Aeroflot takes delivery of 1st A320neo

On 14 May, Aeroflot took delivery of its 1st A320neo. The aircraft, which will become VP-BPQ (10126), was handed over at the manufacturer's delivery centre at Toulouse-Blagnac and is leased via CDB Aviation Leasing. It flew for the first time on 23 September 2020 and used test-registration F-WWDF.

In total, the Russian airline is set to take delivery of at least six A320neos and three A321neos in the coming months, which will all be leased. The airline will use the aircraft as part of its reorganisation, which will see mainline Aeroflot focus on the A320(neo)-family and A350-900. The B737-800s will be transferred to low-cost subsidiary Pobeda, while the B777-300ERs will (partly) move to Rossiya or returned to the lessors. The A330 are planned to be phased-out.

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