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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.

On 15th December 2023 an unscheduled spotting tour took place at Tashkent🇺🇿 airport.

Main reason for this was welcoming of the first regular flight by "BatikAir" from Kuala Lumpur🇲🇾. Initially an A332 aircraft was planned, but airline made a decision to begin flight with B738/B73M aircrafts and making an additional stop at Karachi🇵🇰 for refueling.

Second reason behind the event was beginning of operations of new Uzbek low-cost carrier "HumoAir". During the first stage airline will be performing domestic flight within Uzbekistan on a wet-leased A320 while making 4 pairs of flights per day. When training of new crew will be completed airline is planning to expand their route network outside of Uzbekistan.

We thank the press service of Tashkent airport for invitation and maintaining a good custom of allowing younger photographers to also participate in such events .

On November 2, at 17:30 local time, the first aircraft in the fleet of the new Air Samarkand airline, Airbus A330–300, landed at Samarkand Airport. The arrival of the aircraft took place during the visit of the Presidents of the Republic of Uzbekistan and France to Samarkand. The aircraft was greeted with a traditional water arch.

The launch of the new airline is a significant event for the Samarkand region. The new airline will operate flights to the most popular international destinations. The main goal of Air Samarkand is to provide residents of Samarkand and neighboring regions with the opportunity to travel directly to different countries, and guests of the country to visit Samarkand, bypassing intermediate points.

The launch of the new airline is a significant event for the future development of Samarkand as a tourist, cultural and business center, said Bakhtiyor Fazylov, founder of Air Samarkand. — We are pleased to welcome the first Air Samarkand aircraft, it will operate competitive direct flights with safe and high-quality service to the most popular international destinations.

Over the past year, we have implemented a large–scale project - the Silk Road Samarkand Tourist Center, which has already begun to bring the tourism potential of the region to a qualitatively new level, combining ancient heritage with modern infrastructure and facilities.
This development will continue with the launch of Air Samarkand services, which will soon directly connect the ancient city with major tourist and commercial centers.

In the autumn-winter period, the airline plans regular and charter flights from Samarkand to a number of foreign destinations, including cities in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Turkey and China. Air Samarkand pays special attention to flight safety, comfort and service for passengers.

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Our team has done everything possible to bring this solemn day closer. In the near future, I am sure our compatriots will be able to appreciate the high level of service that we are also working on, said Air Samarkand CEO A. A. Khodjayan. — This is an exciting and long-awaited moment for the airline and for the city. The Airbus A330 is a popular type, so it was quite difficult to find and purchase an aircraft that would meet our high requirements. But we succeeded.

The Airbus A330 is a modern and reliable aircraft used by the world's leading airlines. They provide exceptional comfort for passengers even on the longest routes. The aircraft is designed to carry 277 passengers in tourist class and 36 in business class, providing non-stop flights with a range of over 11,500 km.

Air Marakanda is pleased to start cooperation with our first base carrier. We welcome Air Samarkand, which will soon open up great opportunities for residents of the city and nearby regions to travel to completely new destinations from our airport. For our part, we guarantee our base airline a high–level service, and the airline's passengers a comfortable stay at the terminal of Samarkand International Airport,

said Sezayi Bayram, First Deputy General Director of Air Marakanda.

Air Samarkand is part of a large overall development project of the Samarkand region, within the framework of which a new airport has already been built in the city, the Samarkand Silk Road Samarkand Tourist Center, and a number of other facilities are being built. As the past year has shown, the large-scale project has already brought the tourism potential of the region to a new level and continues to develop in this direction.

In the coming days, Air Samarkand expects the arrival of a second aircraft: it will be an Airbus A321, designed for medium-range routes. In total, the company plans to receive and put into operation up to 5 aircraft by the end of 2023.

Uzbekistan Spotters Team's members gratitude to the Air Samarkand and Air Marakanda companies for the invitation to and organization of the event!

On 14th October 2023 official Autumn spotting tour took place at Tashkent airport.

Almost 50 planespotters from all across Uzbekistan and also from Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus attended the event. Total number of applications exceeded 100. Professional photography of airplanes is becoming more popular among younger generation. 12 photographers in ages between 6 and 12 participated in spotting tour.

Arrivals and departures of Silk Avia, Uzbekistan Airways, Turkish Airlines, Kam Air, Loong Air, Air Astana, Utair, «Russia», «Aeroflot», S7 Airlines, Qanot Sharq and other airlines were captured by planespotters.