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PJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (Russian: ПАО «Аэрофло́т — Росси́йские авиали́нии», PAO Aeroflot — Rossiyskiye avialinii), commonly known as Aeroflot (English: / ˈ ɛər oʊ ˌ f l ɒ t / or / ˌ ɛər oʊ ˈ f l ɒ t / ⓘ; Russian: Аэрофлот, transl. "air fleet", pronounced [ɐɛrɐˈfɫot]), is the flag carrier [8] [9] and the largest ...
The Aeroflot fleet, excluding that of subsidiaries, comprises the following aircraft, including 112 Airbus planes and 59 Boeing planes. [2] As a result of International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the company has ordered over 300 Russian-made jets and plans on making the Yakovlev MC-21 its flagship plane, [1] [2] with deliveries expected to start in 2025 or 2026.
Still in service Notes Aerocancun: 1 Transferred to Sun Country Airlines: Aeroflot: 1 4 Aeroperú: 3 1 DC-10-15 leased from Mexicana de Aviacion DC-10-30 leased from Canadian Airlines: AeroLyon: 3 Aeromexico: 2 4 Aerowings: 1 Leased from Skyjet: AfricaOne: 1 African Safari Airways: 2 Air Afrique: 1 3 Air Algérie: 2 Air Europe: 1 Leased from ...
In March 1970, Aeroflot had amassed a route network that was 600,000 kilometres (370,000 miles) long, a quarter of which covered international destinations. At this time, the carrier had agreements with 59 countries but it only served 54 of them, including 55 destinations.
Still in operation Notes Aer Lingus: 1 Leased from World Airways. Aeroflot-Cargo: 3 Merged back into Aeroflot in 2010. Air Canada: 1 Operated by World Airways. Air Namibia: 2 AirAsia: 1 Leased from World Airways. Alitalia: 3 5 MD-11Cs were later converted to freighters. American Airlines: 19 Replaced with the Boeing 777. AV Cargo Airlines 3
The Tu-154 was developed to meet Aeroflot's requirement to replace the jet-powered Tu-104 and the Antonov An-10 and Ilyushin Il-18 turboprops.The requirements called for either a payload capacity of 16–18 t (35,000–40,000 lb) with a range of 2,850–4,000 km (1,540–2,160 nmi) while cruising at 900 km/h (490 kn), or a payload of 5.8 t (13,000 lb) with a range of 5,800–7,000 km (3,100 ...
Both airliners incorporated fly-by-wire flight control technology, first introduced on an Airbus aircraft with the A320, as well as the A320's six-display glass cockpit. [1] In June 1987, after receiving orders from various customers, Airbus launched the A330 and A340.
Two days later, the same crew and machine set FAI records for flying payloads of 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 and 80-tonne payloads over a 1,000 km closed circuit at an average of 962 km/h. [89] Of these 18 records, one was broken by a Tu-144 in 1983, five were superseded or discontinued and 12 still stood in 2010.