Uzbekistan buys Boeing 787

The national carrier of Uzbekistan signed a contract for the acquisition in the financial leasing of two aircrafts Boeing 787 Dreamliner. “Uzbekistan Airways” plans to aircraft by 2014, the contract Value was not disclosed. In addition to this airline until the end of June 2007, plans to sign a contract to buy 6 single-aisle Airbus A320; these machines will be delivered in 2011-2012 As reported by the ATO in the company of the Uzbekistan Airways Technics (a subsidiary at the MRO) before the company has set a task to develop maintenance Airbus A320. In 2006, the company increased passenger transportation by 1.6% compared to 2005 to 1,693 million passengers on international flights (except CIS countries) decreased by 3.8%, for a number of passengers decreased by 11.7%. Carriage of passengers to the CIS countries increased by 17.8%.