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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.
Aeroflot became the first airline in the world with sustained jet aircraft service, when it introduced the Tupolev Tu-104 in 1956. Aeroflot's route network had extended to 295,400 kilometres (183,600 mi) by 1950, and it carried 1,603,700 passengers, 151,070 tonnes (333,050,000 lb) of freight and 30,580 tonnes (67,420,000 lb) of mail that year.
The aircraft was leased from Aeroflot. [240] 17 April 1976: Kursk An-2SKh CCCP-33170 Uzbekistan W/O 1 /2 During a crop-spraying flight for the "Oktyabr" kolkhoz (collective farm), the aircraft lifted off at low speed, stalled at 10–15 m (33–49 ft) and crashed. [241] 22 April 1976: Tula An-2R CCCP-01626 Central W/O 0
The accident remains the deadliest in Soviet history, the deadliest in Uzbekistan, and the deadliest involving the Tu-154. [28] 21 May 1986 An Aeroflot Tu-154B-2 (СССР-85327) suffered structural damage in a descent after the crew thought the aircraft was going to stall; the aircraft landed safely at Sheremetyevo Airport with no casualties.
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.
The aircraft overran at 200 km/h (108 kn; 124 mph) and rolled another 397 metres (1,302 ft) before stopping. The landing gear collapsed and the fuselage broke in three. The aircraft was completing a Moscow–Yakutsk passenger service as Flight 93. [19] 19 July 1990: Unknown An-2: CCCP-40861 Yakut: W/O Unknown Crashed into mountainous ...
The number of recorded fatalities aboard Aeroflot aircraft during the decade rose to 1143; likewise, 225 of its aircraft were written off in accidents or incidents, split into one Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra, 29 Douglas C-47s, five Douglas DC-3s, five Tupolev G-2s, 14 Ilyushin Il-12s, eight Junkers Ju 52s, 158 Lisunov PS-84/Li-2s, one PBN-1 ...
The number of recorded fatalities aboard Aeroflot aircraft during the decade rose to 1801; likewise, 175 of its aircraft were written off in accidents or incidents, split into six Antonov An-10s, 13 Antonov An-12s, 54 Antonov An-2s, two Antonov An-6s, 8 Antonov An-24s, two Avia 14s, one Ilyushin Il-12, 22 Ilyushin Il-14s, 31 Ilyushin Il-18s, 12 ...