The airline with the oldest aircraft. Modern aircraft of Russian airlines

Izhavia

Average age of aircraft fleet: 30 years

The Izhavia fleet has only domestically assembled aircraft: An-24, An-26, Tu-134, Yak-42. The oldest aircraft are An-24. One side is almost 34.5 years old, the other two are almost 37 years old. These planes fly from Izhevsk to Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Novy Urengoy. A relatively “fresh” model in the Izhavia park is the Yak-42. The youngest aircraft was produced in 1996.

PA "Cosmos" RSC Energia

Average fleet age: 29.8 years

In the park passenger aircraft only one model - Tu-134. The age of the liners is also uniform - not a single board is younger than 25 years old. However, age is not a hindrance to comfort: on the forums, passengers are surprised to note that the planes are almost in perfect condition.

Mirny Aviation Enterprise of AK "Alrosa"

Average fleet age: 27.4 years

Another air carrier with only Soviet or Russian aircraft in its fleet. The set is standard for a regional airline: An-24, An-26, Tu-134 and Tu-154. The oldest are An-24, which are used on flights from Mirny (Yakutia) to Lensk, Yakutsk and Polyarny. The youngest are Tu-154 flying from Mirny to Largest cities Russia and the resorts. Three out of six Tu-154 aircraft were produced in the early 90s.

ATK "Yamal"

Average age of aircraft fleet: 24 years

The first company on the list with foreign-made aircraft. The Yamal fleet has five Boeing 737-500 airliners aged 12 to 19 years. The carrier uses them on flights from Salekhard to Tyumen, Moscow, Sochi, Anapa and Krasnodar. In addition, the airline has old Tu-134 ( average age- 28 years old) and An-26 (27 years old).

Saratov Airlines

Average fleet age: 23.2 years

Saravia (this abbreviated name is used by the airline) has one model aircraft in its fleet - Yak-42. They fly from Saratov to Moscow, Surgut, Sochi, Hanover and Frankfurt. Aircraft age: 15.5 to 28 years old.

Sakhalin air routes

Average fleet age: 23.1 years

One of the most reliable air carriers in terms of adherence to the schedule, most flights are carried out on foreign-made aircraft. Sakhalin Airways has seven aircraft from two manufacturers: Boeing and Bombardier. The oldest are two Boeing 737-200 aircraft aged 26 and 27 years. The rest of the models are younger - from 10 to 13 years old. In addition, An-24s fly on domestic routes: the age of each side is at least 30 years.

Average fleet age: 22.7 years

UTair has one of the largest passenger aircraft fleets in Russia, but it is very diverse: a dozen models from six different manufacturers. There is also a significant variation in the age of the aircraft: from 8 to 37 years. The oldest are Tu-134, the average age of which is over 30 years. The youngest are two Boeing 757-200 (8 and 11 years old).

"Nordavia"

Average fleet age: 22.3 years

While the parent company (Aeroflot) flies on Airbus planes, Nordavia's fleet mainly consists of Boeing-737-500 airliners. The average age of these aircraft is 18.7 years. Also in the park there are An-24, used on domestic flights like Arkhangelsk - Kotlas. These aircraft are at least 35 years old.

Kuban Airlines

Average fleet age: 21.6 years

The air carrier has two aircraft models in its fleet: Boeing 737 and Yak-42. Foreigners are fresher: their average age is 15.5 years. And for "Yakovlevs" there is a scatter: from 17 to 30 years.

Dagestan Airlines

Average fleet age: 21.4 years

The carrier's fleet is equipped with two Tupolev models: Tu-134 and Tu-154, which fly from Makhachkala to Moscow, St. Petersburg and Istanbul. The age of the Tu-134 is 29-30 years old, the Tu-154 is younger, from 11 to 23 years old.

"Kogalymavia"

Average age of aircraft fleet: 21 years

The regional carrier has "standard" Tu-134 and Tu-154 in its fleet, as well as Airbus A320 and Bombardier CRJ200. The oldest are Tu-134 (29 and 26 years old). And the airbuses, one might say, are completely new: they are only seven years old.

"Yakutia"

Average fleet age: 20.5 years

"Kavminvodyavia"

Average fleet age: 20.5 years

The carrier has only domestically produced models: Tu-154 and Tu-204, designed to replace Tu-154 on airlines. The age of the old "carcasses" ranges from 17 to 30 years. True, the Tu-204 cannot be called completely new: one airliner is 11 years old, the second is almost 15 years old.

