Who owns Air Astana?
Air Astana is owned by Air Astana JSC (Kazakhstan, LSE: AIRA).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Air Astana Group Integrated Report 2025, Air Astana JSC. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Air Astana JSC reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, Almaty
- Origin
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, Almaty
- Founded
- 2002
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- LSE: AIRA KASE: AIRA AIX: AIRA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Air Astana
Air Astana is the full-service brand of the group and, in its own words, Kazakhstan's leading airline. It flew its first commercial service between Almaty and Astana in May 2002 and has carried 92 million passengers since. In 2025 it carried 5.2 million of them on 78 routes to 42 destinations across Central Asia, the Caucasus, Europe including Türkiye, the Middle East and Asia including India and China. Skytrax has named it the best airline in Central Asia and the CIS every year from 2011 to 2025.
Ownership timeline of Air Astana
- Current owner Air Astana [1] reported
Where Air Astana sits in Air Astana
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Air Astana brand portfolio (3) →
Other brands owned by Air Astana
Air Astana controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
- FlyArystan (2019)
- Nomad Club (2007)
Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10; Air Astana has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Air Astana
Air Astana is a publicly listed company headquartered in Almaty, Kazakhstan, founded in 2002. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: AIRA, KASE: AIRA and AIX: AIRA.
Air Astana is the largest airline group in Central Asia and the Caucasus, flying 132 domestic and international routes across 22 countries with 62 aircraft at the end of 2025. It was established as a joint venture between the Government of Kazakhstan and BAE Systems and flew its first commercial service, Almaty to Astana, in May 2002. The group completed an initial public offering on 15 February 2024, listing simultaneously on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, the Astana International Exchange and the London Stock Exchange; the National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna kept 41 per cent, and BAE Systems announced in March 2026 that it had disposed of its remaining holding and left the share register. Revenue rose 11.4 per cent to USD 1,453.9 million in 2025 on nearly 10 million passengers.
🇰🇿 Air Astana and other Kazakhstani brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 30 brands that began in Kazakhstan. 1 of them (3%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Air Astana is not one of them.
- KTZ Express — KTZ 🇰🇿
- A'SU — RG Brands 🇰🇿
- Arbuz — Freedom Holding 🇰🇿
- Coca-Cola Almaty Bottlers — Coca-Cola İçecek 🇹🇷
- Kaspi Alaqan — Kaspi.kz 🇰🇿
- KazMunayGas — KazMunayGas 🇰🇿
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Air Astana?
The parent company of Air Astana is Air Astana JSC, a publicly listed company headquartered in Kazakhstan.
Is Air Astana Kazakhstani?
Yes. Air Astana originated in Kazakhstan in 2002 and its owner, Air Astana JSC, is also headquartered in Kazakhstan.
Is Air Astana still owned by Air Astana JSC?
Yes. As of 23 September 2026, Air Astana is still owned by Air Astana JSC. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Air Astana Group Integrated Report 2025 — Air Astana JSC, Annual report; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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