Centrum Air

Centrum Air
Centrum Air Airbus A321neo
IATA ICAO Call sign
C6 MFX WHITEBIRD
Founded2023[1]
Commenced operations18 January 2023 (2023-01-18)
HubsTashkent
Focus citiesSamarkand
Fleet size15[2]
Destinations39[3]
Parent companyCentrum Holding LLC[4]
HeadquartersTashkent, Uzbekistan
Key peopleAbdulaziz Abdurakhmanov, Founder, Director General
Khafizjon Gafurov, Co-Founder[5]
Websitewww.centrum-air.com/

Centrum Air is a private hybrid airline based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

History

Centrum Air is a private airline specialising in providing passenger and cargo transportation created on 18 January 2023, as part of government initiatives aimed at improving the quality of air travel for residents of Uzbekistan. The airline actively operates charter and scheduled flights to domestic and foreign destinations.[1]

In 2025 Acron Aviation signed a multi-year agreement with Centrum Air. The contract, provides for Full Flight Simulators to enhance pilot qualifications. Training will primarily take place at Acron Aviation's modern training centre in Bangkok, with the possibility of expanding the program to the company's London facility. The program ensures that Centrum Air pilots receive training according to international safety and operational standards.[6]

On 2 September 2025 CPaT Global, provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, announced a new contract with Centrum Air. Under the agreement, CPaT will provide Centrum Air with Airbus A320 Enhanced and A320 NEO Aircraft Systems courses. In addition, airline will have access to CPaT's comprehensive General Subjects library to support their overall training programs.[7]

On 23 September 2025 Centrum Air announced hiring first woman pilot - Susan Mamedova.[8][9]

Destinations

As of April 2025, Centrum Air serves the following destinations:[3]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Azerbaijan Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport [10][11]
China Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport [12][13]
Egypt Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Terminated [14]
Georgia Batumi Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport Terminated
Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport
Germany Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Begins 30 March 2026 [15][16]
India Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport [17][16]
Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Begins 30 March 2026 [18]
Israel Tel Aviv David Ben Gurion Airport [10][11][19][20][21][22][23]
Kazakhstan Almaty Almaty International Airport [10][11][24]
Aqtau Aqtau International Airport [24]
Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport Begins 3 April 2026 [16]
Atyrau Atyrau Airport Begins 1 April 2026 [25][16]
Oral Manshuk Mametova International Airport Begins 30 March 2026 [16]
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Manas International Airport [26]
Osh Osh Airport Begins 1 April 2026 [27]
Tamchy Issyk-Kul International Airport Seasonal [28]
Maldives Malé Velana International Airport [29][16]
Oman Salalah Salalah International Airport [30]
Pakistan Lahore Allama Iqbal International Airport Begins 30 March 2026 [31]
Romania Iași Iași International Airport Terminated [32]
Russia Grozny Kadyrov Grozny International Airport [23]
Kazan Ğabdulla Tuqay Kazan International Airport [10][11][16]
Khabarovsk Khabarovsk Novy Airport [33]
Mineralnye Vody Mineralnye Vody Airport [34][35]
Moscow Moscow Domodedovo Airport [34][33]
Sheremetyevo International Airport [36][11]
Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport [10][11][37]
Saint Petersburg Pulkovo Airport [34][23]
Sochi Adler-Sochi International Airport Ends 27 March 2026 [33]
Ulan-Ude Baikal International Airport Begins 1 April 2026 [38][39]
Vladivostok Knevichi Airport [34][23][16]
Qatar Doha Hamad International Airport
Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport
South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport
Sri Lanka Hambantota Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport Terminated [40]
Tajikistan Dushanbe Dushanbe International Airport [41][42]
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport [10][11][43][44][45]
Phuket Phuket International Airport [46][47][48]
Turkey Istanbul Istanbul Airport [49][50]
Trabzon Trabzon Airport
United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport Ends 28 March 2026
United Kingdom Manchester Manchester Airport Begins 30 March 2026 [51]
Uzbekistan Andizhan Andizhan Airport [37]
Bukhara Bukhara Airport [26][23]
Fergana Fergana International Airport Terminated [14]
Namangan Namangan Airport Focus city [49][33][50]
Nukus Nukus Airport [24][16]
Samarqand Samarqand International Airport Focus city [49][34][41][33][50][16]
Tashkent Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport Hub [52][11][34][50][16]
Urgench Urgench Airport Focus city [34]
Vietnam Nha Trang Cam Ranh International Airport Seasonal [53][54]
Phú Quốc Phu Quoc International Airport Terminated [32]

In early 2024, Centrum Air passed the certification procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Chinese side and received operating permits for regular flights to China.[55]

Fleet

The initial A320 fleet includes the airframe YL-GET leased from Lithuania's GetJet Airlines.[56] In November 2025. Avolon, a global aviation finance company, has agreed to lease five Airbus A320neo family aircraft to Centrum Air. The transaction was announced at the Dubai Airshow.[57][58]

The airline hopes to have 24 planes in 2026, with a mix of Airbus A320 and Airbus A330 family jets.

As of May 2025, Centrum Air operates an all-Airbus fleet composed of the following aircraft:[2]

Centrum Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Seats Notes
Airbus A320-200 5 1 180 [59]
Airbus A320neo 2 6 186 [60][61][57]
Airbus A321neo 4 — 216 [62][63]
Airbus A330-300 4 — 347 [64][44][13][50][65]
Total 15 7

Social responsibility

The airline takes part in social projects. It is an official partner of the Uzbekistan Professional Football League. At the beginning of 2023, an agreement was reached according to which the League, based on the results of each month, determines the winners in three categories: “Best Coach”, “Best Player” and “The Goal of the Month”. Conversely, the airline provides them with vouchers for vacations in various countries around the world, accommodating two individuals.[1]

On 12 March 2025 Centrum Air signed partnership agreement with FC Andijon, an Uzbek professional football club based in Andijan.[66]

In March 2026, Centrum Air helped to repatriate home more than two thousands citizens of the EU who stranded in Thailand and Maldives due to flight disruption in the Middle East because of Iran war.[67]

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