Uzbekistan Air Cargo Notes | 5 March 2026
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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 SCAT's new Boeing maintenance facility, Oman Air's upcoming flights to Uzbekistan and more.
Air Cargo Trends
Aktau Airport secures EU cargo clearance
The western Kazakh hub received Regulated Agent Third Country (RA3) status, allowing it to process and deliver air cargo to the European Union without additional security screenings
The certification, valid until 2029, supports the airport's ambitious expansion plans under Turkish YDA Holding to boost annual cargo processing from 3,000 to 100,000 tons by 2030
SCAT to launch new Boeing maintenance facility
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
Oman Air is set to launch flights to Uzbekistan
Oman's Oman Air will launch direct regular passenger flights ex Muscat, Oman to Tashkent, Uzbekistan VV on 1 June 2026
All flights will be operated twice weekly using Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
Kazakhstan announces major summer flight expansion
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
Other News
Kazakh-Uzbek delegation inspects border rail hubs
Joint transport delegation visited key border railway nodes to synchronize operations and eliminate infrastructure bottlenecks, aiming to boost bilateral freight volumes to 60 million tons
The expansion strategy involves significantly increasing daily train capacities at the Saryagash, Oasis, and Syrdarya crossings to build upon the 32.3 million tons of cargo transported in 2025
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