Aeroflot facts for kids

Aeroflot is the national airline of the Russian Federation. It's one of the oldest airlines in the world. It has been flying for over a century.
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History
Aeroflot began in 1923 in the Soviet Union. Much of Aeroflot's history was kept secret once the Cold War began and Aeroflot had to stop flying to the USA.
Throughout the 1960s, 70s and 80s, Aeroflot and many Eastern Bloc airlines suffered many air crashes due to old and poor Russian airplanes. Those were the only ones Aeroflot and those airlines could use. However, Aeroflot was the world's largest airline until the 1980s. After the Soviet Union ended in 1991, Aeroflot began modernizing its fleet and buying more Western airplanes, like the Airbus A300 and Boeing 767. By 1991, Aeroflot started going to the United States. Aeroflot is member of aviation alliance SkyTeam. As of 2015, Aeroflot was flying to 150 cities in 52 countries.
Fleet
Aircraft | In service | Order | Notes |
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A319-100 | 7 | ||
A320-200 | 63 | ||
A321-200 | 26 | ||
A330-200 | 5 | ||
A330-300 | 17 | ||
A350-800 | 8 | ||
A350-900 | 14 | ||
B737-800 | 12 | ||
B777-300ER | 13 | 3 | |
Ikrut MS-21 | 50 | ||
Sukhoi Superjet 100 | 21 | 29 |
Images for kids
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After its introduction in 1954, the Ilyushin Il-14 operated on Aeroflot's All-Union services.
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Aeroflot became the first airline to operate the first regional jet, the Yakovlev Yak-40, in 1968.
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Rossiya Airlines' Boeing 777-300 in the new livery lands at Pulkovo Airport in 2016. In November 2011 , Aeroflot received 75% minus one share of Rossiya along with the shares of four other carriers.
See also
In Spanish: Aeroflot para niños