Uzbekistan Air Cargo Notes | 18 September 2025
- Nadira Islamova
- 7 days ago
- 2 min read
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 Tashkent Airport upgrading its arrivals area, Namangan Airport building new terminals and more.
Air Cargo Trends
Hong Kong Airport signed agreements with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
Airport Authority Hong Kong signed MoUs with Uzbekistan Airports and Shymkent Airport, Kazakhstan under the Belt and Road Initiative
Agreements aim to support new routes, flight frequency growth and aviation training cooperation
Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines has expanded its fleet with a new aircraft delivery
Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines received its 10th Boeing 737MAX, a MAX-8 delivered to Shymkent on 14 September 2025
The airline plans further fleet growth with two more MAX-8s by the end of 2025 and additional deliveries through 2028
Air Astana faces challenge with U.S. flights
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana cannot launch nonstop services to New York without access to Russian airspace
The airline plans to use Boeing 787-9s from 2026, but U.S. routes may require a European stopover
Kazakhstan shows progress in aviation security audit
Preliminary ICAO audit results highlight Kazakhstan’s strong indicators in aviation security and facilitation
Final results, including updated security ranking, will be released on 15 November 2025
Tashkent Airport is set to upgrade its arrivals area
Uzbekistan Airports announced plans to reconstruct the arrivals zone with a second overpass for cars and a 330-space parking lot, including EV charging stations
The first stage is set for completion by the end of October 2025, followed by integration of arrival and departure terminals
Namangan Airport is set to build new terminals
Cargo terminal with a daily capacity of 50,000 tons will be built by 2026, boosting exports and transit through the Fergana Valley in Uzbekistan
Construction of a new passenger terminal is also underway to handle growing traffic and international tourism
Other News
Uzbekistan launches new multimodal cargo route to China
The first container train departed from Tashkent to Lanzhou via Kyrgyzstan and Kashgar, opening a direct link with China’s Gansu province
The route will cut delivery times and strengthen Uzbekistan’s transit potential in Central Asia
Uzbekistan fully implements three-step export system on rail
A new digital system has replaced the old nine-step export process with just three steps, making customs clearance faster and helping businesses save up to UZS 20 bn a year on brokerage services
In the first eight months of 2025, more than 516,000 freight railcars were processed under the system, 12% increase compared to last year
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