“Uzbekistan Airways” plans over the next five years to attract 18.8 million for foreign loans for the development of the Center of maintenance of aircraft of Western production on the basis of the Tashkent aircraft repair plant No. 243.
To date, developed and approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan the program of development of the Center and the scheme of its financing, according to which before the end of 1999 to implement the project is 5 million. in 2000-2001 to 6.5 million. in 2002-2003 7.3 million dollars. foreign investment under state guarantees. The first stage of works will be carried out at the expense of the credit of German KFW group, extensive experience of cooperation which already has “Uzbekistan Airways”, under the coverage of the German society “Hermes”.
To date, the Center can conduct maintenance of aircraft A310, RJ-85 and “Boeing 767”. Until recently, investment in the Centre was carried out at the expense of own funds of the national carrier.