All Aeroflot articles – Page 3
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NewsAeroflot appoints head of Rossiya as new chief executive
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has confirmed a new chief executive, Sergei Alexandrovsky, who will succeed Mikhail Poluboyarinov. Alexandrovsky is the former head of group carrier Rossiya. Poluboyarinov had led the airline for less than 18 months since being appointed in November 2020. Aeroflot has not elaborated on the succession decision, confirmed ...
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NewsPobeda parks large part of fleet and concentrates Moscow network on Vnukovo
Aeroflot Group’s budget carrier Pobeda is to cut back its operations, putting 40% of its fleet into storage and trimming its network in response to the constraints on Russian air transport. It will maintain services with 25 Boeing 737s but park 16 others. The airline will also suspend the transfer ...
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NewsAeroflot suspends virtually all international flights from 8 March
Aeroflot is suspending all its international flights with the exception of its Belarus services from tomorrow following further airspace restrictions impacting Russian operators.
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NewsDelta withdraws codeshare with Aeroflot
Delta Air Lines has cut ties with its alliance partner Aeroflot after the Russian military invaded Ukraine earlier this week
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NewsBA cancels Moscow flights and re-routes Singapore and Delhi services around Russian airspace
British Airways has cancelled its Moscow flight and will reroute its Asia services to avoid Russian airspace, as the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reverberates through the airline industry.
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NewsRussian air transport authority retaliates with ‘mirror’ ban on UK flights
Russian authorities have imposed an airspace ban on UK-operated aircraft, including transit flights, following the UK government’s prohibition on Russian carriers in response to military action in Ukraine. The ban on aircraft owned, leased or operated by UK entities took effect at 11:00 Moscow time on 25 February. Russian federal ...
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NewsUK bans Aeroflot as part of sanctions response to Ukraine invasion
Russian carrier Aeroflot has been banned from UK airpace as part of measures disclosed by the country’s prime minister Boris Johnson today in response to the invasion in Ukraine.
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Airline BusinessWhich airlines welcomed new aircraft types into their fleets during 2021?
Established airlines around the world debuted aircraft types and variants in their fleets during 2021, despite the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. We look back at some of the highlights, from nimble narrowbodies through to heavyweight widebodies.
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Airline BusinessHow far through the crisis are Europe’s biggest airlines?
For European airlines, momentum had been growing across the year, in line with the successful roll-out of vaccination programmes. European short-haul travel began opening up in the summer with the lifting of quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers. That notably stepped up in the second half of the summer and into an extended shoulder season for leisure travel.
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NewsRussian airlines and Airbus establish sustainable fuel alliance
Russian carriers including Aeroflot, S7 Group and Volga-Dnepr Airlines are to co-operate with Airbus and energy firm Gazprom to create an alliance to support development of sustainable aviation fuels. The Eurasian SAF Alliance aims to carry out the first biofuel-powered flight no later than 2024. Fuel specialist Gazprom Neft says ...
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NewsDomestic lift helps Aeroflot turn a profit for the third quarter
Aeroflot turned a group profit under Russian accounting standards for the first time since the pandemic in the third quarter, driven by a strong domestic traffic performance during the period.
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NewsAeroflot enhances long-haul fleet with another pair of 777-300ERs
Aeroflot Group is leasing another pair of Boeing 777-300ERs, sourcing the twinjets from a division of state lessor GTLK. The Russian operator already has 30 777s in its consolidated fleet. Aeroflot’s main operation has 20 777-300ERs while Rossiya has five -300ERs and five -300s. Aeroflot will receive the two additional ...
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NewsAeroflot picks HAECO for long-term component MRO support
Hong Kong-based HAECO has signed a long-term component maintenance agreement with Russia’s Aeroflot.
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NewsAeroflot Group invests in reconfiguring 737-800s to expand Pobeda
Aeroflot Group is to invest some $58 million in reconfiguring Boeing 737-800s for transfer to the fleet of its budget airline Pobeda. The group says it has postponed several investment projects as a result of the pandemic-driven air transport crisis. But during its half-year financial update the company states that ...
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NewsAeroflot unveils first 777 with upgraded cabin
Aeroflot has completed the cabin refurbishment of its first aircraft under a programme for its Boeing 777-300ER fleet.
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NewsAeroflot slashes interim losses as domestic recovery lifts performance
Aeroflot Group managed to cut net losses by 38% over the first half, to Rb26.3 billion ($361 million) under Russian accounting standards. The company’s second quarter showed a “significant improvement”, it states, with a net loss of Rb1.4 billion in contrast to the figure of over Rb26 billion for the ...
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NewsPobeda adds more Turkish routes following lifting of restrictions
Aeroflot low-cost unit Pobeda is further bolstering its network of flights to Turkish tourism destinations following Russia’s recent lifting of travel restrictions to the country.
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NewsAeroflot inaugurates new Krasnoyarsk hub
Aeroflot has formally inaugurated its new international hub at Krasnoyarsk, intended to complement its Moscow Sheremetyevo base. It intends to open services from 1 June, with the first flight SU2878 operating to Blagoveshchensk. Blagoveshchensk will be one of five initial routes on the Krasnoyarsk network which will also include Krasnodar, ...
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NewsAeroflot introduces first A320neo through lease from CDB
Aeroflot has become the latest Russian carrier to introduce the Airbus A320neo, after receiving its first of the re-engined type. The aircraft (VP-BPQ), powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines, was originally delivered to lessor CDB Aviation in November last year but placed into storage. Aeroflot says the interior cabin “echoes ...
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NewsInquiry into fatal Aeroflot Superjet fire examines earlier Yakutia gear collapse
Russian investigators probing the fatal Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 landing accident at Moscow two years ago have analysed a Yakutia Superjet overrun and gear collapse as part of an assessment of the type’s structures and components. After returning to Sheremetyevo airport on 5 May 2019 the Aeroflot aircraft landed hard, ...