Aeroflot targets 600-strong fleet within eight years

Russia’s Aeroflot Group aims to expand its fleet to 600 aircraft – 235 of which will be domestically built – by 2028. The plan is part of an updated strategy unveiled by CE Vitaly Saveliev. The group is also targeting 130m passengers in 2028, up from 60.7m passengers carried in 2019. At the end of 2019, the SkyTeam member’s fleet stood at 364 aircraft. It had previously said it would increase this to 520 – including 80 long-haul jets – over the next three years. As of late February, half of the net 140-150 additional aircraft had already been contracted. The group’s plan calls for Aeroflot to focus on developing long-haul operations. Rossiya Airlines will serve the domestic market using Russian-built aircraft, while Pobeda will continue to focus on providing low-cost flights in order to “significantly reduce average ticket prices for economy-class travel and increase air transport accessibility in Russia”.<br/>