Qazaq Air

Qazaq Air (Kazakh: Qazaq Eır) is a Kazakh airline, which operates scheduled services from its main hub in Nur-Sultan and focuses on domestic flights.[1]

Qazaq Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
IQ QAZ SAMRUK
Founded1 April 2015
Commenced operations27 August 2015
HubsAlmaty International Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations12
Parent companyNational Welfare Fund "Samruk-Kazyna"
Headquarters Almaty, Kazakhstan
Key peoplePlamen Atanassov, CEO
Websiteflyqazaq.com/en

History

Qazaq Air was founded in April 2015 by the sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna. The airline was launched on 6 July 2015. It commenced operations on 27 August 2015 on the Almaty to Nur-Sultan route.

Qazaq Air joined IATA, becoming the association's 293rd member.

In 2019 Qazaq Air successfully concluded the 2nd IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit). Thus, the airline renewed its IOSA registration and IOSA Operator status until November 2021.

In 2019, Qazaq Air took delivery of two new aircraft and now operates a fleet of five De Havilland Dash-8-Q400NG (previously known as the Bombardier DHC-8-400) turboprop aircraft with an average age of less than three years.

Destinations
Main article: List of Qazaq Air destinations

Fleet

As of October 2019, the Qazaq Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[2]

Qazaq Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 5 1[3] 78
Total 5 1

In December 2017 Qazaq Air has signed a firm purchase agreement for two new Bombardier Q400 turboprops.[3]

References
  1. "Corporate profile". QAZAQ AIR. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  2. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 18.
  3. "Kazakhstan's Qazaq Air sign order for two new Bombardier Q400 aircraft". AviationNews.eu. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
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