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(01/22/24)
Air Astana has taken delivery of its latest A321neo from the Airbus final assembly line in Hamburg, Germany.
The new aircraft expands the group's fleet size to 50 and keeps the company on track to increase its fleet to 80 aircraft by the end of 2028.
Air Astana A321neo. Image by Steven Howard from TravelNewsAsia.com
The latest A321neo cabin combines the existing business class and the new economy class “Airspace Cabin”, which offers more seats, larger overhead lockers and a “moonlight” cabin lighting system, previously only included on aircraft long-haul airline.
The Air Astana Group fleet now comprises 42 Airbus A320/A321 family aircraft, three Boeing 767s and five Embraer E2 190s.
The company uses the aircraft to operate approximately 48 international routes and 43 domestic routes.
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