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About Air Astana
Air Astana is a full-service airline from Kazakhstan. In timetables it appears as KC; in flight plans as KZR. Pilots at Air Astana fly types such as the Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A321LR, Airbus A321neo and Boeing 767-300ER. The operation is built around Almaty (ALA) and Astana (NQZ). FlyArystan is part of Air Astana and has its own page here.
The selection is described stage by stage on this page.
The six phases
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English language testPractise this phase
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SHL testsPractise this phase
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COMPASS pilot aptitude testPractise this phase
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Medical and psycho-physiological examination
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Final assessmentPractise this phase
Air Astana at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- KC / KZR1
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Hubs
- Almaty (ALA), Astana (NQZ)1
- Fleet
- Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A321LR, Airbus A321neo, Boeing 767-300ER1
GROUP AIRLINES, ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMMESFlyArystan
SALARYCaptain: about EUR 120,000 (net; period not stated) (net captain salary shown in Air Astana's Capital Markets Day presentation, 2025)Air Astana pilot salary
- 1Wikipedia: Air Astana · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Air Astana Ab-Initio Programme · accessed 10 Oct 2026
