OREANDA-NEWS. On April 20, 2009 The first A 300-600F cargo plane of the Korean Air, leased by Uzbekistan Airways, arrived in Tashkent.

The South Korean carrier will lease two Airbus cargo liners to the Uzbek national air company to be used to develop the Regional logistics center in Navoi.

As reported earlier, the first free industrial zone in Uzbekistan is currently being created in Navoi region in accordance with the decree of the President of 2 December 2008.

The zone will be located in the area of the Navoi international airport in order to create favorable conditions for investors. The plans include organization of highly technological production facilities.

According to Uzbekistan Airways director-general Valery Tyan, the Navoi economic zone requires corresponding transport infrastructure, including the air infrastructure.

This is why the airport is currently being transformed into the international logistics hub, which will then become the center for processing regional cargo and distribution of goods and services.
The main idea of the joint Uzbek-South Korean project is to create a global cargo network to unite cargo routes from Asia to Europe and back through the multi-modal logistics hub of the Navoi airport.

On receiving the A 300-600F plane, Uzbekistan Airways receives access to the cargo markets across the world. The plane can carry up to 40 tons of cargo and fly to distances equal to 7,000 km.

Initially, Uzbekistan Airways plans carrying out cargo flights on routes to Delhi, Bangkok and Moscow, with further expansion of the geography of flights in both Asian and European directions.