Fly Khiva plans to acquire 23 aircraft by 2030

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Private Uzbek airline Fly Khiva plans to add 23 aircraft to its fleet by 2030, the carrier revealed during the 3rd Central Asia–China (C5+1) Civil Aviation Cooperation Working Group conference, held in Tashkent on November 3–5.

The majority of the incoming aircraft will be dedicated to passenger operations. The airline plans to phase out two narrowbody Boeing 757-300 passenger jets acquired in 2024–2025. In their place, Fly Khiva intends to take delivery of five narrowbody Boeing 737-800s, six next-generation Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, three widebody Boeing 767-300s, and three larger Boeing 777s.

A Fly Khiva representative previously told CentralAsia+Aero in August that the airline was in negotiations for dry-leasing Boeing 737-800s.

In the cargo segment, the carrier expects to add four more Boeing 767-300BCFs to its existing single freighter of the type, alongside two Boeing 777 Freighters. As Dilshod Khodjaev, CEO of Fly Khiva Group, stated in an earlier interview with CentralAsia+Aero, deliveries of the Boeing 767-300 freighters are a higher priority and are scheduled to begin in 2027.

According to the company’s presentation, Fly Khiva operated cargo flights to 40 airports worldwide in 2026. However, 67% of its total cargo traffic was concentrated on the Hong Kong–Kazakhstan–Riga route, on which the airline completed 107 flights.

Fly Khiva previously announced fleet expansion plans in 2025, though those initial targets were ultimately not realized.