Airline News September 2005.

Air Astana, probably the most successful of the new airlines created in recent years across the former Soviet Republics, will lose its leader at the end of the month. Lloyd Paxton, who launched the Kazakhstan national carrier in May 2002 is handing over the leadership to Peter Foster, previously CEO of Royal Brunei (and before that with Qatar and for many years Cathay Pacific). Lloyd, an industry veteran totalling 35 years experience with BOAC and British Airways, held the position of president of Air Asana, a unique airline in many ways, established by the government of Kazakhsta