The 34th meeting of the Route Development Group (RDGE/34) and an ICAO seminar on civil-military cooperation and flexible use of airspace were held in Tashkent on 2–6 November 2026. Representatives of international organisations, national air navigation service providers, civil aviation authorities of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, airlines, airports and military agencies took part. Tajikistan was represented by the state unitary enterprise Tajikaeronavigatsiya.
Participants discussed coordination of civil and military air traffic management, whether to abolish permanent restricted-use zones, optimisation of eastern flight routes, ICAO environmental initiatives, harmonisation of aviation standards, simplification of regulatory procedures and cooperation between neighbouring states on safe use of transit airspace.
The aim of the events is to increase the transit potential of Central Asian countries, improve coordination of civil and military flights, shorten flight times and costs, and reduce delays and cancellations.
For airlines flying across the region, fewer restricted zones and optimised routes mean shorter tracks and lower fuel burn. For air navigation providers in the region, it is a chance to agree common procedures.
Our assessment: the meeting took place in Tashkent in the same week as the Central Asia–China civil aviation meeting, confirming that Uzbekistan is hosting key regional aviation events. This is the view of flycentralasia.