Business overview / Aircraft fleet
Aeroflot has one of the youngest and most up-to-date aircraft fleets in Europe. The Company’s planes
conform to the highest standards of safety, reliability and passenger comfort, and are also highly fuel
efficient.
As of December 31, 2012 the Aeroflot fleet consisted of 128 planes, 125 of which
are passenger aircraft (10 short-haul SSJ-100s, 80 medium-haul Airbus А320s and 35 long-haul
aircraft, including 7 Boeing 767-300ERs, 22 Airbus A330s and 6 Il-96s). The Company cargo aircraft
fleet consists of 3 MD-11Fs.
As of December 31, 2012 the combined fleets of companies in Aeroflot Group numbered
233 aircraft, including 224 passenger airliners, four freight planes, four helicopters and one specialized
Bombardier DHC 8-311 aircraft for provision of medical assistance.
Composition of the aircraft fleet of Aeroflot Group
| Type of aircraft |
Ownership |
Aeroflot |
Donavia |
Rossiya |
Orenavia |
Vladavia |
SAT |
Group total |
| Il-96-300 |
Owned |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
| Tu-154 |
Owned |
— |
— |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
| An-24 |
Owned |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
4 |
| Mi-8 |
Owned |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| Yak 40 |
Owned |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
2 |
| Total owned |
|
6 |
— |
5 |
— |
5 |
5 |
21 |
| Airbus A-319 |
Finance lease |
4 |
— |
9 |
— |
— |
— |
13 |
| Airbus A-320 |
Finance lease |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
| Airbus A-321 |
Finance lease |
21 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
21 |
| Airbus A-330 |
Finance lease |
8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
8 |
| Boeing 737 |
Finance lease |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
5 |
| An-148 |
Finance lease |
— |
— |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
| Tu-204 |
Finance lease |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
— |
6 |
| Total finance lease |
|
34 |
3 |
15 |
— |
6 |
2 |
60 |
| SSJ 100 |
Operating lease |
10 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
10 |
| Airbus A-319 |
Operating lease |
11 |
4 |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
18 |
| Airbus A-320 |
Operating lease |
43 |
— |
8 |
— |
6 |
— |
57 |
| Airbus A-330 |
Operating lease |
14 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
15 |
| Boeing B-737 |
Operating lease |
— |
3 |
1 |
24 |
— |
1 |
29 |
| Boeing B-767 |
Operating lease |
7 |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
10 |
| Boeing B-777 |
Operating lease |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
3 |
| MD-11 |
Operating lease |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
| DHC 8 S-300 |
Operating lease |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
4 |
| DHC 8 S-200 |
Operating lease |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
2 |
| An 12 |
Operating lease |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
| Total operating lease |
|
88 |
7 |
15 |
27 |
7 |
8 |
152 |
| Total fleet |
|
128 |
10 |
35 |
27 |
18 |
15 |
233 |
Aeroflot continued to expand its aircraft fleet in 2012. During the reporting period the Company received six short-haul SSJ-100s, four medium-haul Airbus А320s and eight long-haul Airbus А330s, while the airline fleets of Group subsidiaries added five Boeing 737-800 aircraft, nine Airbus А320s, two Boeing 777-200ERs and one turbo-prop Bombardier DHC 8-300.
Aeroflot Group withdrew two Boeing 767s, eight Boeing 737-500s, one Airbus A320 and one Tu-154 in 2012 due to lease expiry. The Company also returned two Airbus А330s manufactured in 1994 earlier than scheduled.
Flight hours of the Aeroflot fleet during 2012 were 460,700, which is 16.8% more than in 2011. Average daily flight hours per listed aircraft in the reporting period rose by 0.1 hour to 10.4 hours thanks to increase of operating efficiency.
In 2012 Aeroflot increased the share of operations using highly fuel-efficient aircraft, which reduced fuel consumption per tonne-kilometer by 11 grammes to 308 grammes/TKM.
Specific fuel consumption (grammes/TKM)
A new type of aircraft, the Boeing 777-300ER, will join the Aeroflot fleet in 2013. With capacity for 402 passengers the Boeing 777-300ER will be the largest passenger aircraft in Aeroflot Group. The Company expects delivery of four of the new aircraft in 2013. Aeroflot also plans further expansion of its medium-haul Airbus А320 fleet, and has entered into delivery contracts for 13 more aircraft of this type. Subsidiary airlines of Aeroflot Group have entered into delivery contracts for eight Airbus А320 aircraft and one Boeing 737-800.
The Group is continuing withdrawal from service of depreciated and outdated aircraft. In 2013 Aeroflot intends to carry out scheduled withdrawal of five Airbus A320s and three Boeing 767s. Subsidiary airlines will withdraw four An-24s, ten Boeing 737s, two Yak-40s and one An-12, and will return an Airbus А330 manufactured in 1994 ahead of schedule.
