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AIRCRAFT AIRLINES

BOEING 737 MAX 10 AEROFLOT HOLDS

MAKES ITS DEBUT
FINAL YEAR END MEETING

oeing marked a key milestone as According to OAG, between June 2018 industry is one of IATA's key priorities. As

Bthousands of employees gathered and May 2019 Aeroflot operated 84.7% of an airline that ranks fourth by digitalisa-

for the debut of the first 737 MAX 10 at the eroflot’s public council has held all its flights on schedule. tion among the world's leading carriers,

company’s Renton, Washington factory. Aits fi nal meeti ng of 2019. The The company continues to improve its Aeroflot can contribute greatly to achieving
During a ceremony, Boeing leaders meeting was chaired by Boris Rybak, gener- performance according to OAG On-Time this goal.

highlighted the team’s accomplishments al director of Infomost Consulting. Performance monthly reports. OAG reports IATA's official mission is to develop global

and recognised their efforts in completing The main item on the agenda was flight that Aeroflot ranked first by punctuality civil aviation and serve its interests. Aer-

production of the newest member of the punctuality. in September and October 2019 among oflot pursues the same goal within Russia

737 MAX family. During the meeting the council reviewed world’s top 20 airlines. In October 2019, and is actively involved in promotion of

“Today is not just about a new airplane. the results of the initiatives aimed at im- Aeroflot operated 89.8% of its flights on IATA’s innovative solutions in the Russian

It’s about the people who design, build proving flight punctuality. In 2017, Aeroflot schedule. market. Vitaly Saveliev gave a brief over-

and support it,” said Mark Jenks, vice ranked 26th in Europe by punctuality. Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Saveliev noted: "We view of IATA's projects that Aeroflot plans

president and general manager of the 737 do our best to make sure all our flights to participate in.

The performance was significantly
programme. improved due to stricter compliance with are comfortable and arrive on schedule. During the meeting the Council also

“This team’s relentless focus on safety previously existing protocols: completing By strictly sticking to schedule we benefit reviewed the results of Pobeda's activi-

and quality shows the commitment we check-in 40 minutes prior to departure and both our passengers and Aeroflot itself. ty - Aeroflot Group's low-cost carrier. In

have to our airline customers and every The airplane will now undergo system Chief Pilot Jennifer Henderson told the boarding 20 minutes prior to departure. The more time an aircraft spends in the December 2019, Pobeda will celebrate

person who flies on a Boeing airplane.” checks and engine runs prior to first flight employee crowd. In just over a year, Aeroflot became one air, the cheaper it is for passengers to fly. its fifth anniversary. Since its first flight

The 737 MAX 10, the largest variant of next year. The 737 MAX 10 currently has more of the leading airlines by punctuality. Accessible air transportation is crucial to five years ago Pobeda has become a very

the MAX family, can seat up to 230 passen- “I’m honoured to take this airplane on than 550 orders and commitments The airline's improved performance Russian citizens. The Public Council helps us popular airline that has carried over 29
protect the interests of our passengers by

gers and offers the lowest seat-mile cost its first flight and show the world what from more than 20 customers around is regularly recognised by leading trade providing us feedback from a wide pool of million passengers. Members of the Public
of any single-aisle airplane ever produced. you’ve put your heart and soul into,” 737 the globe. Q Council noted Pobeda's role in increasing

publications. citizens and helping us work out solutions the accessibility of air transport in Russia

According to the FlightStats OPS Awards, that benefit our customers." and mobility of the Russian population.

organised by the authoritative British The Council also discussed two important The Public Council of Aeroflot is a consul-

NEWS magazine Flight Global, in 2018, 82.98% of dates in the company's history. tative and advisory body. It was founded

all Aeroflot flights operated on schedule, In October 2019, Aeroflot celebrated 30 in 2014 and since then helps the company

allowing the airline to take the fifth position years of IATA membership. By joining IATA, maintain dialogue with society and respond

AIRLINER CANCELLATIONS globally and second position in Europe. Aeroflot has driven a large-scale consol- to its needs. Members of Aeroflot’s Public

idation of the Russian and global airline
This summer, Aeroflot was granted the
Council work free of charge. They include

industry.

representatives of business, media, public

highest five-star rating for punctuality from

Today, Aeroflot plays an active role in

SLIGHTLY CONCERNING, the world's leading provider of travel data IATA. Digital transformation of the whole organizations, professional associations,
and insight, OAG.

culture and sports. Q
ANALYSTS SAY
By Michael Bruno | Aviation Daily
The analysts believe recent airline number of jetliners built two decades
troubles, combined with aircraft tech- ago and by the fact that most carriers

ear-to-date cancellations of nical issues, have led to the spike in in the emerging markets buy new,” they
Ylarge commercial aircraft orders cancellations as a percentage of orders. reported.

are totalling 441 units through Novem- By airline, Jet Airways has cancelled The per cent of the fleet that is

ber, according to financial analysts, a 135, then Boeing Capital at 75, Etihad parked, meanwhile, continues to run at
worrying but not catastrophic increase Airways at 42, Republic Airways at 40, an elevated level, especially compared
over the 303 in 2018. Germania at 25, Amedeo at 20, and Air with the fact that it has dropped almost
“We view this spike in the number Lease at 18. By type, the Boeing 737 every year since 2001. As of Nov. 27,

as slightly concerning but there might MAX showed the most cancellations at 7.6% of the fleet is parked, according to

be an added relief through opening 229, then Airbus A320 and A220 both at Jefferies, including 993 in-production

up [production] slots given the tight 45 each, followed by A350 at 44, Boeing jets and 675 out-of-production jets. The

supply situation,” Jefferies analyst Sheila 787 at 35, Airbus A380 at 31, A319 at team’s estimate of the parked fleet indi-

Kahyaoglu and her team said in a Dec. eight and one A321. cated there is a shortage of about 400

2 report. “We continue to monitor for Retirements are expected to be about aircraft. The trend is exacerbated by the

further signs of stress, but the market 2.5% of the fleet in 2019, the Jefferies current parked MAX fleet, which totals

looks good right now.” team said. “This is partially driven by the 386 aircraft. Q
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