Customer Stories
Air Astana
In this Beyond the Simulator story, we go behind the scenes with Air Astana to understand how the airline is strengthening its in-house pilot training capability, supporting operational resilience and continuing to invest in the future of aviation training in Kazakhstan.
Building in-house training capability
For airlines, access to high-quality training capability is critical to maintaining operational performance, pilot readiness and long-term growth.
Air Astana’s investment in its own training infrastructure reflects the importance of bringing advanced pilot training capability closer to its operation. By developing this capability in Kazakhstan, the airline is able to support greater training self-sufficiency, reduce reliance on external training capacity and provide pilots with access to high-quality training within its own region.
A partnership supporting long-term resilience
Air Astana’s relationship with Acron Aviation is built around more than simulator delivery. It reflects a long-term partnership focused on supporting reliable training operations, technical confidence and ongoing simulator lifecycle management.
From simulator technology and certification support through to through-life services and obsolescence planning, Acron Aviation works with Air Astana to help ensure its training capability continues to support the airline’s operational needs today and into the future.
Beyond the Simulator
This story is about more than the technology inside the training centre. It is about the people, planning and partnership behind a resilient airline training operation.
As Air Astana continues to develop its training capability, Acron Aviation is proud to support its ambitions with simulation technology, technical expertise and long-term partnership.
Supporting airline training capability beyond delivery
Acron Aviation works with airlines and training organisations to deliver simulation technology, technical support and long-term partnership that helps build resilient, future-ready training operations.
“When the time came to choose the vendor for full flight simulators, we knew that Acron Aviation is one of the biggest simulators manufactures in the world and the reliability of those simulators is incredible."Almaz Tokbakbayev
Director, Operational TrainingAir Astana
“Air Astana is a fantastic airline. How they think about their growth of their airline, how they think about their investment internally within their organization, will only make them more successful. That's exactly what we want to see from our customer and how we want to work with them so they're successful for the future."Ben Swann
Chief Operating OfficerAcron Aviation
“Whenever there was an installation, all of the team that were doing the installation were happy to share their knowledge."Mazhit Zharaspay
Senior Aviation Technician of Flight Training CenterAir Astana
“When the time came to choose the vendor for full flight simulators, we knew that Acron Aviation is one of the biggest simulators manufactures in the world and the reliability of those simulators is incredible."Almaz Tokbakbayev
Director, Operational TrainingAir Astana
“Air Astana is a fantastic airline. How they think about their growth of their airline, how they think about their investment internally within their organization, will only make them more successful. That's exactly what we want to see from our customer and how we want to work with them so they're successful for the future."Ben Swann
Chief Operating OfficerAcron Aviation
“Whenever there was an installation, all of the team that were doing the installation were happy to share their knowledge."Mazhit Zharaspay
Senior Aviation Technician of Flight Training CenterAir Astana
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