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Air Astana: PW1100G faults grounded up to 13 aircraft, denting 2025 profits despite revenue and passenger gains

Air Astana reported 2025 revenue up 11.4% to $1.4539bn and carried 9.7 million passengers, yet said Pratt & Whitney PW1100G faults forced it to ground as many as 13 aircraft during the peak period. The disruptions, and a weaker Tenge, reduced profitability despite stronger top-line results.

Discovered 2026-03-13T04:58:12.986343-07:00 | 2026-03-13T04:58:12.986343-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Groundings of up to 13 PW1100G‑powered A320neos during peak travel directly reduced available capacity and margins; Air Astana still posted $1.4539bn revenue, $321.2m EBITDAR and 9.7 million passengers in 2025.
  • PW1100G reliability problems are an operational risk for A320neo operators and a material supply/manufacturing issue for Pratt & Whitney and their customers.
  • The carrier’s traffic and network performance were influenced by wider regional adjustments earlier this year (see rerouting and transit demand through Kazakhstan) and its fleet plans are already clouded by separate Boeing 787 delivery delays (source:24fde9b3-3497-4ecd-8909-bd095d928d30) (source:59a681ee-3af5-4ee8-a1ba-483778b404b0).

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2026-03-13T04:58:12.986343-07:00
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