Aeroflot

Aeroflot is the national airline of the Russian Federation. It's one of the oldest airlines in the world. It has been flying for over a century.

History

Aeroflot began in 1923 in the Soviet Union. Much of Aeroflot's history was kept secret once the Cold War began and Aeroflot had to stop flying to the United States.

Throughout the 1960s, 70s and 80s, Aeroflot and many Eastern Bloc airlines suffered many air crashes due to old and poor Russian airplanes. Those were the only ones Aeroflot and those airlines could use. However, Aeroflot was the world's largest airline until the 1980s.^[1] After the Soviet Union ended in 1991, Aeroflot began modernizing its fleet and buying more Western airplanes, like the Airbus A300 and Boeing 767. By 1991, Aeroflot again started flying to the United States. Aeroflot is member of aviation alliance SkyTeam.^[2] As of 2021, Aeroflot was flying to 146 cities in 52 countries.^[3]

Fleet

Aircraft	In service	Order	Notes
A320-200	64
A321-200	36
A330-200	2
A330-300	10
A350-900	7	13
B737-800	37
B777-300ER	22
Ikrut MS-21		260	Additional order for 210 of its type in September 2022
Sukhoi Superjet 100	4

Aeroflot Media

The Tupolev ANT-20bis was used for cargo flights from Moscow to Mineralnye Vody before World War II.
An Aeroflot PS-84 (a Douglas DC-3, modified by fitment of Soviet engines) at Moscow City Airport in 1940. The Lisunov Li-2, a license-built version of the DC-3, would become the backbone of the fleet after the Great Patriotic War.
After its introduction in 1954, the Ilyushin Il-14 operated on Aeroflot's All-Union services.
Aeroflot became the first airline in the world with sustained jet aircraft service, when it introduced the Tupolev Tu-104 in 1956.
Aeroflot became the first airline to operate the a regional jet, the Yakovlev Yak-40, in 1968.^[source?]
Flag of Aeroflot (1961–1991)
An Aeroflot Mi-10 heavy lift helicopter seen at Groningen Airport in the early 1970s
The "winged hammer and sickle" is the most recognisable symbol of Aeroflot.
A new Airbus A321 holds for departure whilst an Ilyushin Il-96 lands at Aeroflot's Moscow-Sheremetyevo hub