What is Air Astana?
{{Infobox airline | airline = Air Astana | image = Air Astana logo.svg | IATA = KC | ICAO = KZR | callsign = ASTANALINE | founded = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|2001|08|29|}} | commenced = {{Start date|2002|05|15|df=yes}} | ceased = | aoc = | hubs = {{Plainlist| * [[Almaty International Airport]] * [[Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport]] }} | secondary_hubs = | focus_cities = [[Atyrau Airport|Atyrau International Airport]] | frequent_flyer = Nomad Club | alliance = | subsidiaries = [[FlyArystan]] | fleet_size = 32 | destinations = [[Air Astana destinations|64]] | parent = Sovereign Wealth Fund [[Samruk-Kazyna]] (51%).<br/>Other Shareholder: BAE Systems PLC (49%) | num_employees = | headquarters = Almaty, Kazakhstan | key_people = {{Plainlist| * Peter Foster, President & [[CEO]] * Nurzhan Baidauletov,<ref>https://airastana.com/kaz/en-us/About-Us/Corporate-Profile/Board-of-Directors</ref> Chairman }} | website = {{url|www.airastana.com}} | fleet = | logo = | logo_size = 200 }}'''Air Astana''' is a government owned [[airline]] of [[Kazakhstan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airastana.com/kaz/en-us/About-Us/Contact-Us/Head-Office|title=Head Office|work=airastana.com|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20101223234503/http://airastana.com/kaz/en-us/About-Us/Contact-Us/Head-Office|archive-date=23 December 2010|access-date=21 December 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> It flies to domestic and international destinations. It's main airports are [[Almaty International Airport]] and [[Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/air-astana-eyes-paris-and-prague-services-after-eu-lifts-safety-ban|title=Air Astana eyes Paris and Prague services after EU lifts safety ban|last=Hofmann|first=Kurt|date=11 April 2014|work=[[Air Transport World]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411190401/http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/air-astana-eyes-paris-and-prague-services-after-eu-lifts-safety-ban|archive-date=11 April 2014}}</ref> It was founded in October