Moscow, 2014-5-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot was recognized as the best airline in Russia according to the world’s largest travel site TripAdvisor. The site announced the winners of its third annual Travelers’ Choice awards for Travel Favorites — highlighting the top brands chosen by Russian travelers via online surveys and voting. Aeroflot was named the… Read the full press release
Moscow, 2014-5-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) has taken delivery of its eighth full-specification Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100). The plane has been named in honour of Khariton Tskhovrebov, a Soviet pilot and veteran of the World War II. The new SSJ-100 (registration number RA-89025) has been transferred to Aeroflot under a financial lease from VEB Leasing. The aircraft can… Read the full press release
MOSCOW, 2014-5-5 — /Travel PR News/ — JSC Aeroflot («the Company», Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces operating results of the Company and Aeroflot Group («the Group») for March 2014 and the first quarter of 2014. Highlights Aeroflot standalone: • Passenger traffic in March 2014 totalled 1.84 mln. This represented 16.8% year-on-year growth, nearly double the overall Russian industry growth rate… Read the full press release
Moscow, 2014-04-25 — /Travel PR News/ — During a solemn ceremony held today, Aeroflot received a certificate confirming the compliance of its integrated management system with the requirements of international standards IS0 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems and 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems. The certificate was handed by Tomas Vit, the head of TÜV SÜD Central Eastern Europe, and… Read the full press release
Moscow, 2014-04-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) has taken delivery of a new A320 from the manufacturer’s factory in Toulouse. The aircraft has been named in honour of the Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, twice awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal. The aircraft is equipped with new aerodynamic Sharklets wing-tips that improve aerodynamics and reduce fuel consumption… Read the full press release
Moscow, 2014-04-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot has taken delivery of its seventh full-specification Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100). The plane has been named in honour of Dmitry Barilov, a Soviet pilot and the founder of the Barilov dynasty, well-known in Aeroflot. The aircraft was delivered to Aeroflot directly from the manufacturer. The new SSJ-100 (registration… Read the full press release
Moscow, 2014-04-4 — /Travel PR News/ — The 777-300ER is configured in a three-class arrangement, with business-, economy- and comfort-class cabins. Aeroflot’s comfort class has been designed with a focus on price and quality, and includes a number of attractive features such as increased leg room, an upgraded on-board menu, additional baggage room and more Aeroflot Bonus reward miles. This is the sixth aircraft out of an order for… Read the full press release
Moscow, 2014-03-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot has taken delivery of a new A320 fitted with state-of-the-art aerodynamic Sharklets wing-tips. The aircraft has been named in honour of Soviet cosmonaut Pavel Ivanovich Beliaev. Sharklets improve aircraft aerodynamics and reduce fuel consumption on long-haul flights (up to 4 per cent, according to Airbus). These new wing-tips are 2.4 m high and made of composite materials. All A320 aircraft… Read the full press release
MOSCOW, 2014-3-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot has taken delivery of a new A320 fitted with state-of-the-art aerodynamic Sharklets wing-tips. The aircraft has been named in honour of Boris Vasilievich Petrovsky, the innovative Soviet surgeon and public figure. Sharklets improve aircraft aerodynamics and reduce fuel consumption (up to 4 per cent, according to Airbus). These new wing-tips are 2.4 m high and made of composite materials…. Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 2014-2-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot has taken delivery of a new Boeing 777-300ER named in honour of Ivan Bunin, the Russian writer, poet and critic who was the first Russian Nobel Prize winner for Literature. This is the sixth aircraft of an order for sixteen B777. The 777-300ER is configured in a three-class arrangement, with business-, economy- and comfort-class salons. Aeroflot’s comfort… Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 2014-2-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aeroflot has taken delivery of a new A320 fitted with state-of-the-art aerodynamic Sharklets wing-tips. The aircraft has been named in honour of Sergey Botkin, one of the founding fathers of Russian medical science, who made a great contribution to modern medical science and education. Sharklets improve aircraft aerodynamics and reduce fuel consumption (up to 4 per cent, according to Airbus). These new wing-tips… Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 2014-2-5 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aeroflot («the Company», Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces record operating results in the modern history of the Company and Aeroflot Group («the Group») for the twelve months ending 31 December 2013. Key drivers of the strong operational highlights included: a marked expansion of the route network, fleet enlargement and passenger traffic growth. Highlights Aeroflot standalone: • Passenger… Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 2014-2-5 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aeroflot has reduced euro-denominated tariffs for international flights from the Russian Federation by 5%, effective immediately. This measure is aimed at reducing the cost of transportation, which has recently increased due to the weakening of the Russian ruble. Aeroflot has worked with government bodies and other Russian carriers for several… Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 2014-1-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today Aeroflot took delivery of its fourth B737-800 Next Generation aircraft made by Boeing and its ninety-first A320 aircraft made by Airbus. New Boeing 737-800 NG is named in honor of Soviet and Kyrgyz writer Chingiz Aytmatov, and new A320 aircraft bears the name of Soviet and Russian linguist, critic, writer and academician Dmitry Likhachev. Aeroflot’s Boeing 737-800NG has… Read the full press release
