Pobeda aims to expand with 737s as Aeroflot Group sister carriers renew fleets

Aeroflot Group’s budget carrier Pobeda is expecting to expand with Boeing 737s drawn from the fleets of its sister operators. Pobeda general director Dmitry Tyshchuk – who has headed the airline since August 2022 – states that the 737s will be transferred as Aeroflot and Rossiya renew their narrowbody fleets with domestically-built aircraft. Speaking to Russian business publication RBC, Tyshchuk explained that this would enable Pobeda to maintain a single-type fleet. The carrier operates 42 737-800s and this conformity is “essential” to the company’s business model, says Tyshchuk. “We plan to consolidate Aeroflot Group Boeing 737s as Russian-built aircraft enter the group,” he states. Aeroflot has 37 737s while Rossiya has 14. Tyshchuk supports the newly-amended Russian regulations enabling wet-lease of aircraft from other carriers, but he says those with 737-800s are more interested in operating the type independently. Aeroflot Group is intending to renew its single-aisle fleet with Yakovlev MC-21s, although the type has yet to enter service.<br/>