O setor da aviação do Cazaquistão vai ficar três vezes maior: o que está por detrás deste aumento?

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O setor da aviação do Cazaquistão vai ficar três vezes maior: o que está por detrás deste aumento?  Situado entre a Europa e a Ásia Oriental, o Cazaquistão está a emergir rapidamente como um "polo intermédio", no qual se prevê que o setor da aviação triplique de tamanho na próxima década. O que está por detrás deste aumento?  Em parceria com MDQ  LEIA MAIS : http://pt.euronews.com/2025/06/17/o-setor-da-aviacao-do-cazaquistao-vai-ficar-tres-vezes-maior-o-que-esta-por-detras-deste-a  Subscreva, euronews está disponível em 12 línguas.

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00:00A gente não tem mais de 20 mil pessoas

00:11spread across vasta land,

00:13a growing middle class

00:14and a prime spot

00:15between Europe and East Asia.

00:17Kazakhstan is well positioned

00:19for aviation growth.

00:20But is air travel really taking off?

00:23And what might fuel

00:23Kazakhstan's rise

00:25as a midway hub?

00:26Welcome to East-West Connect.

00:30We're highlighting business

00:31and economic developments

00:32in Kazakhstan

00:33and the wider Central Asia region,

00:35connecting with Europe and beyond.

00:37It's been six years

00:38since Kazakhstan adopted

00:40its Open Skies policy,

00:41opening the door

00:42to greater global connectivity.

00:44The fifth freedom of the air

00:45now allows foreign airlines

00:46to stop in Kazakhstan

00:48en route to a third country.

00:50As of last year,

00:50the policy covers

00:5115 airports nationwide.

00:53Recently, the EU removed Kazakhstan

00:55from its aviation blacklist.

00:57The country's compliance

00:58with global safety standards

00:59now stands at 82%

01:01above the world average.

01:03It is on par with EU members

01:05like Denmark and Poland,

01:06placing it first

01:07in the Commonwealth

01:08of Independent States region.

01:10One thing Kazakhstan was missing

01:12but is setting up now

01:13is a specialized

01:14air incident investigation center.

01:16It is one of the key

01:17safety indicators

01:18tracked by the

01:19International Civil Aviation Organization

01:21or ICAO.

01:22It became especially relevant

01:24after the crash of an

01:25Azerbaijani-Azal Airlines aircraft

01:27near Aktau in December last year.

01:29Kazakhstan and ICAO

01:31are drafting a civil aviation

01:32master plan through 2050,

01:34covering everything

01:35from airport development

01:36and air navigation

01:37to safety and airline expansion.

01:40Within five years,

01:41the Ministry of Transport

01:42expects passenger traffic

01:43to hit 26 million

01:45with 200 international routes

01:47and a fleet of over 220 aircraft.

01:50Last year, Kazakhstan's air companies

01:51opened 12 new international routes

01:53including Mumbai,

01:55Prague and Jeddah

01:56with 16 more expected this year

01:58including Rome, Shanghai

01:59and Belgrade.

02:00Kazakhstan's aviation sector

02:02comprises of the national carrier

02:04Air Astana,

02:05its low-cost arm,

02:06Flyaristan,

02:07Private Scott Airlines

02:08and Kazakh Air.

02:10Kazakhstan is the only country

02:11in Central Asia

02:12to list its national airline

02:14Air Astana.

02:15Now the region's leader

02:16by market share and awards

02:17is headed by

02:18CEO Peter Foster

02:20who shared his insights

02:21on the industry's growth.

02:25Mr. Foster, welcome.

02:26Thank you.

02:27How do you assess

02:27investor sentiment

02:28following Air Astana's IPO

02:30and what strategy do you plan

02:31to implement

02:32to maintain shareholder value?

02:33We have recently announced

02:34a very substantial dividend,

02:36in fact the largest dividend

02:38that we've ever paid

02:39and one of the largest dividends

02:42in the airline industry today

02:43and that's a reflection

02:44of the strong performance,

02:45of the strong balance sheet,

02:46of the strong cash balance,

02:47The key really is

02:49to keep focused on cost

02:50and keeping cost competitive

02:51to maximise service levels

02:54to ensure top class

02:55safety standards.

02:57You've outlined

02:57major strategic opportunities

02:58for growth

02:59in the Gulf,

03:01Western Europe,

03:02China,

03:03Korea and Japan

03:04and India.

03:05What would these

03:06partnerships entail?

03:07So we're presently

03:08in discussions

03:09with China Southern

03:10in China,

03:11we're having discussions

03:12with carriers in India,

03:14we've recently signed

03:15a code share

03:16with Japan Airlines

03:17for the Japanese market,

03:19other areas

03:20in which we can cooperate.

03:21In maintenance,

03:22for example,

03:23here we're having

03:23this interview

03:24in our hangar,

03:26which has a full

03:27MRO maintenance capability

03:29for Airbus Fleet.

03:31We've just established

03:32a new company,

03:33Aerostana Terminal Services,

03:35which will provide

03:36a range of airport services

03:39at airlines in Kazakhstan

03:40and perhaps beyond

03:41Kazakhstan as well.