Vienna, Austria, 2014-1-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Holiday Fair will take place in Vienna from 16 to 19 January 2014 – and Flughafen Wien AG will be among the participants. At the company’s trade fair stand, interested travellers can find extensive information on 15 airlines and their flight programmes; Aegean, Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, Air Baltic, airberlin, Air… Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 2013-12-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aeroflot announces traffic statistics for November and 11M 2013 Aeroflot standalone Aeroflot (the “Company”) passenger traffic reached 1.7 million passengers in November 2013, up 17.8% vs. November 2012. This brought the Company’s total passenger traffic for 11M 2013 to 19.3 million, up 18.5% year-on-year; Passenger turnover growth accelerated in November… Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 2013-12-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Five years ago, the very first aircraft Airbus A330 joined Aeroflot’s fleet. The airliner was named in honor of the great Russian — conductor Evgeny Svetlanov — whose 80th anniversary was celebrated in 2008. The welcoming ceremony of the first A330 was attended by Svetlanov’s daughter and son, friends and colleagues of this brilliant musician. The performance of the The… Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 2013-12-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — OJSC Aeroflot today announced the consolidated IFRS financial results of Aeroflot Group (the “Group”, Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) for the nine months ending 30 September 2013. Key financial highlights: Net income for the nine-month period of USD 545.2 million, an increase of 84.1% versus 9M 2012 Revenue for the nine-month period… Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 2013-12-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aeroflot announces traffic statistics for October and 10M 2013 Highlights Aeroflot standalone Aeroflot (the “Company”) passenger traffic reached 1.9 million passengers in October 2013, up 20.5% vs. October 2012. This brought the Company’s total passenger traffic for 10M 2013 to 17.6 million, up 18.6% year-on-year; Passenger turnover growth accelerated in October… Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 2013-10-23— /travelprnews.com/ — Ten years ago Aeroflot received its first aircraft from the Airbus family — A320-A-319 which was named after the eminent Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Prokofiev. The A320 family airplanes meet all the requirements of security, reliability and passenger comfort. Aeroflot operates A320 aircraft on European and domestic routes. In terms of operational reliability and actual… Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 2013-10-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Starting from October 1st, 2013, a new on-board menu is available for Business Class passengers on international and domestic flights. Recipes for the fall-winter menu were developed by a world-class team of professionals. This time, LSG Sky Chefs chief-cooker Thierry Mona, already familiar to Aeroflot’s passengers, was joined by Giacomo Lombardi, brand-chef of «Carlson» restaurant («Ginza project» holding) and Sergei… Read the full press release
Moscow, 2013-07-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today (July 25, 2013) the first meeting of JSC “Aeroflot” Board of Directors new composition, elected at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 24, 2013 was held. The meeting began with re-election of Kirill Androsov as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors was joined by prominent entrepreneurs,… Read the full press release
Moscow, 2013-07-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — JSC “Aeroflot – Russian Airlines” summed up traffic and capacity statistics for June and 6 months of 2013. In June 2013passenger traffic increased by 19.8% against the same period in 2012 and totaled 1,922.9 ths passengers. International passenger traffic rose by 12.4% (+122.2 ths passengers) reaching 1,106.9 ths passengers. The number of… Read the full press release
Enhances premium travel experience, delivers synergies for SkyTeam members in Istanbul ISTANBUL, 2013-07-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, today opened its new lounge at Istanbul’s Atatürk International Airport. The lounge is available to Elite Plus, First and Business Class customers flying from the airport on any of the alliance’s 10 airlines that serve… Read the full press release
Moscow, 2013-07-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aeroflot, Russia’s leading airline, has today been unveiled as the ‘Official Carrier of Manchester United Football Club’. The announcement was made at an exclusive launch at Old Trafford attended by Vitaly Saveliev, CEO of Aeroflot, Richard Arnold, Group Managing Director of Manchester United, David Moyes, Manchester United Manager, and members of the Manchester United squad. Manchester United selected JSC «Aeroflot-Russian… Read the full press release
Sheremetyevo is now the largest airport in Russia in terms of international passenger traffic 2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sheremetyevo International Airport has announced its performance results for May and the first five months of 2013. The number of passengers handled since the beginning of the year increased by 13.3% as compared to the same period in 2012, reaching 10.5 million people. Passenger traffic on international routes in… Read the full press release
SkyTeam Increases Presence in Greater China, Underscores Position as Region’s Leading Airline Alliance AMSTERDAM, 2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — This summer SkyTeam is offering 26,833 weekly flights to, from and within the Greater China region, an increase of 26% in frequencies over last year. SkyTeam, which has four airlines from the region: China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern and Xiamen Airlines,… Read the full press release
Moscow, 2013-05-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — JSC “Aeroflot – Russian Airlines” summed up traffic and capacity statistics for March and first quarter of 2013. In March 2013passenger traffic increased by 22.8% against the same period in 2012 and totaled 1,573.2 ths passengers. International passenger traffic rose by 27.7% (+211.0 ths passengers) reaching 972.0 ths passengers. The number of… Read the full press release
Moscow, 2013-05-01 — /travelprnews.com/ — Revenue of Aeroflot Group for 12 months 2012 according to IFRS totaled 253,039.0 mln Rubles exceeding the result for 12 months 2011 by 60%. In execution of the Federal Law № 402-FZ “On book keeping” the reporting currency for consolidated financial statements for the year 2012 is Russian Ruble. Traffic revenue… Read the full press release
2013-04-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — OJSC “Aeroflot – Russian Airlines” is in the List of Global 2000 Leading Companies. Two thousand biggest public companies from 63 countries are shown in one of the most prestigious business ratings annually published by Forbes since 2004. Aeroflot’s place among “the biggest, most powerful listed companies in the world” was determined… Read the full press release