Gallery: Air Astana takes first A320neo
Nov 8, 2016-
The first of 11 Airbus A320neo family aircraft for Air Astana. First commercial service should start from December.
Photo:Kurt Hofmann -
Air Astana president and CEO Peter Foster said the A320neo, and especially the A321LR, will bring the airline to its next level, operating globally to Europe and Asian destinations.
Photo:Kurt Hofmann -
-
An Air Astana flight attendant inspects the latest addition to the fleet from the media center.
Photo:Kurt Hofmann -
Friendly flight attendants welcome ATW on board. There are 132 seats in economy.
Photo:Kurt Hofmann -
Air Astana president and CEO Peter Foster talks with the press from Kazakhstan.
Photo:Kurt Hofmann -
-
There are 16 business class seats on this A320neo. Foster calls this configuration a "regional flights version."
Photo:Kurt Hofmann -
-
-
-
On display are Airbus, Pratt & Whitney, ALC and Air Astana gifts that were exchanged during the delivery ceremony.
Photo:Kurt Hofmann -
-
Peter Foster and ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann in Toulouse in front of the first A320neo to the CIS region. Foster told ATW the airline's transfer business could grow up to 40%.
Photo:Kurt Hofmann -
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.