[HD videos below] Kazakhstan’s principal carrier, Air Astana, has
added a fifth Boeing 757-200 to its fleet, with the latest
aircraft arriving in Almaty earlier this month.
The Boeing 757 will serve on domestic
trunk routes and international services to Asia, Europe and the
Gulf.
The leased aircraft has a 16 sleeper
business class/ 150 economy class seating configuration and has a
maximum range of 7,250 kilometres.
“Air Astana first introduced the Boeing 757 in
2003 and over the past nine years has proven to be a highly
efficient and reliable aircraft. The Boeing 757-200 features
advanced technology to achieve low fuel burn and noise levels, a
comfortable passenger cabin and excellent operational
performance,” said John Wainwright, Senior Vice President
Engineering, Air Astana.
Air Astana will also
continue to expand its new Embraer E-190 fleet in 2012, with three
additional aircraft joining the first three aircraft delivered in
2011. The fleet of E-190s will gradually replace the six Fokker
50s by the end of 2012. The airline will also start taking delivery of a new fleet of six Airbus A320s this year.
