Results of Extraordinary GM of Shareholders

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Air Astana JSC has announced that shareholders approved a major transaction at an Extraordinary General Meeting on January 15, 2026, to acquire five Boeing 787-9 aircraft with deliveries scheduled between 2032 and 2035. This acquisition represents fifty percent or more of the company's total balance sheet asset value and includes secured options for five additional aircraft and purchase rights for another five. The Chief Executive Officer has been authorized to finalize the implementation of this significant fleet expansion.

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Air Astana JSC
15 January 2026
 

15 January 2026

 

Air Astana

 

Results of Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

 

Almaty, Kazakhstan - Air Astana JSC (the "Company" and, together with its subsidiary FlyArystan, the "Group"), the largest airline group in Central Asia and the Caucasus regions by revenue and fleet size, announces that the following resolution was duly passed at its Extraordinary General Meeting on 15 January 2026. 

 

The Company to conclude a major transaction with The Boeing Company for the acquisition of five firm Boeing 787-9 type aircraft with deliveries scheduled for 2032-2035 for the amount constituting fifty (50) per cent or more of the total amount of the balance sheet value of the assets of the Company, with secured five option rights and five purchase rights for Boeing 787-9 type aircraft and to authorise the Chief Executive Officer of the Company to take all necessary actions on behalf of the Company to implement the above decision.  

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Investor Relations

investor.relaions@airastana.com

Corporate Communications

media@airastana.com 

 

 

About the Air Astana Group

 

Air Astana Group is the largest airline group in Central Asia and the Caucasus regions by revenue and fleet size. The Group operates a fleet of 62 aircraft split between Air Astana, its full-service airline that operated its inaugural flight in 2002, and FlyArystan, its low-cost airline established in 2019. The Group provides scheduled, point-to-point and transit, short-haul and long-haul air travel and cargo on domestic, regional and international routes across Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Far East, the Middle East, India and Europe. Air Astana has been recognised by SkyTrax as the Best Airline in Central Asia & CIS fourteen years running and received the Best Airline Staff Service in Central Asia & CIS award nine times in a row. FlyArystan was recognised as the Best Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) in Central Asia & CIS at the SkyTrax awards three times. Additionally, Air Astana was awarded a five-star rating in the major airline category by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX). The Group is listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, Astana International Exchange and London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: AIRA).

 

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