Sun, Mar 13, 2011
Russian Carrier Gearing Up For Olympics, FIFA World Cup
The Russian national airline Aeroflot said Wednesday that it had
place an order for six Boeing 777-300ERs (extended range) and two
Boeing 777-200ERs. The order was previously attributed to an
unidentified customer on Boeing's Orders and Deliveries
website.
"These Boeing 777 airplanes will strengthen our network
strategy, particularly the international growth opportunities we
expect from our joint businesses with SkyTeam partners when
servicing the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games and the 2018 FIFA World
Cup," said Vitaly Saveliev, general director of Aeroflot Russian
Airlines. "We value the combination of size, range and performance
of the 777 airplanes, as well as the extensive customer amenities
they offer. The seating capability of the aircraft will give us
growth flexibility in slot-constrained airports and provide us with
greater ability to serve new long-haul markets."
"Aeroflot is one of the world's most innovative and fastest
growing airlines," said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing
Commercial Airplanes. "The 777 has the payload-range capability,
economic efficiency and passenger comfort to support Aeroflot in
achieving its ambitious goals for growth, profitability and
world-class service. We thank Aeroflot for this important
order."
Russia is an important supplier for the Boeing 777 family.
VSMPO, subsidiary of Rostechnologii State Corporation, manufactures
large titanium forgings for landing gears, wings and pylon of the
777 jetliner. Russian engineers at the Moscow Boeing Design Center
and IT experts from Russian software companies actively
participated in designing the 777-300ER airplanes.
Aeroflot is a member of SkyTeam, the global airline alliance. To
date, seven out of 12 SkyTeam members have ordered a total of 141
777s. Aeroflot's overall flight network comprises 898 locations in
169 countries. In 2010, 11.3 million passengers used Aeroflot's
services and about 13 million used the services offered by the
Aeroflot group.
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