Air Astana leases two new Embraer jets
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Air Astana to become new Embraer E-Jet operator and Jetscape Customer Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 15th, 2009 - Jetscape today announced the placement of two new Embraer E-Jets from its firm order backlog with Embraer on lease to Air Astana, Almaty, Kazakhstan.These two new E190LR aircraft are scheduled for delivery from Embraer and lease to Air Astana in March and April 2011.
“After a lengthy and thorough evaluation process, we are delighted that Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s national flag carrier, has chosen to add Embraer’s E-Jet family to its modern fleet and we are proud to welcome them as a new Jetscape customer” said John Evans, Jetscape’s Chairman and CEO. “We appreciate Air Astana’s trust in Jetscape and their confidence in the ability of Embraer’s E-Jets to meet Air Astana’s stringent demands for the highest standards of quality, safety and customer service.”
Peter Foster, President of Air Astana added that “The Embraer 190’s range, efficiency, size and passenger comfort is ideal for Air Astana and will enable us to further grow our network within Kazakhstan, Central Asia and the CIS, as we continue to develop our position as the region’s airline of choice in terms of network and service. We expect to expand our E190 fleet in the future.”
About Air Astana
Air Astana, based in Almaty, Kazakhstan is the national airline of Kazakhstan. The airline’s mission is to provide quality domestic and international air service to the highest standards of safety and service, using modern generation aircraft to serve and compliment the needs of Kazakhstan, one of the world’s fastest growing economies. In 2008, Air Astana was admitted to the register of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), one of only a small number of airlines in the Commonwealth of Independent States to have
achieved this milestone. Today the airline operates a fleet of 21 western aircraft with an average age of five years on more than 50 domestic and international routes.
About Jetscape
Jetscape was founded in 2000 and engages in commercial aircraft leasing, management, remarketing andadvisory services - providing innovative, custom-tailored solutions to commercial aircraft owners and operators worldwide. Jetscape currently owns and manages 21 aircraft with 16 airline operators in 10 countries.
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