Aeroflot expects to keep most of its Western narrow-body fleet, including Boeing 737s and Airbus A320/A321 jets, flying through 2030 and possibly 2035. The forecast came from the group’s investor relations director during a SberCIB webinar and centres on aircraft that remain a core part of Aeroflot’s short- and medium-haul operations despite Russia’s restricted access to direct Airbus and Boeing support.
Andrey Napolnov described the relevant aircraft as having an average age of about 11 years, leaving substantial service life. Aeroflot’s wider fleet strategy, outlined earlier by chief executive Sergei Alexandrovsky, envisages a roughly equal split between Russian-built and foreign aircraft over the next decade. That positioning keeps Western types central to the group’s capacity plan even as domestic alternatives develop more slowly than planned.
The fleet mix remains broad, with Aeroflot still operating Airbus A330 and A350 widebodies as well as Boeing 747-400 and 777-300 aircraft. The expectation to retain Western narrow-bodies well beyond 2030 is a management forecast rather than a binding order or regulatory decision, but it points to continued reliance on existing aircraft, maintenance capability and parts support in the Russian market.