My Freighter plans four freighters in 2026 and 50 by 2030, builds Tashkent cargo terminal

My Freighter, a Tashkent-based international cargo airline, plans to add four freighters by the end of 2026 and aims for a fleet of 50 aircraft by 2030, Business Development Director Mohy Sheneshen said at the Central Asia Air Cargo Summit 2026 in Tashkent. Two aircraft are expected this month and two more by the end of the year. The airline currently lists 10 aircraft: nine Boeing 767-300Fs and one Boeing 757F.

The expansion will focus on Africa, the Middle East and regional flows from Asia and the CIS to Europe, as well as the USA, Canada and South America, with the goal of global coverage. Tashkent will remain the hub-and-spoke base. In April, My Freighter received its ninth Boeing 767-300F under a six-year lease from Cargo Aircraft Management, an ATSG company. The fleet will also gain an Airbus A330-200 freighter, which Sheneshen said extends range and may allow service to JFK; he expects the US to be the main market for that aircraft.

The airline is building a dedicated cargo terminal at Tashkent Airport, expected to open as a soft launch in November or December. Sheneshen said the airline cannot yet estimate the tonnage it will handle. The China–Tashkent–Liège truck-to-air corridor, which began last month, continues to operate. Sheneshen called it promising but noted challenges with fuel prices, adding that it is a parallel option that eases the bottleneck for cargo moving from China to Europe rather than a replacement for existing flows. In August, My Freighter launched daily cargo flights from Liège.

The carrier has signed interline agreements with Air Canada Cargo and Singapore Airlines Cargo and recently launched a GSA search covering three African markets. Sheneshen said Southeast Asia is part of a diversification effort, not a replacement for China, and pointed to Vietnam, Thailand and emerging markets such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. On Uzbekistan's needs, he said the doubly landlocked country can move cargo only by air or road. Current infrastructure is coping with growth, but he said authorities should add warehousing, equipment, manpower and road infrastructure. Looking three years ahead, he named manpower as the main need, with gaps in ground handling, warehousing and airlines.