REG - Air Astana JSC - Lease agreement for seven Airbus A321neo LR

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RNS Number : 3590Y  Air Astana JSC  30 July 2024

30 July 2024

Lease agreement for seven Airbus A321neo LR aircraft

Air Astana Group, the largest airline group in Central Asia and the Caucasus
by revenue and fleet size, announces that on 26 July 2024, it signed an
agreement with Air Lease Corporation for the operating lease of seven Airbus
A321neo LR aircraft following the Board approval of this major transaction on
25 July 2024. Deliveries will take place starting from 2026. The agreement
supports the Group's plans to expand the fleet to 80 aircraft by the end of
2028.

 

Enquiries:

 Air Astana Group                          investor.relations@airastana.com (mailto:investor.relations@airastana.com)

 (Investor Relations)

 Instinctif Partners                       airastana@instinctif.com (mailto:airastana@instinctif.com)

 (IR and PR Adviser to Air Astana Group)   +44 20 7457 2020
 Hannah Scott
 Joe Quinlan
 Vivian Lai

 

Notes to Editors

About Air Astana Group

Air Astana Group is the largest airline group in Central Asia and the Caucasus
regions by revenue and fleet size. The Group operates a fleet of 54 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 Middle East, India and Europe.
Air Astana has been recognised by SkyTrax as the Best Airline in Central Asia
& CIS twelve times and received the Best Airline Staff Service in Central
Asia & CIS award eight times in a row. FlyArystan has been recognised as
the Best Low-Cost Carrier in Central Asia & CIS at the SkyTrax awards
twice. Additionally, Air Astana was awarded a five-star rating in the major
airline category by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX). The
Company is listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, Astana International
Exchange and London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: AIRA).

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