Reading Time: 2 minutes Aeroflot has been named the world’s strongest airline brand for the third year in a row by Brand Finance, the leading independent brand valuation consultancy. The award ceremony was held in early April 2019 at the Royal Automobile Club in London (UK), one of the oldest and most famous private members’ clubs in the world. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Two major Russian passenger airlines and the nation’s biggest cargo carrier have contracted Lufthansa Technik (LHT) for the provision of a range of comprehensive and long-term aircraft maintenance support services. The announcement of the engine nacelle parts support for Aeroflot, a total components support contract for Ural Airlines and components services for AirBridgeCargo were all […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Aeroflot Airbus A320-200, performing flight from Belgrade (Serbia) to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) with 99 passengers, reported smoke in the cockpit. Aircraft was climbing through FL300 out of Belgrade when the crew detected smoke and a burning odour in the cocpit, cabin crew also reported smoke and a burning odour in the forward section of the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Aeroflot Boeing 737-800, performing flight from Astana (Kazakhstan) to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) with 78 people on board, experienced runway excursion while vacating the runway. Aircraft landed on Sheremetyevo’s runway 24L, rolled out safely and was about to vacate the runway via turn off A5, when the nose gear went off paved surface just past the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Aeroflot Boeing 737-800, performing flight from Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) to Athens (Greece),  hit man on the runway. Aircraft was in the initial climb out of Sheremetyevo’s runway when the crew reported they believed that had encountered a collision with an animal on the runway. There was no abnormal indication, the crew continued the flight to […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC), the Russian manufacturer of the Superjet 100 (SSJ100) Russian regional jet, has been facing mounting criticism regarding alleged deficiencies in its aftersales support of the product. Two of its key international customers – Mexico’s Interjet and Belgium’s Brussels Airlines – have voiced their discontent with the maintenance of their fleets, […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Aeroflot and United Aircraft Corporation have signed an agreement for the delivery to Aeroflot, the national carrier, of 100 Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft. The document was signed by Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Saveliev and President of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation Yury Slyusar during the Eastern Economic Forum in the presence of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute According to the Memorandum, in 2019, the two airlines target to begin codesharing on domestic routes in Vietnam and Russia and expand their cooperation across several areas of the business. This would enhance the two airlines’ prosperity of the bilateral cooperation and deliver excellent benefits to customers. This agreement will further expand travel opportunities between […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Aeroflot Boeing 737-800, performing flight from Kemerovo to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) with 154 passengers on board, cracked windshield. Aircraft was enroute about 90nm northwest of Novosibirsk (Russia) when the crew reported a cracked windshield and descended the aircraft to reporting it was the inner layer of the windshield, that had cracked. The aircraft diverted to […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Aeroflot airline plans to receive 50 MC-21 aircraft in the coming years, the company’s statement says. “In the coming years we are expecting the delivery of 50 MC-21s, in addition, Aeroflot is considering the possibility of an additional increase in the fleet of domestic aircraft,” the report says. Aeroflot will be the first operator of […]