The flights of the company and their workload directly depend on which aircraft fleet will be with this carrier. This article provides information on airplanes that use popular Russian airlines.

Fleets by company brands

AZUR air. This company uses five types of Boeing. At her disposal:

  • 4 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with a capacity of up to 531 seats, depending on the layout of the vessel;
  • 12 Boeing 767-300 aircraft - up to 336 seats per ship;
  • 8 Boeing 757-200 aircraft - up to 238 seats;
  • 2 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft - up to 215 seats;
  • 4 Boeing 737-800 aircraft - up to 189 seats.

You can view other parameters (wingspan, aircraft length, cruising speed, flight range) and the layout of the cabin, as well as the possible design of the aircraft body of this airline on its website.

Aeroflot Among airlines with a passenger fleet of more than 100 aircraft, Aeroflot has one of the youngest fleets in the world. Most of the company's aircraft are aircraft of the Airbus A320 family (78 units), Airbus A330 (22 units of this model have been added to the fleet since 2008) and Sukhoi SuperJet 100, which after a while will take over the A320 in terms of their share in the fleet. Currently, there are 49 Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SS100) aircraft, but from 2019 to 2026, another 100 such aircraft will enter the fleet, according to an agreement signed in 2018. In addition, Aeroflot has:

  • 47 Boeing 737-800;
  • 19 airliners 777-300ER with the Comfort class of service and superior to other aircraft in range and capacity;
  • 34 Airbus aircraft A321.

"Nordavia". The fleet consists entirely of narrow-body Boeing 737 jet passenger aircraft:

  • 6 Boeing 737-500 aircraft;
  • 3 Boeing 737-700 units;
  • 6 - Boeing 737-800.

These aircraft are reliable and meet the highest technical safety requirements to international standards. All of them are equipped with full economy class cabins.

"NordStar" . The company's fleet consists of three aircraft models:

  • Boeing 737-800 (9 units, each 168-180 seats);
  • Boeing 737-300 (1 aircraft for 148 seats);
  • ATR 42-500 (5 units for 46 seats each).

"Victory" . The airline is faithful to the modern Boeing 737-800 model - its fleet consists entirely of such Boeing. In total, the company has 30 of them, supplied directly from the manufacturer. The planes are comfortable and safe. In the salon - Sky Interior: it is equipped with spacious luggage compartments, comfortable leather chairs, color-changing lighting.

Red Wings . This company gave preference to the Airbus A320 family, or rather the Airbus A321 ("Airbus A321") - a more spacious and modern model, whose number of seats in the economy class is 40 more seats, and the takeoff weight is 16 tons than the previous one. A320 ... But the flight range has also been reduced by as much as 600 km.

The entire Airbus 320 series is distinguished by a spacious cabin, spacious shelves for hand luggage, large lower deck cargo capacity. These vessels are produced in Germany and France.

Airline "Russia" . The company has a total of 62 aircraft in its fleet. It:

  • 21 Airbus A319;
  • 16 Boeing 737;
  • 10 Boeing 777;
  • 9 Boeing 747;
  • 6 Airbus A320.

Among these aircraft there are both vessels with a capacity of about 130 seats and vessels with 450, 520 seats. Therefore, the company's planes can fly both small and larger flights.

ROYAL FLIGHT. At the beginning of 2019, the company had 12 liners and 3 more were ordered. The average age of the company's vessel is exactly 19 years. The oldest is the Boeing 767-300 with tail number VP-BRE, 23 years old, the newest vessel of the airline is Boeing 737-800 with tail number VQ-BRF (12 years old).In 2014, the company received a Boeing 757-200, and in May 2015, a Boeing 737-800. What the Royal flight fleet consists of:

  • Boeing 757-200 (Boeing 757-200) - 7 aircraft;
  • Boeing 767-300 (Boeing 767-300) - 3 aircraft;
  • Boeing 737-800 (Boeing 737-800) - 2 aircraft.

RusLine. As a private company specializing in VIP transportation, RusLine operates a small aircraft with only 50 seats. This is the Bombardier CRJ 100/200 ER / LR (Canadair Regional Jet) - a Canadian-made business jet (developed by Bombardier Regional Aircraft) from the family of regional aircraft. On the aircraft of this model, the company's passengers travel across Russia and abroad, most often from several large airports in Moscow (Domodedovo), St. Petersburg (Pulkovo), Yekaterinburg (Koltsovo) and Volgograd (Gumrak). The airline's home port is Moscow, Domodedovo.

