A new company has been announced in Kazakhstan's aviation fuel market: JanaPort Jet. It was announced on 5 November 2026. According to the announcement, the company will work on aviation fuel supply, management of ground infrastructure, development of a network of refuelling facilities and the use of artificial intelligence in operations.
Who is behind the company
The founders, on equal terms, are named as Rahman Assambayev, Kanat Kopbayev and Orazkhan Karsybekov. The announcement presents them as linked to Jupiter Jet and Nomad Tankers. Percentage stakes have not been disclosed. The deal, the announcement says, complies with Kazakhstan law and the acts of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC).
Jupiter Jet is a Kazakh cargo airline registered in 2004 and based in Almaty. According to the announcement, in September 2026 it leased its first Boeing 757-200PCF, which arrived from the US at Turkestan airport, and plans to add two or three more aircraft within three years. Nomad Tankers Ltd was registered in the AIFC on 13 April 2026; its listed activities include sea and coastal cargo transport and leasing of aircraft and equipment.
What the company says
The goals named in the announcement: developing fuel, refuelling and logistics infrastructure; planning fuel deliveries to airports more precisely; reducing the risk of supply disruptions, including for transit flights; providing forecasting analytics to airlines, airports and cargo operators; and strengthening Kazakhstan's transit and logistics role. The analytical basis of the project is named as Echelon Alpha technology, a developer of AI for aviation, logistics and fuel-market analytics; Assambayev is named as its founder.
Kopbayev said the creation of JanaPort Jet is aimed at developing fuel and ground infrastructure for Kazakhstan's aviation. Assambayev said the technology has already analysed data on hundreds of millions of flights; the counting method has not been disclosed.
The company also says it holds IATA accreditation as a strategic partner in aviation fuel supply and is listed in IATA's international partner registry. We have not seen confirmation from IATA or details of the accreditation.
Not yet announced
The registration date, legal form and share capital. Founders' stakes and the size of investment. Fuel volumes, customers and contracts. The airports and airlines the company will work with. Fuel suppliers. The launch timeline and first operations. The terms and date of the IATA accreditation. Independent confirmation of the company's claims.
Our assessment: this is a statement of intent and of founders, not the start of fuel supply or refuelling. Until airports, suppliers, investment and timelines are named, it is not possible to judge whether JanaPort Jet will become a significant player. The claims about IATA accreditation and the volume of data analysed cannot be checked from open sources. This is flycentralasia's conclusion, not a statement by the company.
What businesses can do
Fuel suppliers and refuelling operators should ask the company which airports and operating models it plans. Airports and airlines should request confirmed terms before considering a new supplier. Cargo operators and analytics providers should watch for the first contracts and geography.