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Uzbekistan Airways |
Uzbekistan Airways was founded in the year 1992 and is the state airline of the country of Uzbekistan. The major hub of the airline is the Tashkent International Airport. The airline boasts of a fleet size of 54 and offers flights to 56 destinations around the world. Uzbekistan Airways offers flights to Asian, African, European and North American destinations from Uzbekistan. The airline is one of the fast growing aviation companies in this part of the world.
History of Uzbekistan Airways
It was after the dissolution of the Soviet Union that the state airline was founded in the year 1992. The primary motive behind constructing the airline was to improve the condition of the aviation industry of the country. The airline also wanted to create a niche place for itself in the aviation industry of the world. The first Uzbekistan Airways flight took off for the English city of London. The airline has the ownership of 11 airports located in the country of Uzbekistan.
Destinations of Uzbekistan Airways
Since the airline was started with the ambition of promoting it as one of the most popular international airline, a majority of the airline destinations are international ones. The airline offers flights to the Egyptian city of Cairo in Africa. The Asian countries which are included in the list of Uzbekistan Airways destinations are Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China, Japan, Korea, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand, Israel and the United Arab Emirates. The airline also offers flights to the European countries of the world.
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Some of the major European countries where Uzbekistan Airways offer flights include Latvia, Russia, Ukraine, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Greece and Italy. The airline also offers flights to the United States of America from the country of Uzbekistan. The John F. Kennedy International Airport is the place where the flight of the airlines would take you to in the country of America.
Fleet of Uzbekistan Airways
The fleet size of the airline is 54 and includes numerous Airbus, Boeing and Tupolev and Yakovlev aircrafts. The Boeing aircrafts included in the airline fleet are Boeing 757-200 and Boeing 767-300 ER. Orders have been placed for 2 Boeing 787 aircrafts. The other aircrafts included in the fleet of the airways are Antonov An-24V, Antonov An-24RV, Avro RJ85, Tupolev Tu-154B, Tupolev Tu-154M and Yakovlev Yak-40.
The Uzbekistan Airways has emerged as one of the leading civil aviation players in the Central Asian region.
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