Aircraft Fleet
Fleet Development Strategy
Aeroflot Group operates a balanced aircraft fleet and keeps on upgrading it in line with its multi-brand business development strategy.
Over the last five years the Group has invested much effort in standardisation and upgrade of the fleet to improve the efficiency of its airlines. In

Active development, standardisation and optimisation of the aircraft fleet helped decrease its average age. Between 2011 and 2015, the average age of aircraft in operation dropped from 10.4 to 6.4 years for Aeroflot Group and from 5.3 to 4.4 years for Aeroflot airline (as at the year end). Aeroflot airline’s fleet is one of the youngest in the world.
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Aeroflot Group’s approach to fleet management maximises the efficiency of fleet standardisation. For instance, Rossiya, Donavia, and Aurora airlines use Airbus A320 aircraft on their scheduled flights, which enables them to offer passengers a uniform product. The fleet of Pobeda low-cost carrier is completely comprised of Boeing
At the same time, it was deemed expedient that Aeroflot airline, which has a larger aircraft fleet and focuses on the premium market segment, should use both Airbus and Boeing aircraft, specifically, medium-haul A320 Family and 737 Family airliners, respectively.
For long-haul flights Aeroflot airline uses Airbus and Boeing aircraft in different passenger capacity classes: Airbus A330 Family
Aeroflot Group Aircraft Fleet
As at 31 December 2015, Aeroflot Group had 262 aircraft: 42 regional aircraft (including An-24, Bombardier DHC 8, and DHC 6 turboprops along with SSJ100 and An-148 jets), 181 narrow-body aircraft for medium-haul flights (Airbus A320 Family and Boeing 737 Family) and 39 wide-body long-haul aircraft (Airbus A330s, Boeing 767s and Boeing 777s).
During 2015, 27 aircraft (three Boeing 777s, thirteen Boeing 737s, eight SSJ100s, and three Airbus 319s) were added to the Group’s fleet. Following expiry of the lease period in 2015 and in line with Aeroflot Group’s fleet optimisation in response to the changing market environment, 26 airliners were phased out. Thus, in 2015, the net increase in the Group’s fleet ammounted to by one aircraft.
Type of aircraft | Aircraft fleet as at 31 December 2014 | Change during the year | Aircraft fleet as at 31 December 2015 | Owned | Operating lease | Finance lease | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
phased in | phased out | ||||||
An-148 | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 |
An-24 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
DHC |
2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
DHC |
3 | — | –1 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
DHC |
4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — |
DHC |
— | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
SSJ100 | 16 | 8 | — | 24 | — | 24 | — |
Mi-8 (helicopter) | 3 | — | –3 | — | — | — | — |
35 | 11 | –4 | 42 | 5 | 31 | 6 | |
Airbus А319 | 39 | 3 | –2 | 40 | — | 29 | 11 |
Airbus А320 | 75 | — | –5 | 70 | — | 69 | 1 |
Airbus А321 | 26 | — | — | 26 | — | 5 | 21 |
Boeing |
2 | — | –2 | — | — | — | — |
Boeing |
3 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Boeing |
38 | 13 | –9 | 42 | — | 42 | — |
183 | 16 | –18 | 181 | — | 148 | 33 | |
Boeing 767 | 3 | — | –2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Airbus A330-200 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — |
Airbus A330-300 | 17 | — | — | 17 | — | 9 | 8 |
Boeing 777-200ER | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Boeing 777-300ER | 10 | 3 | — | 13 | — | 3 | 10 |
Il-96 | 5 | — | –5 | — | — | — | — |
Wide-body (Long-haul) | 43 | 3 | –7 | 39 | — | 21 | 18 |
Total | 261 | 30 | –29 | 262 | 5 | 200 | 57 |
Aeroflot Airline Aircraft Fleet
As at 31 December 2015, Aeroflot airline had 170 aircraft including 27 regional aircraft, 108 narrow-body medium-haul aircraft and 35 wide-body aircraft.
In 2015, the fleet was expanded to include new SSJ 100, Boeing
Type of aircraft | 31 December 2014 | 31 December 2015 | Change |
---|---|---|---|
SSJ100 | 16 | 24 | 8 |
DHC |
— | 3 | 3 |
16 | 27 | 11 | |
Airbus A319 | 7 | 5 | –2 |
Airbus A320 | 63 | 63 | — |
Airbus A321 | 26 | 26 | — |
Boeing 737 | 6 | 14 | 8 |
102 | 108 | 6 | |
Airbus A330 | 22 | 22 | — |
Boeing 777 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
Ил-96-300 | 5 | — | –5 |
37 | 35 | –2 | |
Total | 155 | 170 | 15 |
Subsidiaries Aircraft Fleet
Throughout 2015, subsidiary airlines were optimising their fleet. Orenair was affected the most due to a change in its positioning in the air transportation market. Aurora also continued to optimise its aircraft fleet following changes in the route network.
Type of aircraft | 31 December 2014 | 31 December 2015 | Change |
---|---|---|---|
Airbus A319 | 16 | 16 | — |
Airbus A320 | 11 | 7 | –4 |
Aн-148 | 6 | 6 | — |
Boeing 767 | 3 | 1 | –2 |
Rossiya airline | 36 | 30 | –6 |
Boeing 737 | 24 | 16 | –8 |
Boeing 777 | 3 | 3 | — |
Orenair airline | 27 | 19 | –8 |
Airbus A319 | 10 | 10 | — |
Donavia airline | 10 | 10 | — |
Mи-8 | 3 | — | –3 |
Airbus A320 | 1 | — | –1 |
An-24 | 1 | 1 | — |
Boeing 737 | 5 | 3 | –2 |
Airbus A319 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
DHC (6 и 8) | 9 | 8 | –1 |
Aurora airline | 25 | 21 | –4 |
Boeing 737 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
Pobeda airline | 8 | 12 | 4 |
Total | 106 | 92 | –14 |
Flight Hours
Aeroflot Group’s fleet expansion drives improvement in operating performance. In 2015, Aeroflot Group’s flight hours increased by 5.4%
In 2015, Aeroflot Group’s flight hours per aircraft in operation per day averaged 9.5, up 2.2%
Flight hours, thousand hours


Fuel Efficiency
High fuel efficiency is an important benefit of the young fleet. Fuel costs account for a major part of an airline’s expenses. Their share in Aeroflot Group’s 2015 operating costs amounted to 25.4%. New airliners feature various technical solutions, which enable a reduction in fuel and other operating costs. Specifically, since 2014 Aeroflot has been operating the most advanced Airbus A320 Family airliners equipped with new aerodynamic wing tips (sharklets). Their main advantage is a 4% reduction in fuel consumption (according to Airbus), increased flight range, and improved takeoff performance.
Operating a young aircraft fleet enabled optimisation of maintenance costs and reduced environmental footprint through much lower harmful CO2 and NOx emissions to the atmosphere.