Air Astana takes delivery of first Airbus A320neo in the CIS
Air Astana has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, becoming the first airline in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to operate the type. The aircraft, which is Airbus’s 35th of the type, is powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan engines. It features a two-class cabin layout, seating 16 passengers in business and 132 in economy. The Kazakhstan flag carrier is the 14th customer of the A320neo, which will join its Airbus fleet of 13 A320 family aircraft. Air Astana’s first A320neo is on a long-term lease from US-based Air Lease Corp., part of a previously announced Farnborough Airshow order. The deal includes 11 A320neo family aircraft, comprising three A320neos, four A321neos and four long-range A321neos—for which it is the launch customer. Seven of these 11 aircraft are on lease from ALC, and four are being leased from AerCap. Air Astana president and CEO Peter Foster told ATW the carrier expects to receive its first A321neo in 2017 and the first A321LR from 2019 onward. “The technology of these aircraft, and especially the range of the A321LR, will bring Air Astana to the next level,” he said.<br/>
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Air Astana takes delivery of first Airbus A320neo in the CIS
Air Astana has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, becoming the first airline in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to operate the type. The aircraft, which is Airbus’s 35th of the type, is powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan engines. It features a two-class cabin layout, seating 16 passengers in business and 132 in economy. The Kazakhstan flag carrier is the 14th customer of the A320neo, which will join its Airbus fleet of 13 A320 family aircraft. Air Astana’s first A320neo is on a long-term lease from US-based Air Lease Corp., part of a previously announced Farnborough Airshow order. The deal includes 11 A320neo family aircraft, comprising three A320neos, four A321neos and four long-range A321neos—for which it is the launch customer. Seven of these 11 aircraft are on lease from ALC, and four are being leased from AerCap. Air Astana president and CEO Peter Foster told ATW the carrier expects to receive its first A321neo in 2017 and the first A321LR from 2019 onward. “The technology of these aircraft, and especially the range of the A321LR, will bring Air Astana to the next level,” he said.<br/>
