Aircraft Fleet

Fleet development strategy

Aeroflot Group’s fleet development strategy is focused on:

  • operating a highly unified aircraft fleet (limited number of aircraft types in each segment)
  • operating a young fleet
  • improving the average seating capacity and efficiency of aircraft
  • increasing the share of Russian aircraft through execution of contracts for 50 SSJ100s and 50 МС-21s.

Between 2013 and 2017, the average age of aircraft in operation dropped from 7.7 to 6.2 years for Aeroflot Group and from 5.2 to 4.1 years for Aeroflot airline (as at the year-end). Aeroflot airline’s fleet is one of the youngest in the world.

Over the last years, the Group has invested much effort in optimisation and upgrade of the fleet to improve the efficiency of the Group’s operations and cost control. In 2013–2017, the types of aircraft in operation reduced from 13 to 8.

AEROFLOT GROUP’S AIRCRAFT FLEET EVOLUTION
2013 2017
Narrow-body (regional)
SSJ100
An-148
An-24
DHC-8-200/300
SSJ100
DHC-8-200/300/400
DHC-6-400
Narrow-body (medium-haul)
Airbus A319/320/321
Boeing 737 Classic
Boeing 737 NG
Airbus A319/320/321
Boeing 737 NG
Wide-body
Airbus A330
Boeing 767
Boeing 777
Il-96
Tu-204
MD-11F
Airbus A330
Boeing 747
Boeing 777
13 types of aircraft 8 types of aircraft

Note. Data exclude aircraft that were out of operation by the Group’s airlines (Mi-8 in 2013, An-148 and An-24 in 2017).

Aeroflot Group enhances its fleet in line with specific business models and route networks of each airline.

Aeroflot airline’s fleet comprises several types of aircraft produced by major manufacturers and focuses on addressing the needs of both the mass-market and premium segments. Aircraft offer two to three travel classes to serve passengers in flight.

Number of aircraft in Aeroflot Group’s fleet as at the year-end


Average age of aircraft fleet in operation

YEARS

Rossiya airline operates Airbus and Boeing narrow-body aircraft primarily on scheduled routes, while its Boeing wide-body aircraft make leisure flights (to destinations under the charter programme and resorts of the Black Sea) and flights to cities in the Far East.

Aurora airline operates Airbus A319 narrow-body aircraft on scheduled routes and turboprops for local flights.

The aircraft fleet of the low-cost carrier Pobeda comprises one aircraft type, Boeing 737-800, with a single cabin configuration.

AVERAGE AGE OF AIRCRAFT FLEET
AEROFLOT AIRLINE

5.2 years

2013

4.1 years

2017
AVERAGE AGE OF AIRCRAFT FLEET
AEROFLOT GROUP

7.7 years

2013

6.2 years

2017

Aeroflot Group’s aircraft fleet by type

   Models
AirlineManufacturerTypesNarrow-body Wide-body
AIRBUS
BOEING
ОАК
5
  • Airbus A320 (family)
  • Boeing 737 NG
  • SSJ100
  • Airbus A330
  • Boeing 777
AIRBUS
BOEING
4
  • Airbus A320 (family)
  • Boeing 737 NG
  • Boeing 747
  • Boeing 777
VIKING
BOMBARDIER
AIRBUS
3
  • DHC-6-400
  • DHC-8-200/300/400
  • Airbus A319
 
BOEING1
  • Boeing 737 NG
 

Aeroflot Group’s aircraft fleet

Aeroflot Group operates a balanced aircraft fleet of which, as at the end of 2017, 68.3% were narrow-body aircraft for medium-haul flights, 16.0% were wide-body aircraft for long-haul flights, and 15.7% were narrow-body aircraft for regional flights.

The majority of the fleet of 85.8% was operated under operating lease agreements, 12.3% – under finance lease agreements. The share of aircraft owned by Aeroflot Group is 1.8%, representing six DHC-8s and one An-24 (leased out and not operated by Aeroflot Group).

During 2017, Aeroflot Group was actively expanding its operating capacity with 54 new aircraft added to the fleet. Over the same period, Aeroflot Group phased out 14 aircraft: thus, the net fleet increase amounted to 40 aircraft.

Aeroflot Group’s fleet by type of aircraft as at 31 December 2017

Aeroflot Group’s fleet by type of ownership as at 31 December 2017

Note. Excluding six An-148s and one An-24 subleased and leased out.

