Fleet long-haul aircraft of the national airline of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Airways (NAC “Uzbekistan Airways”) has added its fourth wide-bodied Boeing 787-8.
The aircraft received the registration number UK 78704 (serial number MSN: 64436) acquired in the framework of the investment project to upgrade and expand the fleet of NAC and received new from the manufacturer.
As the previous three aircraft of this type, Dreamliner equipped with engines GEnx-1B produced by the American GE Aviation. The aircraft has a two class layout and is designed to carry 246 pass.: 24 in business class and 222 in economy. A similar arrangement have the first two B-787, a third plane, purchased in may last year, has a high capacity; it is designed to carry 270 passengers. due to tighter Seating in economy class.
Don’t forget, the national carrier of Uzbekistan on modernization of single-aisle fleet. Last week he received and was commissioned a second ramacharitmanas Airbus A320neo. The aircraft (registration number UK 32022; serial number MSN 8826) equipped with engines LEAP-1A CFMI production, has a two-class layout and is designed to carry 150 passengers. (business class — 12, economy — 138).
All received this year, the aircraft — two Airbus A320neo and B-787-8 — different from other aircraft of the airline the presence of on-Board entertainment and communications production Panasonic Avionics Corp., provides passengers with audio and video content with a personal touch HD screens and wireless high-speed Internet access.
Until the end of the year Uzbekistan Airways expects to receive another Boeing 787.
After the termination in may 2018 commercial operation of the turboprop aircraft Il-114-100 fleet NAC “Uzbekistan Airways” consists exclusively of jet aircraft of Western production. Currently in commercial operation of the airline is located 28 sun: 9 Airbus A320, 2 Airbus A320neo, 5 Boeing 757, Boeing 767 8 (two of them trucks) and 4 Boeing 787-8.
Last year, Uzbekistan Airways has completed the significant increase in operating performance. In 2018 the services only Uzbekistan airlines have used 3,176 million pass. (an increase of 17.5% compared to 2017).