Airline Eurasia Air. EuroAsia Air Airlines

Euro-Asia Air is the largest helicopter airline in Kazakhstan. It was created in July 1997 with the aim of performing various transport tasks in difficult local terrain. The airline fully satisfies the demand of enterprises, the population and is engaged in servicing the oil and gas industry.

The aviation fleet consists of 18 helicopters: 12 Mi-8 units; 4 Agusta Westland units; 2 AS-365 units. In addition, the company's fleet includes Challenger 870 and Challenger 850 aircraft.

Regular flights are carried out on Challenger 870 aircraft with a capacity of 70 passengers. All others are used purely for private transportation.

Services provided: VIP transportation, charter and custom flights. Euro-Asia Air operates charter flights on international and charter routes.

Using helicopters, the airline carries out: 1) flights for the development and subsequent development of mineral deposits and for carrying out maintenance activities on oil and gas lines and power transmission lines; 2) gas rescue, mine rescue, blowout control, search and rescue operations; 3) emergency work in emergency situations; 4) shift and cargo transportation; 5) sanitary tasks in hard-to-reach and remote areas; 6) support on offshore drilling rigs; 7) ensuring the work of geologists, power engineers, fire services, glaciologists, seismologists and state border protection services.

The location of structural divisions is presented as follows: branches are located in the cities of Aktobe, Aktau, Kyzylorda, Zhezkazgan, Atyrau; Representative offices are located in Uralsk and Pavlodar. In addition, the range of Euro-Asia Air airline facilities includes bases, hangars, an educational and training center, and a medical unit.

Basic data on Euro-Asia Air:

    Airline country - Kazakhstan

    Charter flights of Kazakhstan

    Year of appearance: 1997

    IATA airline code: 5B

    ICAO airline code: EAK

    Airline internal code: EC

At the beginning of November 2017 NC KazMunayGas JSC 100% shares of its subsidiary Euro-Asia Air JSC. The transaction amount was 11.84 billion tenge. The buyer, who was determined by an open two-stage tender, was Sky Logistics Service LLP. The company was organized in January 2017 and registered in Shymkent. The founder of Sky Logistics Service LLP is a 22-year-old Beybarys Asembek. I learned about this from the company’s registration documents available on the website of the e-government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Also registered under Beybarys Asembek is “DBZh Alliance” LLP, the type of activity of which is “wholesale trade of a wide range of goods without any specification.” In April 2017, the first head of the company was appointed Nurlan Abdraimov.

Euro-Asia Air is the largest helicopter company in Kazakhstan, performing flights to develop mineral deposits and service oil pipelines, gas pipelines and power lines. The company operates 20 aircraft, including: 11 Mi-8T helicopters (RF), 2 helicopter AS-365N3 (France), 2 aircraft Challenger-850 and Challenger-870 (Canada), 4 helicopter Augusta Westland-139 (Italy).


At the end of 2016, the company's assets amounted to 26.38 billion tenge, What 2.2% less compared to 2015. Company revenue increased by 22.5%, from 15.86 billion tenge in 2015 up to 19.43 billion tenge in 2016. The company's net profit amounted to 2 billion tenge against 637.51 million tenge in 2015.


A well-known businessman also showed interest in acquiring the airline (occupies 3 line rating). In August 2016, Prime Aviation decided to take part in the tender for the purchase of a helicopter company. by 80% owned by Timur Kulibayev through the holding company Steppe Capital Pte. Ltd., registered in Singapore (20% belong to his partner Arvind Tick). For this purpose, Prime Aviation received a loan in the amount of $63 million from parent Steppe Capital Pte. Ltd. However, she later refused to participate in the tender and returned the funds received in the same month, while making money on the exchange rate difference 149.31 million tenge.


At the beginning of June 2017, Prime Aviation received permission to fly to Europe from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Created at the end of 2005 and at the end of 2016 entered the top five largest airlines in Kazakhstan with assets at 6.2 billion tenge. The company is engaged in private and business transportation in Central Asia. Provides aviation services to the oil and gas industry from its base in Atyrau, medical evacuation services.

Over the past 10 years, the airline's assets have grown by 68.5%, from 3.6 billion tenge in 2007 up to 6.2 billion tenge in 2016. Revenue increased 8.8 times(or by 780%) from 757.8 million tenge in 2007 up to 6.67 billion tenge in 2016.

Euro-Asia Air is the largest helicopter airline in Kazakhstan. It was created in 1997. The air carrier is of great importance for the state, since it is capable of performing various tasks in conditions of difficult terrain, lack of developed transport infrastructure, and difficult climatic conditions. The company satisfies the demand of the population and enterprises and serves the oil and gas industry of the republic.

The company's fleet consists of 18 helicopters: 12 Mi-8, four Agusta Westland and two AS-365. It also has aircraft - Challenger 850 and Challenger 870. The fleet of passenger aircraft and helicopters is equipped with modern avionics.

Regular flights

Euro-Asia Air operates regular flights using the Challenger 870. Its cabin is spacious and can accommodate up to 70 people. During the flight, passengers are offered hot meals, coffee, tea, and soft drinks. Blankets and pillows are provided for a comfortable stay. The luggage compartment and bathroom are located in the rear section of the cabin.

Air transportation services for individuals and legal entities

For individuals and legal entities, Euro-Asia Air offers the following types of services:

  • charter flights;
  • custom (corporate) flights;
  • VIP transportation.

The company operates charter flights to both domestic and international destinations. Flights are organized by Challenger 870 (up to 70 people) and Challenger 850 (14 people) aircraft. The interior layout of the Challenger 870 can be different: with a work area, a sofa and lounge chairs, with transformable chairs that can be folded out into a full-fledged sleeping place.

Corporate flights will be convenient when a certain group of people need to fly. Ordering an aircraft in this case provides the following advantages:

  • You can take a flight on any route;
  • independence from a regular schedule;
  • high comfort and level of service;
  • the opportunity to surround business partners and colleagues with a pleasant atmosphere;
  • absence of strangers on board.

The class of accommodation can be ordered at your own discretion.

A VIP charter allows you to quickly go through passport and customs control. An individual car is brought to the plane. The most comfortable conditions have been created on board the aircraft. It is possible to organize an urgent flight, that is, within 4 hours after ordering the plane.

Special activities

Using helicopters, Euro-Asia Air carries out the following activities:

  • performing flights for the development and development of mineral deposits, for carrying out work on servicing power lines and oil and gas pipelines;
  • search and rescue, gas rescue, blowout mine rescue operations;
  • rescue work in emergency situations;
  • sanitary tasks to remote and hard-to-reach areas;
  • flights to offshore drilling rigs;
  • freight and shift transportation;
  • carrying out flights to support the work of power engineers, geologists, seismologists, fire services, glaciologists and state border protection services.
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