Kazakhstan carrier Air Astana has taken delivery of the first of seven Airbus A321LR (long range) aircraft.
It comes under an operating lease agreement with US based Air Lease Corporation with the other six expected to be delivered over the next 12 to 18 months.
Air Astana becomes the first airline to operate the aircraft type in the CIS region.
They will be phased in to replace Air Astana’s Boeing 757 aircraft and deployed on long haul routes to Europe and Asia.
The A321LR is configured with 16 Business Class lie-flat seats and 150 in the main Economy class cabin.
