OREANDA-NEWS. January 29, 2007. In 2007 the Uzbekistan Airways National Air Company conveyed 2 million passengers and 20 thousand tons of cargo, reported the press-centre of Uzbekistan Airways.

For over the last years the national air company gained the confidence of its clients and expanded the sphere of its activities in the international market of transportation, the report said.

This month the company has summed up the outcomes of its operations for over the year 2007. According to them, 2007 was successful. In May and June last year the company administration signed contracts with the Boeing Company on procurement of two Boeing-787 and Dreamliner aircraft. It has also cut a deal with Airbus Consortium on procurement of six aircraft A-320-200.

The project financing has been launched. As a result, Uzbekistan Airways will acquire four more locally-made aircraft Il-114-100. The modernization of Uzbekistan Airways fleet will allow raise the competitiveness of national air carrier in the international markets in the nearest future, increase the network of direct routes from Tashkent, ensure the company’s sustainable development and accomplishment of forecast indicators.

From July 2007 the national company established the two more new international destinations: to Milan in Italy twice a week and along the route Tashkent-Cairo-Athens-Tashkent once a week.

According to the company news release, last year it undertook 22935 flights, including 297 charters. It transported 1 million 972 thousand passengers that is 16.5 percent more than in 2006. The volume of the transported cargo accounted for over 20 thousand tons that is 1000 tons more than in 2006.