Aeroflot Rossiyskiye Avialinii : Takes Delivery of New Airbus A321 Y. Lyubimov

24 January 2017, Moscow. - Aeroflot has taken delivery of its new A321 aircraft equipped with aerodynamic wing-tips known as Sharklets. The aircraft is named in honour of Yuri Lyubimov, a world-famous stage actor and director, the founder of the legendary Taganka Theatre in Moscow.

The A321 airliner is designed in a two class composition with 16 seats in business and 170 in economy. All A321 aircraft family are delivered to Aeroflot from Kaunas. Aeroflot operates А321 aircraft across its European and domestic routes network.

A321 airplanes satisfy the highest reliability, safety and comfort standards and are considered among the best for mid-range flights.

Photographs of new Airbus A321 for use by the media are available at:

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About Aeroflot

Aeroflotis Russia's flagship carrier and one of the largest airline groups in Europe. In 2015,Aeroflotcarried 26.1 million passengers (39.4 million passengers as Aeroflot Group including subsidiaries), a record for any Russian airline. A proud member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance,Aeroflotand its partners serve 1,062 destinations in 177 countries worldwide.Aeroflotoperates one of the youngest fleets in the world, numbering 189 Airbus, Boeing and Sukhoi airliners.Aeroflotis among the global leaders in aviation safety, with a European Community Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) Index, the main globally recognized safety parameter, comparable to global peers. The first Russian carrier to enter the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) register, renewing its registration for the sixth time in 2015,Aeroflothas successfully passed the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) and is fully ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 compliant. In 2016Aeroflotbecame the first Russian airline to be awarded Four Star Airline status by Skytrax in recognition of the high-quality of its customer service, and was also named Best Airline in Eastern Europe for the fifth time at the Skytrax World Airline Awards. In 2015 Global Traveler namedAeroflotone of the 10 best airlines worldwide for on-board cuisine.Find out more atwww.aeroflot.com.