Aeroflot

What's the equipment? Western?

Their maintenance is not up to US/EUR standards.

But I have a friend that's flown on Russian equipment for years...

 

Not quite. They're actually among the best currently in terms of problems and snags per flight hour and overall accident record. Better than several American carriers by those metrics. They also use mainly Western planes for the long-haul routes.

Aeroflot Review & Safety Ratings | AirlineRatings.com

Also rated 4-star by Skytrax. By comparison, United, Delta, Alaska, et al are all 3.


Definitely miles better than the pre-2001 era. I'd take them without hesitation.

 

I would fly NY to London and fly British Airways to Moscow.

Though I'm sure times have changed, after watching this documentary Airplaneski on Russian airlines I'll never consider flying with them .

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TSK2gLDpOYY

Parts 1-4 will play in order.

 

Flew Aeroflot from India to Moscow a couple of times in the early 70's - a very, VERY different experience from BOAC or Qantas at the time! One hopes the era of openness has lifted their game, certainly they seem to keep the Illuysions ?? for domestic and charter now.

John

 

I still remember the Airbus (Aeroflot 593) they lost because one of the pilots let his teenage son fly it out of control, even though the pilot thought the autopilot was still engaged. It was, partially, but the son overrode the autopilot aileron control and the aircraft ended up in a 90 degree bank. They never recovered from that due to the very high sink rate that developed.

 

Was a passager about a dozen times between 1998 and 2013 on various Illyushins and Tupolev, This Inside Russia (Vladivostok to Moscow, Moscow-Astrakhan, etc..). From and to Paris, usually they flew A-320s. Never had any problem.
Rgds

 

I've done this route before. As well as Frankfurt-Moscow on Lufthansa. However, I believe the Western airlines mostly fly into Domodedovo, which is pretty far south. Aeroflot IIRC will fly into Sheremetyevo, which is closer in on the north side. Not a huge difference, and really its your preference for airlines which matters.

 

But if You have to catch your returning flight at Sheremetyevo on a Friday afternoon, don't take a cab from Moscow, but the train line...traffic out of Moscow on Friday evening is dreadful!
Rgds

 

Good to know. I plan on visiting Moscow in the next year or 2.

 

Flew with them a couple of times when adopting our daughter in 2001. Had a great experience the only negative being each flight was late

Also flew a couple of different domestic airlines from Moscow to Siberia ....oh crap was that scary