Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, and its low-cost subsidiary FlyArystan have selected StorkJet to provide a comprehensive suite of fuel efficiency solutions following a thorough evaluation process. These innovative, data-driven technologies will streamline flight operations to reduce the airline’s carbon footprint, lower operating costs, and support sustainable growth.

Air Astana has been a StorkJet customer since 2019, initially using the AdvancedAPM service. After experiencing firsthand the reliability and impact of StorkJet’s solutions, the airline decided to expand the partnership.

As part of the new agreement, AdvancedAPM will cover the entire fleet, delivering accurate, tail-specific performance factors. This will enable Air Astana to improve daily fuel planning, reduce overburns, lower fuel consumption, and enhance flight safety.

In addition, the airline will implement Idle Factor Optimization toimprove descent efficiency and energy management.

FuelPro, StorkJet’s web-based fuel efficiency dashboard, will track distinct fuel initiatives across all flight phases. Powered by tail-specific performance models, FuelPro supports teams such as Fuel Management, Flight Operations, and Dispatch by enabling analysis of historical flights, simulation of scenarios, and identify precise saving opportunities – leading to better decision-making and improved operational efficiency.

Pilot engagement remains a cornerstone of Air Astana’s fuel efficiency strategy. To support this, the airline is implementing FlyGuide – StorkJet’s EFB application designed by pilots, for pilots. FlyGuide offers targeted insights through pre-flight fuel briefings, in-flight support, and post-flight feedback, promoting continuous operational improvement.

FlyGuide FPO (Flight Path Optimization) EFB application provides full-flight optimization by providing flight-specific optimized speed and altitude profiles.

Air Astana will also implement StorkJet’s newest innovation: FuelPro Lab. Combining deep fuel analysis expertise with AI-powered Large Language Models, this advanced framework uses QAR data to generate custom parameters, models, visualizations, and complex analyses – delivering results in seconds.

“Air Astana is proud to partner with StorkJet as we expand our data-driven approach to fuel efficiency,” said Eoin O’Malley, Head of Operations Technical & Transformation at Air Astana. “By placing our pilots and dispatchers at the center of our fuel efficiency program, StorkJet’s tail-specific performance modeling, AI-powered analytics, and intuitive pilot EFB applications provide the necessary insights and tools needed to reduce our environmental footprint, while maintaining the highest standards of safety and operational performance.”

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About Air Astana and FlyArystan

Air Astana Group is the largest airline group in Central Asia and the Caucasus regions by revenue and fleet size. The Group operates a fleet of 61 aircraft split between Air Astana, its full-service airline that operated its inaugural flight in 2002, and FlyArystan, its low-cost airline established in 2019. The Group provides scheduled, point-to-point and transit, short-haul and long-haul air travel and cargo on domestic, regional and international routes across Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Far East, the Middle East, India and Europe. Air Astana was recognised fourteen times in a row as the “Best Airline in Central Asia and CIS” at the Skytrax World Airline Awards and received a five-star rating in the major airline category by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX). The Group is listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, Astana International Exchange and London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: AIRA).

For more information, visit www.airastana.com and www.flyarystan.com.

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About StorkJet
StorkJet specializes in SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) solutions and consulting services that help airlines enhance fuel efficiency and operational performance. By leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as Machine Learning, physics-based modeling, and big data analytics, StorkJet delivers advanced tools to drive measurable results with its comprehensive product portfolio, which consists of:

• AdvancedAPM, Aircraft Performance Monitoring for accurate fuel planning,
• FuelPro, which helps gain savings across 48 fuel initiatives from all flight phases
• FlyGuide, an EFB application for pilots, which helps them plan the flight in an optimum and informative way and gives intuitive feedback after the flight.
• The FlyGuide Flight Path Optimization (FPO) module provides pilots with optimum speeds and altitudes for climb, cruise, and descent, along with high-resolution weather data on the flight route.

It spans all fuel-efficiency domains and supports all aircraft types, offering unparalleled flexibility and making StorkJet your one-stop partner for fuel optimization.