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Uzbekistan Air Cargo Notes | 17 July 2025

  • Writer: Nadira Islamova
    Nadira Islamova
  • Jul 17
  • 3 min read

Updated: Jul 17


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Welcome to this week's edition of Uzbekistan Air Cargo Notes, the first and only newsletter focusing on the latest news and insights into the dynamic air cargo market of Uzbekistan and Central Asia. This week, we are reporting on Centrum Air expanding its fleet with its tenth aircraft, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi cutting flights in Central Asia and more.



Air Cargo Trends


Centrum Air expanded its fleet with its tenth aircraft


  • Privately-owned Uzbek airline Centrum Air received its second Airbus A330-300, expanding its total fleet to 10 aircrafts on 10 July 2025

  • New widebody aircraft will support long-haul expansion to Asia, the Middle East and Europe, complementing existing routes to China, Thailand and South Korea


Kazakhstan signed aviation development plan with ICAO


  • Kazakhstan signed a civil aviation master plan with ICAO during the visit of ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano, the plan outlines support for the sector’s development from 2026 to 2050

  • Kazakhstan became the first country in Central Asia and the CIS to sign such a plan, after raising ICAO compliance from 47% to 82%


SCAT Airline launches direct flights to Minsk


  • Kazakh airline SCAT launched direct regular passenger flights ex Almaty, Kazakhstan to Minsk, Belarus VV on 10 July 2025

  • Flights operate twice a week, marking the second air connection between Kazakhstan and Belarus


Wizz Air Abu Dhabi suspended several routes in Central Asia and the Caucasus


  • Wizz Air Abu Dhabi suspended ticket sales to five destinations, including Kutaisi, Georgia from 29 July 2025 and temporarily paused eight more routes, such as Astana and Samarkand, until 1 November 2025

  • The decision is linked to ongoing engine issues with Pratt & Whitney GTFs and a strategy to reduce flying in regions with high temperatures and poor air quality


Etihad to launch seven new routes focusing on Central Asia and the Caucasus


  • UAE`s Etihad Airways announced seven new routes starting from March 2026, including Almaty, Baku, Bucharest, Madinah, Tbilisi, Tashkent and Yerevan, with the Madinah route launching earlier in November 2025

  • The move follows Wizz Air’s exit from Abu Dhabi, UAE and places Etihad in direct competition with Air Arabia Abu Dhabi on several Central Asian and Caucasus routes


TezJet is set to launch direct flights to Moscow


  • Kyrgyz airline TezJet will launch direct regular passenger flights ex Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to Moscow, Russia VV on 21 August 2025

  • Flights will operate three times a week using its McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft


China Eastern connects China and Uzbekistan


  • Chinese carrier China Eastern Airlines operated the first direct passenger flight ex Xi’an, China to Tashkent, Uzbekistan VV on 16 July 2025

  • Regular flights now operate three times a week using Airbus A320 aircraft



Other News

First train from Shanxi to Azerbaijan launched via Trans-Caspian route


  • Freight train carrying 50 containers of solar equipment left Jinzhong, China for Baku, Azerbaijan via Kazakhstan and the Aktau port

  • The Trans-Caspian route cuts delivery time and supports future exports to the Caucasus, Turkey and Eastern Europe


Uztemiryulkonteyner opened cargo assembly point in China


  • Uztemiryulkonteyner, logistics subsidiary of Uzbekistan Railways, opened a cargo consolidation point in China’s Lanzhou SEZ to support shipments via Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan on 8 July 2025

  • During the visit, agreements were reached to launch pilot trains on the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan–Tajikistan/Turkmenistan route in Q3 2025



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