Aeroflot airline’s fleet by type of aircraft as at 31 December 2017

Aeroflot airline’s fleet by type of ownership as at 31 December 2017

Aeroflot Group’s aircraft fleet

Type of aircraft As at 31 December 2016 Change 2017 As at 31 December 2017 Owned Operating lease Finance lease
Phased in Phased out
Airbus A330-200 5 5
Airbus A330-300 17 17 9 8
Boeing 777-200ER 1 (1)
Boeing 777-300ER 20 1 21 11 10
Boeing 747-400 7 2 9 9
Wide-body 50 3 (1) 52 34 18
Airbus A319 36 36 27 9
Airbus A320 75 11 (6) 80 80
Airbus A321 32 8 (2) 38 25 13
Boeing 737-800 49 24 (5) 68 68

Narrow-body (medium-haul)

192

43

(13)

222

200

22

DHC-6-400 2 1 3 3
DHC-8-200 2 2 2
DHC-8-300 4 4 1 3
DHC-8-402 5 5 5
SSJ100 30 7 37 37
An-148* 6 6 6
An-24* 1 1 1

Narrow-body (regional)

50

8

58

7

45

6

Total 292 54 (14) 332 7 279 46

Aeroflot airline’s aircraft fleet

As at the end of 2017, the flagship airline of Aeroflot Group had 224 aircraft including 37 regional narrow-body aircraft, 149 narrow-body medium-haul aircraft, and 38 wide-body aircraft.

SSJ100, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft were added to Aeroflot airline’s fleet in 2017. The net fleet increase amounted to 35 aircraft.

Aeroflot airline’s aircraft fleet

Type of aircraft As at 31 December 2016 As at 31 December 2017 Change
Airbus A330 22 22
Boeing 777 15 16 1
Wide-body 37 38 1
Airbus A320 70 75 5
Airbus A321 32 38 6
Boeing 737 20 36 16
Narrow-body (mediumhaul) 122 149 27
SSJ100 30 37 7
Narrow-body (regional) 30 37 7
Total 189 224 35

Subsidiaries’ aircraft fleet

Subsidiaries’ fleet size remained almost flat in 2017 with five aircraft added. Two wide-body Boeing 747-400s were added to the fleet of Rossiya airline which started to phase in this type of aircraft in 2016. One wide-body Boeing 777-200ER and one narrow-body Boeing 737 were phased out.

Four new narrow-body Boeing 737-800s were added to the fleet of Pobeda airline in Q4 2017.

Aurora airline phased in one regional DHC-6-400 aircraft to operate local flights.

Subsidiaries’ aircraft fleet

Type of aircraft As at 31 December 2016 As at 31 December 2016 Change
Airbus A319 26 26
Boeing 737 17 16 (1)
Boeing 747 7 9 2
Boeing 777 6 5 (1)
Airbus A320 5 5
An-148* 6 6
Rossiya airline 67 67
Airbus A319 10 10
DHC-8 11 11
DHC-6 2 3 1
An-24* 1 1
Aurora airline 24 25 1
Boeing 737 12 16 4
Pobeda airline 12 16 4
Total 103 108 5
* Aircraft were out of operation and were subleased or leased out.

Flight hours

Aeroflot Group maintains high fleet utilisation efficiency. Due to the expansion of Aeroflot Group operations in 2017, flight hours increased by 10.7% year-on-year to 1,009 thousand hours. Aeroflot airline posted a 9.9% increase to 703 thousand hours.

Aeroflot Group’s flight hours per aircraft in operation per day averaged at 9.1 vs 9.4 in the previous year. This decline was driven by substantial fleet additions throughout the year, which required some time to maximise the utilisation efficiency. Aeroflot airline’s flight hours per aircraft in operation per day averaged at 9.3.

Flight hours

THOUSAND HOURS

Average flight hours per aircraft in operation per day

Note. The number of aircraft in operation in the reporting year is calculated as the average of the number of aircraft as at the start and the end of the period.

Fuel efficiency

In 2017, specific fuel consumption across Aeroflot Group decreased by 10.0 grams (or 3.5%) year-on-year to 276.4 grams per tonne-kilometre (TKM). Specific fuel consumption at Aeroflot airline decreased by 8.7 grams (or 3.0%) to 277.6 g/TKM. The efficiency, including by passenger turnover, continued to grow.

High fuel efficiency is an important benefit of the young aircraft fleet also enabling a lower environmental impact and reduced CO2 and NOx air emissions. For more details on the fleet fuel efficiency see the Environmental Protection Programme section.

Specific fuel consumption in Aeroflot Group

Specific fuel consumption in Aeroflot airline