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Uzbekistan Airways

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JSC Uzbekistan Airways,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> operating as Uzbekistan Airways (Template:Langx, {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; Template:Langx), is the flag carrier of Uzbekistan,<ref name="Uzbekistan Airways takes first Boeing 787" /> headquartered in Tashkent.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> From its hub at Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport, the airline serves a number of domestic destinations; the company also flies international services to Asia, Europe and North America.

HistoryEdit

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Uzbek President Islam Karimov in 1992 authorised the creation of Uzbekistan Airways. The airline was established on 28 January 1992,<ref name="FI2000" /> and took over the operations of the Uzbekistan division of Aeroflot on 31 May 1992.<ref name="ATDB" /> In 1993, Uzbekistan Airways acquired its first two Airbus A310-300s.<ref name="FI1993-10" /> The two A310s were counted as part of the fleet Template:As of, along with Ukrainian and Russian-built aircraft (25 Antonov An-24/26s, one Ilyushin Il-62, 13 Ilyushin Il-76s, one Ilyushin Il-86, 23 Tupolev Tu-154 and three Yakovlev Yak-40s). By this time, the airline was still the sole operator in the country.<ref name="FI1995-101" /> Late in 1995, the carrier ordered its first Boeing aircraft: two Boeing 767-300ERs and a single Boeing 757.<ref name="FI1995-9" />

Uzbekistan Airways was the launch customer for the Ilyushin Il-114; it took delivery of the first, locally assembled aircraft, in July 1998.<ref name="Uzbekistan Airways takes first production Il-114 turboprop" /><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> In June 1998, the airline took delivery of the last-built Airbus A310 ever (msn. 706, reg. UK-31003).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Two more Boeing 757-200s were directly ordered from Boeing in April 1999.<ref name="marketplace-50576" /> Late in 1999, the company took ownership of the first of these two 184-seater Boeing 757-200.<ref name="Uzbekistan takes first 757-200" />

By Template:Start date, the airline had 16,296 employees. At this time, the fleet comprised three Airbus A310-300s, three Antonov An-12s, one Antonov An-24, 18 Antonov An-24Bs, three Antonov An-24RVs, three Boeing 757-200s, two Boeing 767-300ERs, three Avro RJ85s, four Ilyushin Il-114s, two Ilyushin Il-62s, six Ilyushin Il-62Ms, ten Ilyushin Il-76Ts, nine Ilyushin Il-86s, 15 Tupolev Tu-154Bs, two Tupolev Tu-154Ms and 19 Yakovlev Yak-40s. Destinations served at the time included Almaty, Amsterdam, Andizhan, Ashgabat, Athens, Baku, Bangkok, Beijing, Bishkek, Bukhara, Chelyabinsk, Delhi, Dhaka, Ekaterinburg, Fergana, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Jeddah, Karshi, Kazan, Khabarovsk, Kuala Lumpur, London, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow, Namangan, New York, Novosibirsk, Nukus, Omsk, Paris, Riyadh, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Samarkand, Seoul, Sharjah, Simferopol, St. Petersburg, Tashkent, Tel Aviv, Termez, Tyumen, Ufa and Urgench.<ref name="FI2000" />

Two more Boeing 767-300ERs, equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 powerplants, were ordered in 2001 and scheduled for delivery in 2002.<ref name="marketplace-127876" />

Uzbekistan Airways carried 2.625 million passengers in 2014, a 1.9% decrease year-on-year (YOY), whereas 4.6% more cargo was handled YOY.<ref name="В 2014 году пассажиропоток Uzbekistan Airways незначительно снизился" />

DestinationsEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Since its formation, Uzbekistan Airways has focused its passenger service on Western Europe and other international locations. Most international flights operate from Tashkent, although international services to other Uzbek cities exist.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The carrier is not part of any partnership or airline alliance.

Codeshare agreementsEdit

Uzbekistan Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:<ref name="Partners">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="CAPA Uzbekistan Airways profile">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Div col

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Interline agreementsEdit

Uzbekistan Airways has interline agreements with the following airlines:<ref name="Partners"/>

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FleetEdit

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Uzbekistan Airways Airbus A320neo
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Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 767-300ER
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Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 787-8

Current fleetEdit

Template:As of, the airline operates the following aircraft:<ref name="Uzbekistan Airways mulls order for fourteen B787-8s - report">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Uzbekistan Airways Fleet
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Airbus A320-200 9 — 12 138 150<ref name="aircraft-news-0717" />
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Template:Nowrap 5 — 15 232 247 One aircraft operating for the Government of Uzbekistan
Boeing 787-8 7 14 24 222 246 One aircraft operating for the Government of Uzbekistan
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Template:AnchorUzbekistan Airways Cargo fleet
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Additionally, the airline operates two Airbus A320 in VIP configuration and one Pilatus PC-24.<ref name="Uzbekistan Airways mulls order for fourteen B787-8s - report" />

Fleet developmentEdit

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An Ilyushin Il-114 on approach to Tashkent Airport. Uzbekistan Airways was the launch customer of the type.<ref name="Uzbekistan Airways takes first production Il-114 turboprop" />
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An Airbus A310-300 arriving in Rome in 2010. This type of aircraft was first acquired by the airline in 1993.<ref name="FI1993-10" /> Uzbekistan Airways retired the type from active service in Template:End date.<ref name="Uzbekistan Airways operates its last A310-300 flight" />

