AerSale leases B757-200(PCF) to Uzbekistan's Stratos Freight to boost Central Asia cargo links

AerSale has leased a Boeing 757-200(PCF) to Uzbekistan-based Stratos Freight, marking the carrier's first B757 freighter. The medium-capacity P2F will expand Stratos's cargo operations, increasing scheduled and charter connectivity across Central Asia trade routes and adding regional medium-haul lift capacity.

Discovered 2026-04-02T02:18:48.406729-07:00 | 2026-04-02T02:18:48.406729-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Adds a medium-capacity Boeing 757-200(PCF) to Uzbekistan's market, giving Stratos immediate additional lift for scheduled and ad-hoc Central Asia cargo services.

  • Affects regional capacity dynamics after nearby regulators revoked older Il-76TD operator AOCs, changing available heavy/oversize freighter options (Kyrgyzstan AOC revocations).

  • Sits alongside broader freighter-market moves — new dedicated widebody freighter orders and route launches — that are reshaping how carriers match aircraft types to trade lanes (Atlas Air A350F order) and scheduled freighter services (Avianca Cargo A330-200F launch).

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2026-04-02T02:18:48.406729-07:00
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