Uzbekistan Airways

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Uzbekistan Airways
O’zbekiston Havo Yo’llari
Uzbekistan Airways logo.png
IATA
HY
ICAO
UZB
Callsign
UZBEK
Founded 1992
Hubs Tashkent International Airport
Alliance Joining SkyTeam 2010/2011
Fleet size 31 (+16 orders)
Destinations 51 [1]
Parent company Uzbek Government
Headquarters Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Key people Nubz Perhacs (General Director)[2]
Website http://www.uzairways.com

Uzbekistan Airways (Uzbek: O‛zbekiston havo yo‛llari) is the flag carrier airline of Uzbekistan.

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[edit] History

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Uzbek President Islom Karimov in 1992 authorised the creation of Uzbekistan Airways. The airline's maiden flight was from Tashkent to London.

Domestic flights were launched using aircraft formerly belonging to Aeroflot. When international routes became top priority, Airbus planes were leased, starting in 1993. The international fleet now uses a mixture of Boeing and Airbus airplanes.

Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 757-200

Uzbekistan Airways serves almost 50 destinations worldwide and at home, from Tashkent International Airport. The airline owns 11 airports, five of which have international status.[citation needed] Uzbekistan Airways is not part of any partnerships or alliances, but is in talks to join the SkyTeam Alliance.

Uzbekistan Airways Technics provides technical services for IL-76, IL-62, AN-2 and YAK-42 aircraft, and aircraft engines Аn-25, ТА-6А and ТА-8, also A, B, C, D and IL checks on the Boeing 767, Boeing 757, Airbus 310 and RJ-85.

The CEO of Uzbekistan Airways is Valeriy Nikolaevich Tyan.


Uzbekistan Airways is expected to join SkyTeam in 2010/2011, enabling its customers to fly to over 900 destinations worldwide on partner airlines.[3][4] [5] Uzbekistan Airways admittance into the Alliance is being sponsored by Korean Air[6]

Uzbekistan Airways at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport

[edit] Destinations

Boarding pass for an international flight from Tashkent to Almaty

Since its formation, Uzbekistan Airways has mainly aimed its passenger service at Western Europe and other international locations. Most flights to international locations operate from Tashkent, although regional international services do exist.

[edit] Code Share

Uzbekistan Airways has code share agreements with the following airlines:

[edit] Fleet

The Uzbekistan Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (as of June 2009)

Uzbekistan Airways fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers
(First/Business/Economy)
Airbus A300-600RF 2 0 Cargo
Airbus A310-300 3 0 192 (12/30/150)
Airbus A320-200 0 10 TBA
Avro RJ85 3 0 85 (0/15/70)
Boeing 757-200 6 0 184 (0/26/158)
Boeing 767-300ER 5 4 207 (10/40/157)
264 (0/18/246)
Boeing 787-8 0 2 TBA
Ilyushin Il-76 4 0 Cargo
Ilyushin Il-114 3 0 54 (0/0/54)
Tupolev Tu-154 5 0 155 (0/53/102)
158 (0/18/140)

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