What are the requirements to fly for Air Astana?

first officer 400 hours minimum; captain 4,500 hours minimum; ICAO/FAA/EASA ATPL (Captain); CPL with ATPL theory credit (non-rated FO)

Pay & conditions · Asia-Pacific

Air Astana: pilot jobs, pay and conditions

Kazakhstan · Legacy · KC / KZR

Hiring now

Part of the Air Astana group: also FlyArystan

Third-party trackers (PilotJobsNetwork Jun 2026, Aviation A2Z Sep 2026) list ongoing A320 Captain/FO recruitment for type-rated and non-type-rated pilots; first two B787-9 due Sep/Nov 2026 (Q1 2026 call). Official vacancy pages are JS-rendered and could not be read.

Pay

Local contract

First officer

Not published

Captain

Not published

No published local (KZT) pilot pay scale found. In Oct 2019 the Kazakh transport minister said foreign pilots at Air Astana earned on average EUR 9,000/month and Kazakh pilots 15% less (informburo.kz).

Expat contract

First officer

EUR 3,200–4,700 a month

Captain

EUR 10,000 a month

Air Astana Pilots Info kit (recruitment document distributed via Brazilian pilots' union SNA, uploaded Oct 2024): NET monthly totals at 65 block hours, conditional on company profit/corporate targets; FO base EUR 2,300-3,800 + EUR 800 flight pay; Captain EUR 8,000 base + EUR 2,000 = EUR 10,000. Paid in KZT linked to EUR rate; 10% flat tax for expats. Additional net base payment: Cpt EUR 1,000 + ~EUR 500 housing, FO EUR 750 + ~EUR 350 housing. Press (Aviation A2Z, Sep 2026) gives FO EUR 45-65k and Cpt EUR 95-125k annual.

Open vacancies (2)

A320 family Captain (type-rated and non-type-rated)

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A320 family · Almaty / Astana · minimum 4,500 hours · permanent · apply on airastana.com

Air Astana's own pilot recruitment page. Rated captain: 4,500 h total, 1,000 h PIC, 500 h PIC on type, max age 62. Non-rated captain: 4,500 h total, 1,200 h PIC, max age 55. Requirements from the airline's pilot information kit (2024); check the current advert.

A320 family First Officer (type-rated and non-type-rated)

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A320 family · Almaty / Astana · minimum 400 hours · permanent · apply on airastana.com

Air Astana's own pilot recruitment page. Non-rated FO: 400 h total incl. 200 h multi-engine multi-crew, max age 45. Rated FO: 1,500 h incl. 500 h on type, max age 45. Class 1 medical, ICAO English level 4. Requirements from the airline's pilot information kit (2024); check the current advert.

Conditions

Allowances: Per diem EUR 18 (Kazakhstan), EUR 55 (international), EUR 55 (training) per Info kit; loss of licence cover up to USD 100,000 (Cpt) / USD 75,000 (FO).
Roster: Expat options: 6 weeks on / 2 weeks off (commuting) or 40 days vacation + 10 days off (Info kit). Local contracts full-time.
Bases: ALA, NQZ, SCO
Fleet: A320neo, A321, A321LR, A321neo, B767-300ER
Benefits: Medical insurance (incl. dental), staff travel discounts (ID90, MyIDtravel), corporate pension plan, psychologist consultations, corporate discounts.
Careers site: airastana.com ↗

Requirements

First officer: 400 hours minimum
Captain: 4,500 hours minimum
Type rating: not required (non-type-rated FO and Captain entry available; rated entry for A320/B767)
Licence: ICAO/FAA/EASA ATPL (Captain); CPL with ATPL theory credit (non-rated FO)
Other: Non-rated FO: 400 TT incl. 200 multi-engine multi-crew, max age 45. Rated FO: 1,500 TT incl. 500 on type, max age 45. Rated Cpt: 4,500 TT, 1,000 PIC, 500 PIC on type, max age 62. Non-rated Cpt: 4,500 TT, 1,200 PIC, max age 55. Class 1 medical, ICAO English L4. Ab-Initio cadet scheme for Kazakhstan citizens aged 18-34 (airline funds course, cadet repays up to 50% over career).

Sources

From an agreement or official source · figures from 2024 · checked 31 Oct 2026

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