First airplane Boeing-787 Dreamliner of Uzbekistan Airways undergoes painting stage

Photos of the airplane Boeing-787 Dreamliner in the colors of the flag of Uzbekistan was published at microblogging network Twitter.

The first of airplane Boeing-787 Dreamliner will arrive in Uzbekistan in August during the celebrations of the Independence Day of Uzbekistan.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long-range, mid-size wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It seats 210 to 290 passengers, depending on the variant.

Uzbekistan Havo Yollari and Boeing signed a contract on purchase of two airlines of Boeing-787-800 Dreamliner and additional engine.

The cost of the contract is US$246.4 million. Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan (FRDU) issued a loan for US$223.2 million to finance the contract.

New aircraft will be used for long-range international flights. The aircraft can carry out flights on route Tashkent-New York without stopovers.