03:42Mr. Foster,

03:43thank you so much

03:43for your time today.

03:44Not at all.

03:45Thank you.

03:47The government

03:48is opening its skies

03:49to foreign low-cost airlines

03:51such as India's SpiceJet,

03:52South Korea's East StarJet

03:53and T-Way Air

03:55and Thailand's AirAsiaX.

03:57Kazakhstan's

03:57sovereign wealth fund

03:58Samru Kazana

03:59oversees major deals

04:00involving the country's airlines.

04:02Let's take a closer look.

04:06Aerostana's value

04:07has surged 50-fold

04:08since 2001

04:09to over 700 million euros.

04:11It became the first

04:12Kazakh company

04:12to list shares

04:13on three exchanges,

04:14London, Astana

04:15and Kazakhstan

04:16through an IPO

04:17led by Samru Kazana.

04:18The airline has topped

04:19Skytrax rankings

04:20in the region

04:20for 14 straight years.

04:22In comparison

04:23to other grant majors,

04:24we are doing quite well.

04:26Our EBITDA margin

04:27is 26%,

04:29which is one of the highest

04:30in the sector.

04:31Our revenue growth

04:33in comparison to 2023

04:34amounted to almost 13%.

04:37EBITDA went up 16.1%.

04:40These numbers

04:41are testimony

04:41to the professionalism

04:43of our team

04:44and the testimony

04:45of value

04:46which we are creating

04:47for Aerostana.

04:48Aerostana has helped

04:49open Kazakhstan

04:50to global tourism.

04:51Since COVID-19,

04:52flights to India

04:53have jumped nearly 60%,

04:54with Almaty

04:55now a top destination.

04:57Indian citizens

04:57now rank among

04:58the top three foreign flyers,

05:00alongside Russians

05:01and Chinese.

05:02We have a network

05:03of routes

05:05which exceeds

05:0670 destinations.

05:07We view Aerostana

05:09as a catalyst

05:10for economic growth

05:11in the region

05:12because not only

05:13we employ

05:14more than 6,000 people,

05:15we also create value

05:17by bringing in tourists

05:19in Kazakhstan,

05:20developing hospitality sector

05:22and developing

05:24business connections

05:25between our country

05:26and the rest of the world.

05:28Samruk Kazanai

05:28and Aerostana

05:29are proud to lead

05:30this shift,

05:30driving connectivity

05:31and positioning Kazakhstan

05:33as a key transit hub

05:34between east and west.

05:35Kazakhstan plans

05:38to nearly triple

05:39processed cargo volumes

05:41to 500,000 tons

05:42within five years.

05:44Six airports,

05:45including Astana,

05:46Almaty,

05:47Aktau,

05:48Karaganda,

05:48Shemkent

05:49are set to become

05:50key hubs

05:51to boost air traffic

05:52and cargo capacity.

05:53Astana Airport

05:54will undergo

05:55a nearly 1 billion euro

05:56upgrade by a UAE

05:58aviation services provider,

05:59adding a second runway,

06:01a third passenger terminal,

06:02a cargo terminal

06:03and a large airport city

06:05with logistics zones,

06:06hotels,

06:07retail and freight facilities.

06:09To discuss the development

06:10in Kazakhstan's aviation sector,

06:12we are joined

06:13by the Vice Minister of Transport,

06:15Talgat Lastaev.

06:17Mr. Lastaev,

06:19welcome.

06:19Thank you.

06:20How advanced are the plans

06:21to develop an intermodal hub

06:23in Kazakhstan

06:23and how would that strengthen

06:24the country's transit potential

06:26and its role

06:27as a regional logistics hub?

06:29Our aviation industry

06:30last five years

06:32shows an absolutely

06:34incredible growth,

06:35annually 10% and 15% growth.

06:38If we're talking about Almaty,

06:40it's one of the biggest airports

06:42in Central Asia,

06:43TAF group preparing

06:44to invest $362 million

06:46for further development.

06:48It will be a multi-modal

06:50transportation,

06:51track to air.

06:52Another big opportunity,

06:54Aktao Airport,

06:55Turkish company UID,

06:56planning to invest

06:57more $1 billion

06:59to create a multi-modal hub.

07:01What will Kazakhstan's

07:02aviation sector look like

07:0310 to 15 years down the line?

07:05Kazakhstan's aviation industry

07:07will grow

07:09at least triple times

07:11and it will be

07:12very modern, digital,

07:14providing an excellent

07:16level of the services.

07:18It will be hubs

07:19for whole region

07:21for cargo

07:22and passenger flights.

07:23Kazakhstan,

07:24with our nature condition,

07:26with our territory,

07:27it will be best place

07:28to realize the projects

07:30for the drones.

07:31In upcoming five,

07:33I think, years,

07:34we will see air taxi services.

07:36Kazakhstan will be

07:37one of the best places

07:39for the aviation services

07:41and industry,

07:42not only in our region,

07:44but for the whole world.

07:45Looking forward to that.

07:47Mr. Alstayv,

07:47thank you so much

07:48for your time today.

07:49Thank you so much.

07:52Kazakhstan skies

07:53are opening wider.

07:54Bye for now

07:55and join us next time

07:56on East-West Connect.

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