Aeroflot

Aeroflot—Russian Airlines
Аэрофлот—Российские авиалинии
Foondit	9 Februar 1923
Commenced operations	15 Julie 1923
Hubs	Sheremetyevo Internaitional Airport
Frequent-fleer program	Aeroflot Bonus
Alliance	SkyTeam
Subsidiaries	Aeroflot-Cargo; Aeroflot-Finance; Aurora (51%); Dobrolet (100%); Donavia (100%); Jetallians Vostok;
Fleet size	153
Destinations	129
Company slogan	Sincerely Yours (Roushie: Искренне ваш, Iskrenne vash)
Parent company	Govrenment o Roushie (51%)
Heidquarters	Moscow, Roushie
Key fowk	Vitaly Savelyev (CEO)
Revenue	US$8,13 billion (FY 2012)
Net income	US$166 million (FY 2012)
Employees	30,328 (Aeroflot Group)
Wabsteid	www.aeroflot.ru

OJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (Roushie: ОАО «Аэрофло́т-Росси́йские авиали́нии», OAO Aeroflot-Rossiyskiye avialinii) (MCX: AFLT), commonly kent as Aeroflot (Inglis pronunciation: /ˈɛroʊˌflɔːt/ or ⁱ/ˌɛroʊˈflɔːt/) (Roushie: Аэрофлот, Inglis/Scots translation: "air fleet"), is the flag carrier an lairgest airline o Roushie. The carrier operates domestic an internaitional passenger services, mainly frae its hub at Sheremetyevo Internaitional Airport.

Aeroflot is ane o the auldest airlines in the warld, tracin its history back ae 1923. Durin the Soviet era, Aeroflot wis the Soviet naitional airline an the lairgest airline in the warld.^[1]^[2] Follaein the Dissolution o the Soviet Union, the carrier haes been transformit frae a state-run enterprise intae a semi-privatisit company which rankit 19t maist profitable in the warld in 2007. Aeroflot is still considered the de facto naitional airline o Roushie. It is 51%-awned bi the Roushie Govrenment. As o September 2013^[update], the Aeroflot Group haed 30,328 employees.

The company haes embarkit on a fleet modernisation programme, extensive route restructurin, an a image owerhaul. The airline joined SkyTeam in Apryle 2006, becomin the 10t member o the alliance.

Bibliography[eedit | eedit soorce]

Davies, R.E.G. (1992). Aeroflot: An Airline and Its Aircraft (First ed.). Rockville, Maryland: Paladwr Press. ISBN 0-9626483-1-0.
MacDonald, Hugh (1975). Aeroflot: Soviet air transport since 1923. Putnam. ISBN 0-370-00117-6.

Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]

(in Inglis) (in Roushie) Offeecial wabsteid

↑ "Soviet Union". Lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 12 Julie 2011.
↑ Smith, Patrick (9 Mairch 2004). "Ask the pilot". Salon.com. Archived frae the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.

[1] "Soviet Union". Lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 12 Julie 2011.

[Smith-2] Smith, Patrick (9 Mairch 2004). "Ask the pilot". Salon.com. Archived frae the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.

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