"North wind" . An airline with a proud and romantic name"Nord Windows" from 2008 (the moment of foundation) to the beginning of 2019, it acquired 30 airliners, and in 2019 it plans to expand its fleet to 50 aircraft. At the beginning of 2019, the aircraft fleet contained:

  • Boeing 737-800NG - 11 aircraft for 186-189 passengers each;
  • Airbus A321-200 - 9 aircraft with a capacity of 214-220 passengers;
  • Boeing 777-200ER - 6 aircraft - 440 passengers;
  • Boeing 777-300ER - 3 aircraft - 486 passengers;
  • Airbus A330-200 - 2 aircraft - 283 passengers.

S7 . The easily recognizable airplanes of bright light green color belong to one of the most modern fleets on the Russian market. The fleet consists of 101 aircraft from the world's leading manufacturers: Airbus (61 airliners), Boeing (23 airliners) and Embraer (17 airliners). S7 Airlines strives to be the first in the Russian market to operate the latest aircraft models: this was the case with the quietest environmentally friendly Airbus A320neo in its class in 2017 and in 2018 with the modern medium-haul Boeing 737 MAX airliner. Now the company operates such aircraft models as:

  • Airbus A319;
  • Airbus A320neo;
  • Airbus A320;
  • Airbus A321;
  • Airbus A321neo;
  • Boeing 737-800;
  • Boeing 737 MAX 8;
  • Embraer 170.

Ural Airlines . On operating lease terms, the airline operates on Russian and international routes 47 modern Airbus liners:

  • 24 A320 aircraft;
  • 2 aircraft A320neo;
  • 15 liners А321;
  • 1 ship А321neo;
  • 5 A319 liners.

UTair. The company has 65 aircraft and 151 helicopters at its disposal. As of July 2019, the airline operated the following models:

  • ATR 72-500 - 13 units;
  • Boeing 737-400 - 6 units;
  • Boeing 737-500 - 27 units;
  • Boeing 737-800 - 9 units plus 30 were ordered;
  • Boeing 767-200ER - 3 units.

Yamal . The company's aircraft fleet is represented by:

  • Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200LR - 10 pieces;
  • Challenger 850 - one;
  • Airbus A321 - 3 aircraft;
  • Airbus A320-200 - 8 units;
  • "Dry RRJ-95LR-100" - 15 pieces.

Outstanding foreign fleets

An example of one of the most expensive fleets, of course, a company from United Arab Emirates... This is one of the world's largest companies, created by the country's top leadership back in 1985, it is based in Dubai.

Emirates . The airline operates a state-of-the-art fleet of Emirates A380s and Boeing 777s, as well as a dedicated fleet of small aircraft for premium private travel around the world.

  • The company has 113 A380s equipped with personal cabins, fully reclining seats and a SPA shower in business class, Wi-Fi access throughout the flight, comfortable economy class with ample space and customizable lighting.
  • Emirates owns the largest fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft at 158.

Before you go on a long business trip or vacation, you can look at which plane you are flying. Specialized portals on the Internet will help you find out the age of the liner, its model, as well as the history of operation. AiF.ru has compiled a guide that will help you get acquainted with all the information you are interested in about the aircraft.

To obtain information on the age of the aircraft, its model and operating history, the following steps should be taken:

1. Find out your flight number. If it is not indicated on the ticket, you can view it on the website of the airline or the airport.

2. Find out the side number of the liner. To do this, on the website www.flightradar24.com, enter your flight number in the search box. After pressing the Enter key, a table will appear on the screen, in which in the "Aircraft" column the aircraft model will first be indicated (for example A333 or B738), followed by its side number (it is presented in the letter format AA-AAA).

If the flight number begins with the digit 0, then you do not need to enter it, that is, instead of SU 0520, you should enter SU520 in the search field.

3. Enter the tail number of your liner in the search box on the website www.planespotters.net. After pressing the Enter key, a table will appear in front of you; click on the numbers written under the "c / n" column.

After that, data will appear on which airlines used the aircraft (Airline), when the plane made its first flight (First Flight), how old the liner is (Age), as well as information that may relate to accidents, if any (Remarks). Also on the same page are photographs of the aircraft and its cabin.

Can a carrier replace one liner with another?

Yes maybe. For example, if the plane is not completely filled or defective, the carrier can replace it. Passengers must be notified of this by the airline staff.

Is it possible to follow the flight route of the aircraft in real time?

