Aeroflot is the largest operator of the Sukhoi superjet - still. Because how Swiss Aviation reported a fleet transfer: Russia's flag carrier hands over the Russian jets to daughter Rossiya. The first machines this year.

In the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the Aeroflot group realigned. While the core brand Aeroflot is to become a premium airline with five-star status, subsidiary Rossiya is concentrating on domestic traffic with Russian aircraft and for this purpose “inherits” from Aeroflot all Sukhoi superjets - both the 54 copies in stock and all those ordered New aircraft. The first five copies are even expected to be relocated to Rossiya by the end of the year, followed by 44 more in the coming year. The aircraft transfer should then be fully completed by the end of 2022.