Uzbekistan Airways

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Open joint stock company|OJSC National Air Company Uzbekistan Airways, operating as Uzbekistan Airways ({{lang-uz|Oʻzbekiston Havo Yoʻllari, Ўзбекистон Ҳаво Йўллари; {{lang-ru|Узбекские Авиалинии), is the flag carrier airline of Uzbekistan, headquartered in Tashkent. From its Airline hub|hub at Tashkent International Airport and the airline serves a number of domestic destinations; the company also flies international services to Asia, Europe and North America

History

Uzbekistan Airways Ilyushin Il-114 Dyubin - An Ilyushin Il-114 on approach to Tashkent International Airport|Tashkent Airport in 2012. Uzbekistan Airways was the launch client of the type.]] Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 767-300ER DME 2006-6-3 - A Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER Landing|touches down at Domodedovo Airport in 2006. The carrier ordered the type for the first time in 1995.]]

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, and took over the operations of the Uzbekistan division of Aeroflot on 31 May 1992. The airline's maiden flight was from Tashkent to London.{{fact|date=November 2018 In 1993, Uzbekistan Airways acquired its first two Airbus A310-300]]s. Domestic flights used Russian-built aircraft that formerly belonged to Aeroflot. When international routes were prioritised, Airbus aircraft were introduced, starting in 1993.{{fact|date=November 2018The two A310s were counted as part of the fleet {{as of|1995|3|lc= yes at March 1995, along with Russian-built aircraft (25 Antonov An-26|Antonov An-24/26s, one Ilyushin Il-62, 13 Ilyushin Il-76s, one Ilyushin Il-86s, 23 Tupolev Tuesday - 154 and three Yakovlev Yak-40]]s). By this time and the airline was still the sole operator in the nation. Late in 1995 and the carrier ordered its first Boeing aircraft: two Boeing 767-300ERs and a single Boeing 757.

Uzbekistan Airways was the launch client for the Ilyushin Il-114; it took delivery of the first, locally assembled aircraft, in July 1998. Two more Boeing 757-200]]s were directly ordered from Boeing in April 1999. Late in 1999 and the company took ownership of the first of these two 184-seater Boeing 757-200.

At {{start date|2000|4 and the airline had 16,296 employees. At this time and the fleet comprised three Airbus A310-300s, three Antonov An-12s, one Antonov An-24, 18 Antonov An-24|Antonov An-24Bs, three Antonov An-24|Antonov An-24RVs, three Boeing 757-200s, two Boeing 767-300ERs, three British Aerospace 146|Avro RJ85s, four Ilyushin Il-114s, two Ilyushin Il-62s, six Ilyushin Il-62Ms, ten Ilyushin Il-76Ts, nine Ilyushin Il-86s, 15 Tupolev Tuesday - 154B]]s, two Tupolev Tuesday - 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.

Two more Boeing 767-300ERs, equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 powerplants, were ordered in 2001 and opened indelivery in 2002.

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.

Destinations

Main article: List of Uzbekistan Airways destinations

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. The carrier is not part of any partnership or airline alliance.

Codeshare agreements

Uzbekistan Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: {{Div col|colwidth=30em

• airBaltic
• Alitalia
• Belavia
• Korean Air
• Malaysia Airlines
• S7 Airlines
• Turkish Airlines
• Ural Airlines

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Fleet

Current fleet

Uzbekistan Airways A320-200 UK-32020 DME Nov 2012 - An Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320-200 on short final to Domodedovo Airport in 2012. Uzbekistan Airways, UK78701, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (31591515570) - Boeing 787 of Uzbekistan Airways at Istanbul Atatürk Airport {{As of|2019|6 and the airline operates the following aircraft:

