Uzbekistan Airways to expand fleet and create LCC

According to the Uzbekistan Presidential News Service, Uzbekistan Airways is planning to expand the fleet with three leased A321-200NX(LR)s and will also establish an LCC (Low Cost Carrier).

The three A321-200NX(LR)s will be used to boost the airline's long-haul fleet, which currently consists of five B757-200s, six B767-300ERs and five B787-8s. It is, however, expected that the three will be used to replace the airline's four B757-200s, which are almost 22-years old.

Next to the Boeings, Uzbekistan Airways also operates a fleet of eleven A320s and three A320neos. Four of the A320s, however, will be transferred to the airline's new LCC. The new, for now unnamed airline, is due to launch in the third quarter of this year and will launch with domestic flights only.

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