Aeroflot planlegger å slå sammen Donavia, Orenair og Rossiya

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Aeroflot planlegger å slå sammen Donavia, Orenair og Rossiya

The Aeroflot Group is planning to merge its Donavia (D9, Rostov), Rossiya (FV, St. Petersburg), and Orenair (R2, Orenburg) subsidiaries into one encompassing airline under the Rossiya brand as part of a drive aimed at adapting its multi-brand strategy to new market conditions.

Aeroflot's management has been tasked with drafting the necessary additions to the Group's Strategy and Long-Term Development Plan for 2016-2021.

"The Group expects to generate synergies of several billion roubles from this combination, driven by product improvements and an expanded customer offering," an official communique said.

Announced following its most recent boardroom meeting, the Group will move to a new operational structure comprising four companies which, aside from the new Rossiya operation, will include Aeroflot's mainline operations, LCC Pobeda (DP, Moscow Vnukovo), and the Far Eastern carrier Aurora (HZ, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk).

Russian media outlets have indicated that Aeroflot is reportedly considering amalgamating a bankrupt Transaero into the Rossiya umbrella carrier. Though Aeroflot's takeover offer has now expired, Transaero will continue to operate its own flights up to December 15 with Aeroflot and its subsidiaries providing assistance where needed.

http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/n...onsolidate-three-carriers-under-rossiya-brand

 

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Re: Aeroflot planlegger å slå sammen Donavia, Orenair og Rossiya

Concerning fleet plans, new Rossiya will indeed lease some ex-Transaero aircraft although this has now been clarified as twenty-four widebodies including five B777s, five B767s, and fourteen B747-400s. The leases are, however, still subject to confirmation.

As previously reported, the Aeroflot Group is already on track to lease ten ex-Transaero B737-800s and four B747-400s from Sberbank while talks with other lessors concerning twenty more aircraft are said to be ongoing.

http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/42312-aeroflot-group-clarifies-new-rossiya-plans