Aeroflot
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Aeroflot - Russian Airlines
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IATA
SU[1]
ICAO
AFL[1]
Callsign
AEROFLOT[1]
Founded
9 February 1923[2]
Commenced operations
15 July 1923
Hubs
Sheremetyevo International Airport[1]
Secondary hubs
None
Focus cities
None
Frequent flyer program
Aeroflot Bonus
Member lounge
None
Alliance
SkyTeam
Subsidiaries
Aeroflot-Don
Aeroflot-Nord
Aeroflot-Plus
Aeroflot-Cargo
Fleet size
80 (+126 orders, 15 options)
Destinations
95
Company slogan
Sincerely Yours. Aeroflot (Russian: ???????? ???, ????????)
Headquarters
Moscow, Russia
Key people
Valery Mikhailovich Okulov (General Director), Viktor Petrovich Ivanov (Chairman of the Board of Directors), Aleksandr Yuryevich Zurabov (First Deputy General Director)[1]
Website: http://www.aeroflot.ru
English Website:http://www.aeroflot.ru/eng/
JSC "Aeroflot - Russian Airlines" (Russian: ??? «???????? - ?????????? ?????????») (MICEX:AFLT RTS:AFLT), or Aeroflot (Russian: ????????) as the airline is commonly known, is the de facto national airline of Russia.[3] The largest airline in Russia, based on passengers carried per year, Aeroflot is one of the oldest airlines in the world, tracing its history back to 1923. Based at Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport, the airline operates domestic and international passenger services to 93 cities in 47 countries.
During the Soviet era, Aeroflot was the Soviet national airline and the largest airline in the world.[4] Since the dissolution of the USSR, Aeroflot has been transformed from a state-owned bureaucracy into a semi-privatised airline which ranks amongst the most profitable in the world.[5]
Aeroflot has embarked on a fleet modernisation program, extensive route restructuring, and an image overhaul, in order to bring the airline up to world standards. The airline joined SkyTeam in April 2006.[5]
