Keesje From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 2312 times:
Which airlines are likely to use Boeing Aircraft in the future, or are already been doing so ?
I know Aeroflot uses them (I flew a 737 classic). KrasAir and Sibir have been seeking to add Western aircraft but haven´t done so, something with taxes blocks it.
BA From United States of America, joined May 2000, 11135 posts, RR: 61 Reply 1, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 2233 times:
UM Air has gotten 737-300s and is/was trying to get A320s.
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Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18823 posts, RR: 54 Reply 3, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2100 times:
The problem with acquiring Western-produced aircraft from outside Russia, is that the airlines pay a huge import duty - sometimes up to 40%. Accordingly, Soviet-built aircraft are much more competitively priced. Obviously, this is a huge problem, although it can be remedied by creating an alliance with another airline within the CIS, as illustrated by Sibir and Arnavia.
UTAir are considering acquiring ATR or Dash 8 aircraft, although the AN-140 and IL-114 are more likely.
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OD720 From Lebanon, joined Feb 2003, 1917 posts, RR: 37 Reply 4, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2084 times:
There are 3 737-500s with Air Zena, Georgia
2 757s with AZAL, Azerbaijan (also 2 727s)
A number of 757s and 717s with Turkmenistan Airlines
Kras Air tried to get 767s (ex-Ansett) but failed due to the abovementioned taxes in Russia.
Sibir seems to be more interested in Airbus but may find the 767 suitable for long range operations.
Aeroflot currently has 10-11 737-400s, 767(4) and 777(2)
The list of both Airbus and Boeings is growing slowly in Russia and the CIS
Bluewave 707 From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 3139 posts, RR: 8 Reply 6, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 1987 times:
As you might have noticed, not all of the Aeroflot Boeings do not carry a "RA-" registration, but a "VP-" registration. This was done to avoid the high import taxes. However, the tax issue is being discussed by the Russian government of relaxing that rule for western-built airliners, when it takes effect remains to be seen. Until then some other Russian/CIS carriers may seek to use a 3rd country to handle registration to avoid the tax.
Of course, this was all done so that the Russian/CIS carriers would continue to support Tupolev, Ilyushin, Antonov, and Yakovlev. The one thing that the Russian manufacturers must do is get up to western standards in terms of quality and safety. Though it is one thing for the jets to be built to (or over) a standard, but also for the airlines themselves to keep their fleet up to (or above) safety, quality, and servce standards. That seems to be the complaint among those who fly on Russian/CIS airlines.
Like any other airline in any part of the world, you can have the best equipment, but if you lack the staff to run it, and maintain it, you will just be an airline that sucks. Which means you will end up in the annals of airline history as another carrier who tried and failed, like the many others who went before them, and those who will follow.
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Bluewave 707 From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 3139 posts, RR: 8 Reply 7, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1948 times:
The "VP-" registration for the Aeroflot Boeings belong to the British Virgin Islands.
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