In mid-2007, the carrier ordered six Airbus A320s; by that time the fleet was 55 strong, comprising ten different aircraft models; the Russian-built Yakovlev Yak-40 was among them.<ref name="Airbus signs China A320 FAL agreement" /> Also that year, the airline ordered two Boeing 787-8s.<ref name="Other News - 10/11/2007" /><ref name="Узбекистан покупает Boeing 787" />

In late 2008, the company ordered four Boeing 767-300ERs in a Template:US$ million deal,<ref name="Marsans, Uzbekistan firm aircraft orders" /><ref name="Uzbekistan Orders Four 767s" /> and the A320 order was boosted to ten aircraft.<ref name="Uzbekistan Airways orders four A320s" /><ref name="Uzbekistan Airways to take four more 767s and A320s" /> The airline took delivery of its first A320 in Template:Start date; the type started operations servicing the Tashkent–Baku route.<ref name="aircraft-news-0717" /> The first of four Boeing 767-300ERs ordered in 2008 was delivered in Template:Start date, coinciding with the carrier's 20th anniversary.<ref name="Boeing Delivers Uzbekistan Airways 767-300ER as Airline Marks 20th Anniversary" /> Also in 2012, the airline retired the An-24 from active service.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was announced in Template:Start date that the Islamic Development Bank signed a deal for Template:US$ million with the Government of Uzbekistan that will be partly (Template:US$ million) used to finance the acquisition of two Boeing aircraft, yet the type involved was not disclosed.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In Template:End date, the Airbus A310 was retired from active service.<ref name="Uzbekistan Airways operates its last A310-300 flight">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The carrier ordered the Boeing 767-300ER for the first time in 1995.<ref name="FI1995-9" /> It decided to convert two of the oldest Boeing 767-300ERs into freighters subsequently. Conversion of the first aircraft was completed in Template:Start date.<ref name="Uzbekistan Airways конвертирует два Boeing 767" /><ref name="First Boeing 767-300 converted to freighter configuration delivered to Tashkent International Airport" /> In late Template:Start date, the second converted aircraft arrived in Tashkent.<ref name="Boeing-767-300BCF: Flights in new configuration" />

Uzbekistan Airways received its first Boeing 787-8 in late August 2016.<ref name="Uzbekistan Airways launches 787-8 operations to New York" /> The Business Class on the 787 features the first fully flat seats of the carrier.<ref name="787 Cabin Info">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2023, the carrier ordered two Let 410UVPs with an option for further two of these aircraft; the first of them was delivered in June 2023.<ref name="Uzbekistan Airways takes first Let 410" /><ref name="Uzbekistan Airways orders 2+2 Let 410UVP-E20s" /> The airline operated with Airbus A330 aircraft in 2023 under wet-lease from Qanot Sharq.<ref>https://www.uzairways.com/en/press-center/news/uzbekistan-airways-resumes-operation-a330-may-20-2024</ref>

Retired fleetEdit

Uzbekistan Airways previously operated the following aircraft:

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Accidents and incidentsEdit

According to the Aviation Safety Network, Template:As of the airline experienced eight accidents and incidents throughout its history, totalling 54 reported fatalities;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> only those involving fatalities and hull-losses are listed below.

Date Location Aircraft Tail number Fatalities Description of the event Refs
Template:Dts Nukus, Uzbekistan Template:Nowrap UK-33058 Template:Unknown Crashed Template:Convert away from the city under undisclosed circumstances. <ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
Template:Nowrap Turtkul, Uzbekistan Yakovlev Yak-40 UK-87848 Template:Nts/33 The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Tashkent–Turtkul passenger service when struck power lines, gear-up, after a second go-around at Turtkul Airport. It belly landed, and slid for some Template:Convert, before coming to rest close to an embankment. <ref>Template:ASN accident</ref><ref name="Uzbek Yak-40 crashes in Tashkent" />
Template:Dts Tashkent, Uzbekistan Yakovlev Yak-40 UK-87985 Template:Nts/37 The airplane was completing a domestic scheduled Termez–Tashkent passenger service as Flight 1154 when it landed more than Template:Convert past the runway threshold at Tashkent Airport. The aircraft continued its run, the right wing struck a concrete building, moments later the left wing was lost, and hit a concrete wall that caused the airframe to break up, eventually coming to rest into a ditch and catching fire. <ref name="Uzbek Yak-40 crashes in Tashkent" /><ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
Template:Dts Aranchi, Uzbekistan Antonov An-2TP UK-70152 Template:Nts/15 Crashed amid bad weather, on approach to the Aranchi airfield, while operating a military training flight. <ref>Template:ASN accident</ref><ref name="Uzbekistan Airways Plane Crashes on Military Flight, Killing 15" />
Template:Dts Zarafshan, Uzbekistan Antonov An-24RV UK-46658 Template:Nts Premature retraction of the undercarriage during the takeoff run at Zarafshan Airport. <ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>

See alsoEdit

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