Aeroflot approves transfer of over 40 Superjets to Rossiya

Aeroflot has approved plans to transfer over 40 Sukhoi Superjet 100s from its fleet to sister carrier Rossiya, as part of a restructuring of its short-haul network operations. Over the course of December this year to August 2021 it intends to shift 17 aircraft leased from Sberbank, another 20 from VEB-Leasing, and five from an entity identified as PSB Aviaprofleasing. Aeroflot Group’s board cleared the proposals during a meeting on 17 December. Rossiya has been preparing to take on the role of providing short-haul feeder operations to hubs, as well as intra-regional links, with Russian-built aircraft as part of a strategic plan which involves Aeroflot’s concentrating on long-haul services. Under the plan Rossiya will become a “centre of competence” for domestically-built aviation development, says Aeroflot Group. Aeroflot Group has identified 10 Superjets which will be moved to Rossiya before the end of this year.<br/>