12 April, 2019: Bombardier Commercial has delivered the first of two Q400 aircraft ordered by Qazaq Air JSC of Kazakhstan in 2017. The order was delivered after the successful launch of Qazaq Air into domestic service in Kazakhstan in July 2015, using three leased Q400 aircraft.
A special ceremony was conducted at Bombardier's Toronto site where the Q400 aircraft is manufactured and the attendees were Adel Dauletbek, Qazaq Air's Acting Chief Executive Officer; Sergey Khetsuriani, Head of Public Relations of Qazaq Air, H.E. Akylbek Kamaldinov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Canada; Ross Mitchell, Vice President - Commercial Operations of Bombardier; Mark Gilbert, Director - Sales of Bombardier.
"We are delighted with the performance of our fleet of Q400 turboprops and are excited to welcome the additional aircraft into our operation," said Adel Dauletbek, Chief Executive Officer. "With our larger fleet, our customers will benefit from the expansion of our route network within Kazakhstan, as well as to nearby cities in the Central Asian region."
"We congratulate Qazaq Air on the growth of its operations and expansion of its network," said Ross Mitchell, Vice President - Commercial Operations of Bombardier. "The Q400 aircraft continues to prove itself in some of the most challenging locations around the world. The aircraft's speed, range and fuel efficiency, and especially its certification for operations down to -54C make it ideal for operations on Qazaq Air's long routes in the Kazakh market."