Brand New A320 “V. Meyerhold” Joins Aeroflot Fleet
Today Aeroflot took delivery of A320 airplane. The jet was handed over to the airline at the Airbus manufacturing plant in Toulouse. The aircraft is named in honor of Vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical producer, director and actor.
Now the Aeroflot fleet includes 89 A319/320/321 aircraft with the average airplane age of 5.1 years.
All Airbus aircraft are received by Aeroflot directly from Airbus manufacturing plants. The airplanes are designed in two class composition and can carry 116 (A319), 140 and 158 (A320) and 170 (A321) passengers. These aircraft provide services on European and Russian domestic destinations. In terms of operational reliability and actual hours flown per aircraft Aeroflot is among the world leaders.
Airbus A320 family airplanes satisfy the highest reliability, safety and comfort standards and are one of the best for mid-range flights. Presently, Aeroflot’s park counts 141 airplanes (including 3 cargo aircraft McDonnell Douglas MD-11). The airline operates 138 passenger aircraft, including 10 SSJ-100’s, 13 A319’s, 52 A320’s, 24 A321’s, 2 Boeing 737-800’s, 5 Boeing 767-300ER’s, 4 Boeing 777-300ER’s, 22 A330’s, and 6 IL-96’s. 137 of them were delivered brand new directly from the plants.
Source: Aeroflot
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