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Copy of Uzbekistan Air Cargo Notes | 26 February 2026

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Delta Global Solutions
Delta Global Solutions

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 Holding targeting a major IPO, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Türkiye advancing a joint transport corridor and more.


Air Cargo Trends


Lufthansa is set to resume passenger flights to Kazakhstan

  • German flag carrier Lufthansa scheduled the resumption of passenger flights ex Frankfurt, Germany to Almaty, Kazakhstan VV and to Astana, Kazakhstan VV on 29 March 2026

  • Flights will operate up to five times a week using Airbus A340-300 aircraft


Centrum Holding targets major IPO

  • The parent company of My Freighter and Centrum Air plans to raise $600 million through an Initial Public Offering with a targeted valuation of $2 billion

  • Oppenheimer & Co and Citibank will serve as underwriters for the logistics conglomerate, which has rapidly grown to include Uzbekistan's largest private cargo airline and second-largest passenger carrier


Centrum Air to launch passenger flights to Kazakh capital (source)

  • The private Uzbek carrier scheduled direct passenger flights ex Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Astana, Kazakhstan on 29 March 2026

  • The airline will operate the route three times a week on Mondays, Fridays, and Sundays using Airbus A320 aircraft


New aviation hub planned for Kazakhstan-China border

  • Kazakh-German joint venture Skyhansa is developing a $498 million airport project within the Khorgos-Eastern Gates Special Economic Zone in the Zhetysu region, Kazakhstan

  • Three-phase development aims to establish a full international multimodal hub, with the initial stage scheduled for completion by 2028 including a cargo terminal, airfield infrastructure, and integrated rail and road access


Pegasus airlines to connect Türkiye and Tajikistan

  • Turkish low-cost carrier scheduled direct passenger flights ex Istanbul, Türkiye and Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 6 April 2026

  • The airline will operate the route three times a week on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays using Boeing 737 aircraft



Other News


Uzbekistan, Iran, and Türkiye target joint transport corridor

  • The transport ministers of the three nations met in Istanbul, Türkiye to discuss building a mutually integrated logistics system and expanding regional transit infrastructure

  • The parties prioritized the development of the Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Türkiye multimodal corridor and formed a joint Working Group to implement digital documentation and streamline border crossings


Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan set new rail freight targets

  • The transport ministries of the two nations agreed on a joint action plan to expand cross-border railway infrastructure and boost overall freight capacity to 60 million tons

  • The strategy involves synchronizing infrastructure upgrades and increasing daily train operations at key border checkpoints, building on the 16% growth in bilateral rail cargo recorded in 2025


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