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In March 1970, Aeroflot had amassed a route network that was 600,000 kilometres (370,000 miles) long, a quarter of which covered international destinations. At this time, the carrier had agreements with 59 countries but it only served 54 of them, including 55 destinations.
Aeroflot became the sole shareholder of Donavia—a domestic airline then-named Aeroflot-Don [43] —in December 2006, when it boosted its stake in the company from 51% to 100%; soon afterwards, Aeroflot-Nord was created following the buyout of Arkhangelsk Airlines.
The Aeroflot Flight 112 air crash was an aviation disaster involving a passenger Lisunov Li-2 aircraft operated by Aeroflot, which occurred on 2 January 1965 near the village of Darvaza (which does not exist anymore), Turkmen SSR. The crash resulted in the deaths of 24 people, making it the largest aviation disaster in the history of Turkmenistan.
Today Qantas remains the de facto flag carrier of Australia as well as the country’s largest airline and one of its best known brands globally. 4. Aeroflot. Aeroflot was the largest airline in ...
The Aeroflot fleet, excluding that of subsidiaries, comprises the following aircraft, including 112 Airbus planes and 59 Boeing planes. [2] As a result of International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the company has ordered over 300 Russian-made jets and plans on making the Yakovlev MC-21 its flagship plane, [1] [2] with deliveries expected to start in 2025 or 2026.
AirAsia India (AirAsia 's HQ is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Jet Airways (Bankrupt, trying, probably will, come back) JetKonnect (Owned by Jet Airways, bankrupt) Air Sahara (Rebranded as JetLite when Jet Airways purchased them, merged into JetKonnect, Bankrupt) Indonesia. Garuda Indonesia Boeing 777-300ER. Lion Air Airbus A330-900.
Aeroflot Flight 909. An Il-18 similar to the accident aircraft. Aeroflot Flight 909 was a scheduled domestic flight overnight on 5/6 March 1976 flown by Ilyushin Il-18E registered CCCP-74508. The aircraft lost control following an electrical failure and crashed near Voronezh in the Soviet Union. All 111 on board were killed.
ČSA Flight 540 – On 20 August 1975, an Ilyushin Il-62 operated by Czechoslovak national airline Czechoslovak Airlines flying to Tehran was stopping in approach to Damascus International Airport in clear weather condition when it crashed and burst into flames, 17 km from the airport. Only two people survived.