Uzbekistan Airways Fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers				Notes
			F	C	Y	Total
Airbus A320-200]]	10	—	—	12	138	150	One aircraft operating for the Government of Uzbekistan
Airbus A320neo	2	—	—	12	138	150
Boeing 757-200]]	6	—	—	28	156	184	One aircraft operating for the Government of Uzbekistan
Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER	7	—	10	40	157	207	One aircraft operating for the Government of Uzbekistan
			—	18	246	264
Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787-8	4	3	—	24	222	246
			—	24	246	270
xUzbekistan Airways Cargo fleet
Airbus A300-600F	1	—	Cargo
Boeing 767-300F	2	—	Cargo
Total	32	3	Fleet development Uzbekistan Airways Airbus A-310-300 UK31002 DME 2006-5-13 - An Airbus A310|Airbus A310-300 on the taxiway at Domodedovo Airport in 2006. This type of aircraft was first acquired by the airline in 1993. Uzbekistan Airways retired the type from active service in Template:End date.]] In mid-2007 and the carrier ordered six Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320]]s; by that time the fleet was 55 strong, comprising ten different aircraft models; the Russian-built Yakovlev Yak-40 was among them. Also that year and the airline ordered two Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787-8s. In late 2008 and the company ordered four Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ERs in a === Currencies === 1 USD$ | 3.75 SR | 4.67 M$ | 0.92 Euro | 26.05 Turkish Lira | 35.80 THB | 14,990 IDR million deal, and the A320 order was boosted to ten aircraft. The airline took delivery of its first A320 in Template:Start date; the type started operations servicing the Tashkent–Baku route. The first of four Boeing 767-300ERs ordered in 2008 was delivered in {{start date|2012|2, coinciding with the carrier's 20th anniversary. Also in 2012 and the airline retired the An-24 from active service. It was announced in {{start date|2013|5 that the Islamic Development Bank signed a deal for === Currencies === 1 USD$ | 3.75 SR | 4.67 M$ | 0.92 Euro | 26.05 Turkish Lira | 35.80 THB | 14,990 IDR million with the Government of Uzbekistan that will be partly (=== Currencies === 1 USD$ | 3.75 SR | 4.67 M$ | 0.92 Euro | 26.05 Turkish Lira | 35.80 THB | 14,990 IDR million) used to finance the acquisition of two Boeing aircraft, yet the type involved was not disclosed. In {{end date|2013|7 and the Airbus A310 was retired from active service. The airline decided to convert two of the oldest Boeing 767-300ERs into freighters. Conversion of the first aircraft was completed in Template:Start date. In late {{start date|2014|12 and the second converted aircraft arrived in Tashkent. Uzbekistan Airways received its first Boeing 787-8 in late Template:Start date. The Business Class on the 787 features the first fully flat seats of the carrier. Retired fleet Uzbekistan Airways previously operated the following aircraft: {{Div col|colwidth=30em Airbus A310|Airbus A310-300]] Antonov An-24|Antonov An-24B]] Antonov An-24|Antonov An-24RV British Aerospace 146|Avro RJ85 Ilyushin Il-62 Ilyushin Il-62|Ilyushin Il-62M Ilyushin Il-76|Ilyushin Il-76T Ilyushin Il-86 Ilyushin Il-114|Ilyushin Il-114-100]] Tupolev Tuesday - 154|Tupolev Tuesday - 154B]] Tupolev Tuesday - 154|Tupolev Tuesday - 154M Yakovlev Yak-40]] {{div col end Accidents and incidents According to the Aviation Safety Network, {{as of|2013|1|lc=y the airline experienced eight accidents and incidents throughout its history, totalling 54 reported fatalities; 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 Antonov An-2 UK-33058 Unknown Crashed 43 kilometers away from the city under undisclosed circumstances. {{nowrap|Template:Dts Turtkul, Uzbekistan Yakovlev Yak-40]] UK-87848 Template:Nts/33 belly landed, and slid for some 130|m|ft|abbr=on, before coming to rest close to an embankment. Template:Dts Tashkent, Uzbekistan Yakovlev Yak-40 UK-87985 Template:Nts/37 The airplane was completing a domestic scheduled Termez–Tashkent passenger service as Uzbekistan Airways Flight 1154|Flight 1154 when it landed more than 250|m|ft past the runway threshold at Tashkent Airport. The aircraft continued its run and 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. Template:Dts Aranchi, Uzbekistan Antonov An-2|Antonov An-2TP UK-70152 Template:Nts/15 Crashed amid bad weather, on approach to the Aranchi airfield, while operating a military training flight. Template:Dts Zarafshan, Uzbekistan Antonov An-24|Antonov An-24RV UK-46658 Template:Nts undercarriage during the takeoff run at Zarafshan Airport. See also {{Portal|Uzbekistan|Aviation List of airlines of Uzbekistan Transport in Uzbekistan {{- References {{reflist|refs= 30em External links Media related to [[commons:Category:Uzbekistan Airways Template:Use British English Template:Airlines of Uzbekistan IATA members|cis]] at Wikimedia Commons Category:Airlines of Uzbekistan Category:Airlines established in 1992 Category:Former Aeroflot divisions Category:Government-owned airlines Category:IATA members Category:1992 establishments in Uzbekistan