Boeing lands 737 MAX & 787 orders from Air Astana, Somon Air, & Uzbekistan Airways

As the C5+1 Summit, which included the representatives of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the United States, happened, Boeing has announced three orders from airlines based in these countries: Air Astana, Somon Air, and Uzbekistan Airways.

The US planemaker secured up to 10 737 MAX 8 and 27 787-9 aircraft orders from Air Astana, Somon Air, and Uzbekistan Airways, all of which were announced on November 6, 2025, against the backdrop of the C5+1 Summit.

Air Astana has signed up for 15 787-9 aircraft, which, when finalized and added to Boeing’s orders and deliveries filings, will be the airline’s largest single aircraft purchase, the planemaker said.

“With three more 787-9 airplanes to be delivered via lessors, Air Astana's 787 fleet will grow up to 18 787-9 airplanes to fuel its long-haul capabilities.”

The Kazakh carrier highlighted that the 15 would be delivered between 2032 and 2035, with the order being split between “five firm positions, five options, and five purchase rights.”

According to planespotters.net, Air Astana only has three widebody aircraft in its fleet, a trio of 767-300ERs delivered between September 2013 and June 2014. Its single-aisle fleet consists of 11 Airbus A320neo, three A321ceo, and 17 A321neos.

In November 2022, Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced that it had placed three 787-9 orders with Air Astana. At the time, ALC said that Boeing should deliver the trio between early 2025 and spring 2026.

Somon Air ordered up to 10 737 MAX 8 and four 787-9s, with Abdulkosim Valiev, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the airline, stating that “flexibility [was] built into this commitment." The airline retains the ability to “adjust its fleet further based on market demand," Valiev added.

Established in 2008, the Tajik carrier has six 737 Next Generation (NG) jets in its fleet, four 737-800 and two 737-900ERs, per planespotters.net. It also operates the government’s VIP 787-8, registered as EY-001, which was initially delivered to the Mexican Air Force and was later sold to the Government of Tajikistan.

The 787-8 arrived at Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) in May 2023.

Lastly, Uzbekistan Airways firmed up orders for eight 787-9s, taking its total order book for the widebody jet to 22. The airline already has seven 787-8s, including one VIP-configured that it operates on behalf of the Government of Uzbekistan.

Boeing announced the carrier’s order for up to 22 787-9 aircraft on September 22, which was split between 14 firm and eight optional purchases. The order was commemorated “on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly,” the planemaker said at the time, and the 14 787-9s are already present on Boeing’s orders and deliveries filings.

All three orders were signed during the C5+1 Summit, Boeing highlighted.