Embraer and Air Astana, a flag carrier of Kazakhstan, have reached a multi-year agreement on a Flight Hour Pool Program to support the component needs for the airline's new E2 fleet, Embraer's second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial aircraft.
The E2's entry into service marks the beginning of Air Astana's fleet renewal. Currently the airline operates a fleet of nine E190s aircraft, the first of which was delivered in 2011, when the airline joined Embraer Pool Program. Now, with the extension of the pool program for the new E190-E2s, Air Astana have extended their trust in our strong partnership.
Air Astana took delivery of its first E190-E2 jet in December 2018 and flies the new aircraft on domestic and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) routes. The airline will receive four additional E190-E2s in 2019, with the last of the five aircraft, all of which are leased by AerCap, being delivered in the final quarter of 2019.
The Pool Agreement for the airline's E190-E2 fleet will cover unlimited access and full repair coverage for more than 325 components with almost a third of them exclusively placed at airline's main base to ensure high fleet availability.
