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Aeroflot expands fleet with new A320

image005April 29, 2014, Moscow, Rus. - Russian airline Aeroflot has taken delivery of its 10th new A320 fitted with state-of-the-art aerodynamic Sharklets wing-tips. The aircraft has been named in honour of Soviet cosmonaut, Colonel of the Medical Service Boris Egorov.


April 29, 2014  By Carey Fredericks

image005April 29, 2014, Moscow, Rus. – Russian airline Aeroflot has taken
delivery of its 10th new A320 fitted with state-of-the-art aerodynamic
Sharklets wing-tips. The aircraft has been named in honour of Soviet
cosmonaut, Colonel of the Medical Service Boris Egorov.

Aeroflot’s fleet includes 99 A319/320/321 family aircraft with an average age of 4.8 years.

All A320 aircraft are delivered to Aeroflot directly from Airbus. The new A320 Boris Egorov is equipped with CFM56 engines and can accommodate 158 passengers in a spacious two-class configuration (8 seats in business and 150 in economy). These aircraft provide services primarily on European and domestic routes. Aeroflot is one of the world’s leading airlines in terms of operational reliability and actual hours flown per A320 aircraft.

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