Silk Way West Airlines has signed an agreement with Airbus for two additional A350F freighters, bringing its total order for the model to four aircraft.
The airline became the first operator in the Central Asia and CIS region to order the A350F in June 2022.
It has the largest main deck cargo door in the sector, with fuselage length and capacity optimised around industry-standard pallets and containers. Over 70% of the airframe is made of advanced materials, resulting in a 46-tonne lighter take-off weight than the competing model. The A350F is also the only freighter aircraft that will fully meet the International Civil Aviation Organization’s enhanced CO₂ emissions standards, coming into effect in 2027.
It can carry a payload of up to 111 tonnes, and has a range of up to 8,700 kilometres.
