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Air Astana takes delivery of sixth Airbus A321LR
Kazakhstan carrier Air Astana has welcomed its sixth new Airbus A321LR at Nur- Sultan International Airport.
Air Astana’s entire Airbus A321LR fleet is leased from Air Lease Corporation, with the first aircraft arriving in September 2019 and the final one is due for delivery before the end of 2021.
The Airbus A321LR reduces fuel consumption by 20%, lowers maintenance costs by 5%, and carbon emissions by 20%.
The cabin is configured with 16 lie-flat seats in Business class and 150 seats in Economy class, with all seats equipped with individual IFE screens.
The Airbus A321LR fleet operates across the airline’s international network including Dubai, Frankfurt, London (restarting from September 2021), Istanbul, Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt) and Podgorica (Montenegro).
The Airbus A321LRs are part of a fleet of 35 comprising 15 Airbus A320/A320neo, 12 Airbus A321/A321neo/A321LR, three Boeing 767s and five Embraer E190-E2.
There are also nine A320s and one A320 neo with Air Astana’s low cost brand FlyArystan.
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