S7 Airlines Receives Two New Airbus A320s

After commissioning, the new aircraft will transport passengers on the Moscow-Kemerovo, Moscow-Sochi, Moscow-Novosibirsk, Moscow-Frankfurt (Germany), Novosibirsk-Vladivostok and Novosibirsk-Beijing (PRC) routes.

The Airbus A320-200 is a modern narrow-body aircraft designed to transport 164 passengers, with eight business class seats and 156 economy-class seats.

In 2007, S7 Airlines continued to implement its strategic fleet renewal programme in effect until 2014. The programme involves the conclusion of several large contracts with manufacturers, Boeing and Airbus, on the acquisition of more than 50 new aircrafts, including:

• 25 Airbus A320s with the first delivery scheduled for 2009;
• 10 Boeing 737-800s with the first delivery scheduled for 2010;
• 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners with the first delivery scheduled for 2014 (the airline will be the first Russian airline to operate the B787).

S7 Airlines’ fleet currently includes 69 long-distance aircrafts including 33 of foreign manufacture.

© Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 26-May-08

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