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✈️ On 6th December 2024 in Uzbekistan🇺🇿 FlyKhiva airlines began regular passenger flights on Tashkent-Urgench-Tashkent route.

Founded in 2021 as a tour agency, this year FlyKhiva expanded its field by beginning to operate charter flight on new B757-300 aircrafts.

Airplanes' comfortable cabins offer a 32" seat pitch and personal entertainment system. Tickets on the 700+ km route start from 35 euro and include baggage and a meal.

Until April company plans to switch to operational leasing revise livery and adapt entertainment system to local content. In near future network expansion and ability to buy tickets online is expected.

Uzbekistan Spotters Team thanks FlyKhiva for to the event and wishes success!

On 16th October 2024 7-th international (autumn) spotting tour was organized on territory of Tashkent Islam Karimov international airport.

We thank administration of "Uzbekistan Airports" JSC and representatives of company's press service for organization of the spotting tour.

On 29th September 2024 first spotting tour took place at Fergana airport.

15 spotters from different regions of Uzbekistan🇺🇿, Russia🇷🇺, Kazakhstan🇰🇿 and Belarus🇧🇾 including young aviation enthusiasts participated in the event.

Despite a small number of regular flights attendants were happy to capture not only ordinary "Airbuses" but also enjoy and even look inside legendary workers of the sky - An-2P of "Humo Air" who operate flights from Fergana to local airport in Uzbekistan's exclave of Sokh using this aircraft type.

Thanks to the support of command of Uzbekistan Air Force participants were able to touch legends of military transport aviation - Il-76s of Uzbekistan Air Force and other military aircraft types based at the aerodrome.

The organizers approached the event with highest attention, traditional hospitality. Participants of the spotting tour also were invited to visit the city of Rishtan, known for its unique ceramics, visited a museum and had a huge meal.

Our community hugely thanks administration and workers of Fergana airport for well-spent time, warm welcome, good relation with spotters and souvenirs, press service of "Uzbekistan Airports" for comprehensive support, employees of Humo Air for professionalism and love of legendary An-2, Uzbekistan Air Force for openness and support, other spotters for amazing company and mutual assistance!

On 2nd of June Qatar Airways operated first regular flight on the Doha-Tashkent route.

After arrival to Tashkent international airport aircraft was traditionally welcomed with a water salute.

✈️ Flights will be performed 4 times a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. In future frequency might be increased to make flights daily.

In opening ceremony at Tashkent airport participated chairman of Uzbekistan Airports Javlonbek Umarkhodjaev, director of the airport Zhasur Pulatov, director of Civil Aviation Agency Takhir Nazarov, president of Qatar Civil Aviation Authority Mohamed Faleh Alhajri, Qatar Airways Senior Vice President Eastern Regions Marwan Koleilat and journalists from both countries.

Tashkent. The very first passenger flight on route Tashkent - Pishpek - Alma-Ata was made on board "Junkers F-13" May 12, 1924. This date is the starting point of the development of Uzbekistan's Civil Aviation.

Members of Uzbekistan Spotters Team prepared the 100th Anniversary of the Civil Aviation of Republic of Uzbekistan themed 2024/2025 calendar (digital version available on the Media page) and presented paper copies to heads of aviation companies and government institutes of Uzbekistan.

The best wishes and a future development to all aviation professionals and enthusiasts!

On 25th April 2024 another official spring spotting tour was organized at Tashkent airport.

Photographers from Uzbekistan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus took part in the spotting tour. Young aviation and photography lovers also participated in the event.

Apart from traditional program containing flights of regular airlines spotters were pleased by the friendly crew of CASA C-295 owned by the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan.

🌦 Sadly, on that day the weather was changing a lot, which prevented aviation enthusiasts from making fascinating pictures at some moments, but wonderful atmosphere of the event, meeting old friends and making new ones, and as always flawless organization of the event allowed to fully enjoy the time spent with "iron birds".

🤝 We hugely thank "Uzbekistan Airports" JSC for perfect organization of the event and invitation.

On 20th April 2024 at Tashkent airport we greeted Airbus A320-251N with tail number UK32040 that arrived for Uzbekistan Airways🇺🇿 and for past 4 years was flying ob behalf Bamboo Airways🇻🇳

After spending a few month in Tainan airport🇹🇼 registered as 2-RELC aircraft performed a flight to Tashkent with a technical stop in Bangkok🇹🇭.

As other ones this aircraft is equipped with Leap-1A engines and has a cabin with 8 business class seats and 162 seats in economy class.

Next aircraft is anticipated in 2 weeks which was also owned by Vietnamese company Bamboo Airways and this one will presumably be painted in corporate tricolor livery of Uzbekistan Airways.

On 14th March 2024 at 9:00 planespotters and journalists at Tashkent airport greeted the first regular flight of LOT Polish Airlines.

Despite unusual for Tashkent weather inaugural flight on Warsaw-Tashkent-Warsaw route operated on ✈️ Boeing 737-8MAX SP-LVM was welcomed with a water salute.

Solemn event started with welcoming ceremony in which participated journalists, bloggers, government representatives of Poland, CEO Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT Michał Fijoł, ambassadors of Uzbekistan and Poland in both countries, administration of Tashkent airport. Massive two days long program was planned for dear guests.

Flights between Warsaw and Tashkent are performed on Wed/Thu, Fri/Sat and Sun/Mon. Additional flight on Tue/Wed is anticipated for April and May.

We massively thank "Uzbekistan Airports" JSC for organization of the event and invitation to the ceremony and also LOT Airlines for souvenirs and helping to create material.

On 19th december 2023 spotters and journalists at Tashkent welcomed another Airbus A320-251NX with tail number UK320026 which arrived from the factory in Toulouse🇫🇷 for Uzbekistan Airways 🇺🇿

It is the second last "Neo" expected this year by the airline (the last one is scheduled to arrive on 29th of December and will be painted in full livery). As other ones this aircraft is equipped with Leap-1A engines and came with full economy cabin with 186 Recaro seats, thou it will soon be reconfigured to have traditional 12C + 138Y seat arrangement.