Yes, you can. How to follow the flight route of an aircraft on which a person close to you flies on the website,

According to numerous polls of air passengers, it became known that people prefer to fly on new airliners. This is why most Russian airlines buys modern aircraft of domestic and foreign production, which not only replenish their aircraft fleet, but also replace old models from the times of the Soviet Union.

Which airlines are updating the aircraft fleet

To attract passengers, each airline tries to constantly update its aircraft fleet by purchasing new comfortable aircraft.

Air carrier S7

The Russian company owns new A320neo airliners that it purchased from Airbus. In total, the air carrier's fleet was replenished with 20 aircraft of this family, which began to be produced only 3 years ago.

These airliners received new economical engines, due to which the range of their flights and the degree of carrying capacity were significantly increased. When purchasing such vessels, airlines can choose models with 2 types of engines - European and American. The base model A320neo, which can carry from 150 to 180 passengers, covers a distance of 6,800 km, therefore it is used for international air traffic.

It should also be noted that S7 was one of the first in the Russian Federation to receive 2 Boeing 737 Max8s, but stopped producing them on the line after different countries in the world there have been 2 large-scale plane crashes involving these ships.

Passengers who choose this air carrier can see in which plane they will fly when booking tickets.

Ural Airlines

This company has several A320neo aircraft and only one А321neo, but it never shows its customers which aircraft model they are going to fly, because this information is not indicated on the tickets.

The А321neo aircraft of the А320 family have a slightly elongated fuselage and can carry from 150 to 180 people over long distances (up to 6800 km). They are mainly used for international flights, but one liner runs on the route Moscow - Blagoveshchensk.

Aeroflot company

In the fleet of this company, the average age of ships is 5 years, but it has not yet acquired new aircraft. This year, Aeroflot's management plans to buy a large long-haul airliner Airbus A350, which will operate international flights.

This aircraft received a new wide fuselage, efficient engines and flight stabilizers. In addition, passengers will see a beautiful new salon, in which 9 seats are located in 1 row. This arrangement will be convenient for those passengers who travel in large groups and want to sit close to each other during the flight.

Air carrier "Aurora"

This is a subsidiary of Aeroflot, whose planes mainly fly to the Far East. The Aurora fleet has a small number of new vessels, but among them are the Airbus A319, as well as the Bombardier Dash series.

The Airbus A319 is a shortened version of the A320 with a range of 6,800 km at maximum load. The economy class cabin can accommodate 156 people, and the business class - 124 passengers.

Pobeda company

The airline boasts a new fleet of aircraft with an average age of less than 3 years. It includes fairly new narrow-body airliners Boeing 737-800, which this moment already taken off the assembly line.

The aircraft cabin has 189 seats for economy class passengers and 160 for business class customers. At maximum load, it can cover a distance of 5400 km, therefore it is used for both domestic flights and international communications.

The company will soon receive new and improved Boeing 737MAX aircraft:

  1. The 737MAX 7 will be able to transport 130 to 170 people over a distance of 700 km.
  2. The 737MAX 8 model with a flight range of 6500 km is designed for 160-200 passengers.
  3. Model 737MAX 9 with an extended fuselage and a flight range of 6500 km. It can take on board from 180 to 200 people.
  4. The 737MAX 10 is the airliner with the longest fuselage. Accommodates 230 people. The aircraft is capable of delivering passengers to a destination located 6,000 km from the point of departure.

Air carrier "Azimut"

The fleet is dominated by the new Sukhoi Superjet-100 aircraft. It is the first airliner to be developed by Russian designers after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the first passenger aircraft to be created using innovative digital technologies. The vessel was developed by a subsidiary of the Sukhoi aviation concern, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft.

These vehicles are designed to transport a small number of people over a distance of 3,000 to 4,500 km.

Air carrier "Azur Air"

It makes international charter flights from Russia to various resort destinations. The fleet of this company consists mainly of aircraft of the American Boeing company, the newest of which are:

  1. The 737-900 model can carry from 189 to 215 passengers over a distance of 5900 km.
  2. Model 757-200 with a range of 5550 km, the number of seats in economy class 224 and 201 in business class.
  3. The 767-300 with 328 Economy Class seats and 269 Business Class seats can travel 9,700 km.
  4. The 777-300 can carry up to 550 passengers in the economy class and 479 passengers in the business class over a distance of 11,000 km at the maximum load of the aircraft.

The rest of the major Russian air carriers cannot boast of new comfortable airliners, because their fleet consists mainly of old An-24 models, the average age of which is 25-30 years. In the future, they plan to purchase new aircraft of domestic and foreign production, which will replace the Soviet aircraft that have served their operational life.

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