Last time, I mentioned that due to the difficulty of maintenance, the accident rate of civil aviation in Russia has increased sharply, so what is the current situation of the largest airline?
Aeroflot-Russian Airlines is Russia's largest airline.
The company was founded in 1992 as a state-owned enterprise, and the Russian Federation** owns 51% of its shares.
Aeroflot is headquartered in Moscow, Moscow, and is a member of the SkyTeam alliance.
Many years ago, Aeroflot began planning for the future, with plans to establish itself as the world's leading airline.
After a series of reforms, the results are remarkable!
Aeroflot has retired many old Soviet-era aircraft and has an extremely young fleet, with an average age of only 7 today9 years.
You must know that China's Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines currently have an average age of more than 9 years.
The company has also received many accolades, such as Best Airline in Eastern Europe and Top 10 Super Economy Class in the World.
However, with the Russia-Ukraine conflict leading to severe economic sanctions, Aeroflot was unable to take delivery of Western-made aircraft for a long time, nor was it able to procure spare parts and maintenance services for its existing fleet.
Aeroflot's fleet currently consists of nearly 200 aircraft, with Airbus and Boeing being the main models.
Narrow-body aircraft: 52 Airbus A320 family aircraft, 32 Airbus A321 family aircraft.
34 Boeing 737 family aircraft.
Dozens of domestic Sukhoi SSJ-100 regional airliners have also been operated previously.
Widebody: 12 Airbus A A350-900s
2 Boeing 777-300ER
What are the effects of being sanctioned?
The first is the international route network.
Due to the ban on access to airspace by some countries, Aeroflot was forced to cut a significant part of its international routes.
Currently, there are only a few international routes from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Bangkok (BKK), Beijing (PKX) and Phuket (HKT).
Then there is the more serious problem of the aircraft.
If the sanctions continue, it means that it is almost impossible for Aeroflot to get Western aircraft in the future.
As a result, the airline had to abandon its previous fleet planning in favor of domestic aircraft, such as the Sukhoi Superjet 100.
For the time being, imports can be made through countries that have not imposed sanctions, such as Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, but the future is difficult to say.
What about the future?
While leasing aircraft is a good way for Aeroflot to maintain capacity in the short term, with no end in sight to the sanctions, the airline needs a long-term solution.
Therefore, in the coming years, Aeroflot will be able to operate more domestic aircraft, since it has ordered a number of aircraft in addition to Airbus and Boeing.
Aeroflot currently has 55 SSJ Tupolev Tu-214s and 198 MC-21s on order, and the arrival of these aircraft will completely change the composition of the company's fleet.
If the conflict ends and sanctions are lifted, it is not clear that the company will continue to operate Western airliners.
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