Uzbekistan Air Cargo Notes | 10 September 2026
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 expanding China–Europe e-commerce flows via Tashkent, new Boeing 747F capacity through Astana and more.
Air Cargo Trends
Uzbekistan Airports and My Freighter launch China–Europe e-commerce route
Uzbekistan Airports and My Freighter launched a Truck-to-Air corridor, moving e-commerce cargo by road from China to Tashkent before onward airfreight to Liège, Belgium.
Seven cargo flights had been completed by 9 September, with plans to increase frequency to 4–6 flights per week. Each flight is expected to carry around 50 tonnes, giving the service potential weekly capacity of 200–300 tonnes.
China Central Longhao plans four weekly B747F flights via Astana
Chinese cargo carrier China Central Longhao plans to begin operations through Astana International Airport in September using Boeing 747-400F freighters.
The planned frequency is four flights per week under Astana’s cargo technical-stop programme, adding further dedicated freighter activity between China and international markets through Kazakhstan.
Fly Khiva Cargo reports 452 flights and 6,600 tonnes carried in 2026
Fly Khiva Cargo operated 452 cargo flights and transported around 6,600 tonnes of freight from the beginning of 2026 through 18 August, with its network covering China, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and India.
The carrier operates around 20 flight sectors per week with Boeing 767-300BCF aircraft, offering up to 52 tonnes of net payload and approximately 400 m³ of cargo capacity.
Other News
KTZ Express launches first Japan–Kazakhstan multimodal shipment
KTZ Express organized its first multimodal shipment of chemical products from Kobe, Japan, to Almaty, Kazakhstan, along a route of approximately 6,000 km.
Containers travel around 1,620 km by sea from Kobe to Lianyungang, China, before moving roughly 4,400 km by rail to Almaty via the Altynkol border crossing.
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