Uzbekistan A/W: all Russian types retired now. IL-114s, etc.

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Uzbekistan Airways retires all its Soviet-made aircraft

Posted on May 8th, 2018

Uzbekistan Airways was the world’s last remaining commercial operator of the Ilyushin IL-114-100

Uzbekistan Airways officially phased out the last of its Ilyushin IL-114-100 regional turboprops on May 1,
thus bringing to an end the era of Soviet-built aircraft in its fleet.

The switch makes the airline an all-jet operator,
in a move which is expected to “increase the efficiency and the commercial yield”
of its operations, the airline explains.

Uzbekistan Airways was the world’s only commercial operator of the Ilyushin IL-114-100,
which it used on domestic flights.

The aircraft fleet (with registration numbers UK-91104, UK-91105, UK-91106, UK-91107, UK-91108 and UK-91109)
were built between 2006 and 2012 and
were delivered to the airline between 2008 and 2013
under a series of contracts with local Tashkent Chkalov Aviation Production Company (now known as Tashkent Mechanical Plant).

Now all six of the 52-seat aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW-127Н engines,
are being offered for sale or lease,
with one potential customer believed to be Kyrgyzstan’s Air KG.

Uzbekistan Airways says its IL-114 flight crews are currently being re-trained and type rated for Boeing and Airbus aircraft types.

The carrier currently operates 21 passenger aircraft, including two Boeing 787-8s,
six Boeing 767-300ERs, four Boeing 757-200s and nine Airbus A320s.

Four more aircraft – one B757 and three Avro RJ85 regional jets – are believed to be in storage.

The airline also operates two Boeing 767-300F freighters and two government VIP aircraft – a B767-300ER and an A320.

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