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Abroad, the airline was known as Aeroflot Soviet Airlines. In 1976, Aeroflot carried its 100 millionth passenger. Its flights were mainly concentrated around the Soviet Union, but the airline also had an international network covering five continents: North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
The history of Aeroflot can be traced back to 9 February 1923, when the Council of Labour and Defence passed a resolution to create the Civil Air Fleet of the USSR, amalgamating all pioneer airlines to form Dobrolet on 25 March 1923.
Founded in 1923, Aeroflot, the flag carrier and largest airline of Russia (formerly the Soviet Union), has had a high number of fatal crashes, with a total of 8,231 passengers dying in Aeroflot crashes according to the Aircraft Crashes Record Office, mostly during the Soviet era, about five times more than any other airline.
An Airbus A310-300, similar to the one involved in the crash of Flight 593, is seen here on short final to London Heathrow Airport in August 1994 ().. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 (), its former republics started establishing their own carriers from the corresponding directorates Aeroflot had at these countries, causing the airline to shrink drastically.
Mid-air collision, 37 km (23 mi) south of Anapa of Aeroflot Flight 7957 and Flight S-31, involving an An-24 and Yak-40. The An-24RV was operating a passenger service between Donetsk and Adler with 46 people aboard. The Yak-40 was flying the Rostov-on-Don–Kerch route with 14 passengers and a crew of 4 on board. [262]
Aeroflot Flight 3519, a Tu-154B-2 (СССР-85338), crashed at Krasnoyarsk Airport following double engine failure and in-flight fire, of the 111 on board, only a passenger survived. [27] 10 July 1985 Aeroflot Flight 5143, a Tu-154B-2 (СССР-85311), stalled and crashed near Uchkuduk due to crew fatigue and crew errors, killing all 200 on ...
Aeroflot Flight 1492 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aeroflot from Moscow–Sheremetyevo to Murmansk, Russia. On 5 May 2019, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft operating the flight was climbing out when it was struck by lightning .
Aeroflot Flight 101/X-20 (Russian: Рейс 101/X-20 Аэрофлота Reys 101/X-20 Aeroflota) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Moscow to Alma-Ata via Omsk, Soviet Union, that crashed in low visibility conditions on 4 January 1965, killing 64 of the 103 people on board.