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 years2013 |
4.1 years2017 |
| AVERAGE AGE OF AIRCRAFT FLEET AEROFLOT GROUP |
|
7.7 years2013 |
6.2 years2017 |
Aeroflot Group’s aircraft fleet by type
| Models | ||||
| Airline | Manufacturer | Types | Narrow-body | Wide-body |
 | AIRBUS BOEING ОАК | 5 |
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 | AIRBUS BOEING | 4 |
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 | VIKING BOMBARDIER AIRBUS | 3 |
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 | BOEING | 1 |
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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
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 |
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
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
