Aeroflot to launch A350 ops in late 1Q20

Aeroflot (SU, Moscow Sheremetyevo) will launch scheduled A350-900 operations on March 29, 2020, initially deploying it from Moscow Sheremetyevo to New York JFK, the carrier's online booking system shows.

First reported by AirlineFlyer, the subsequent routes for the new Airbus widebody will be to Beijing Capital (from May 1), Seoul Incheon (from June 1), and Miami Int'l (from June 2).

According to the ch-aviation schedules module, currently, the Russian flag carrier uses a mix of A330-200s, A330-300s, and B777-300(ER)s on these four routes.

Aeroflot has fourteen A350-900s on order from Airbus. The deliveries are scheduled to start in 2020 and continue through 2023. The aircraft will complement the carrier's existing widebody fleet consisting of five A330-200s, seventeen -300s, and nineteen B777-300(ER)s. Subsidiary Rossiya (FV, St. Petersburg) also operates a further five B777-300s and five -300(ER)s for Aeroflot.

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