Air Astana completes first six year C check

Air Astana has completed its first six year C check at its engineering and technical centre in Astana, Kazakhstan. The work on the A321 aircraft took over 20 days and over 7,800 hours by mechanics and engineers who hold international certificates and EASA Part-66 licenses. Air Astana received permission to carry out the C check following an international EASA audit earlier in 2023. The carrier became the first airline in Kazakhstan that is able to independently perform heavy maintenance C1 and C2 checks on Airbus family aircraft at its engineering bases in Almaty and Astana in 2019. Since then, it