of two A320s in late April April 15th, 2019 The A320s are currently undergoing maintenance and re-configuration by S7 Technics [...]
Kazakhstan’s first LCC FlyArystan reveals its launch destinations April 2nd, 2019 Air Astana start-up subsidiary is now open for business [...]
flydubai expands its operations in Kazakhstan November 20th, 2018 Dubai-based hybrid carrier returns to Shymkent [...]
Recent senior appointments, promotions and new positions November 14th, 2018 Management changes at S7 Airlines, Vnukovo, Aeroflot and FlyArystan [...]
First low-cost carrier for Kazakhstan November 7th, 2018 The budget airline being launched by Air Astana and called FlyArystan is to operate an all-Airbus A320 fleet [...]