List of Russian airlines. Major Russian airlines: rating

Today, many Russians prefer to travel by plane. Of course, tickets for this type of transport are more expensive than, for example, the same trains, but you can get to the destination by air much faster. However, of course, people who fly, not least think about their safety. The list of Russian airlines today is quite wide, and most of them, fortunately, are considered reliable in this regard.

A bit of history

Many remember that during the Soviet Union, air passengers carried only one company - Aeroflot. It was founded in 1921. Originally it was given the name "Deruluft". In 1923 the company was renamed into Dobrolet. The name "Aeroflot" was appropriated to the civil air fleet of the RSFSR in 1932.

New companies

Unfortunately, in the 90s of the last century the only Russian airline ceased to exist, having split into several smaller ones. Today, Aeroflot corporation planes are again plowing the airspace of Russia and other countries of the world. However, by now this is by no means the only carrier in our country. The list of Russian airlines includes both giants able to compete with Aeroflot, as well as small charter companies.

Criteria for choosing the carrier's safety

Accidents in air transport are not frequent, but usually result in a great tragedy with a lot of human casualties. Therefore, the choice of the airline, of course, should be approached with all responsibility. Before buying a ticket for any flight, it is worth making sure that the carrier is able to ensure the safety of the flight. This can be done very simply.

Since 1999, under the order of the Russian Federal Aviation Service, we have a program in place to monitor the security of civilian transport. Within its framework, each vessel flying in the airspace of Russia, whether foreign or domestic, can be checked for compliance with safety standards at any airport in the country. Based on the inspections conducted, a safety rating of the carrier companies is compiled. Having familiarized with it, it is possible to be defined including in that, whether it is necessary to use services of this or that company.

The largest Russian carriers

What giants include a list of Russian airlines? The rating of safe carriers will be presented to the reader's attention below. The list of the largest domestic airlines in terms of the number of passengers carried and the size of the aircraft fleet is as follows:

1. Aeroflot. This carrier, although not the only one, is currently heading the list of Russian airlines with the largest fleet. The latter at the moment consists of 106 modern machines. The controlling stake in this company belongs to the state.

2. S7-Airlines ("Siberia"). This company is currently the leader in domestic transportation. In the park of this carrier 42 aircraft. The company carries out flights on 80 routes, while only 26 of them are foreign.

3. "Russia". This company also belongs to the state. Most flights by its planes are carried out to the countries of the former CIS and to the Far East. However, the aircraft of the company "Russia" fly to European countries. The fleet of this carrier has 30 aircraft.

4. Utair. This company also owns 30 cars. Its main feature is the presence, including the helicopter fleet. This carrier occupies 4 and 5 places simultaneously in the rating.

These are the largest Russian airlines. The list can also be supplemented by carrier OrenAir (Orenburg and Orsk). This company deals mainly with charter flights. There are 29 airplanes in its park.

Rating of the safest airlines in Russia

Below in descending order we present to you the list of the Russian airlines considered (according to the rating of Rosaviation 2015) the safest:

1. "Ural Airlines". Although this company was not included in the list of the 7 largest, today it tops the rating of the most secure. For all time of existence of this carrier there were only 3 incidents with airplanes. And all of them did without victims.

2. S7 Airlines. On the account of this carrier since the opening of 3 major accidents. In 2001, the Tu-154 aircraft of the Sibir company was shot down by the Ukrainians over the Black Sea. In this case, 178 people were killed. Another accident occurred with the "Tu-154" brand S7 Airlines (51 people). In the next catastrophe, 125 passengers were killed (A310). To date, this carrier is considered one of the most reliable in terms of security and in Europe.

3. Aeroflot. On the account of this company four catastrophes. The most famous happened in 1994. The pilot planted his 15-year-old son at the helm. By ignorance, the teenager pressed one of their levers, as a result of which the autopilot turned off. Align the plane failed, and he went off at a peak. In this accident, 75 people were killed.

The list of Russian airlines for security can, of course, continue. In principle, the control over compliance with regulations by legal entities involved in air transportation is now quite serious. However, the listed companies at the moment in terms of security are considered the best.

Rating of companies with the oldest aircraft

The average age of the fleet in the Russian Federation for 2016 is 12 years. The list of Russian airlines with the oldest aircraft looks like this:

1. Kagalymavia is 17.1 years old.

2. "North wind" - 14 years.

3. "Nord-Avia" - 14.

4. Yamal is 13.7 years old.

5. "Ural Airlines" - 12.3 years.

6. "Uteir" - 11.7.

7. "Orenburg Airlines" - 10.8.

8. "Siberia" - 9.6.

9. "Red Wings" - 6.6.

10. Aeroflot - 4.4.

Are any companies prohibited from flying to Europe?

Some passengers would like to know if there are Russian air carriers that are not allowed to fly to the EU countries. After all, these countries have certain safety standards and specific requirements for the technical condition of aircraft. At the same time, "black lists" of companies that are prohibited from flying in the airspace of Europe are regularly compiled.

At the beginning of the new millennium, some Russian carriers really had to refuse flights to Europe. The list of banned Russian airlines included, among other things, a giant such as "Ural Airlines" (in part). Also, flights of old aircraft of the Kuban Airlines, 400 Airlines and some others were banned. However, these were not sanctions from the European Union. The ban came from Rostransnadzor and Rosaviatsii. At the moment, vessels of all Russian companies can fly to Europe.