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S7 Airlines (legal name - JSC Siberia Airlines) is the third largest Russian airline. It is based at the Novosibirsk Tolmachevo airport, forming regional hubs in Irkutsk and Domodedovo. Part of the C7 Group of Companies (“S7 Group”); member of the global aviation alliance "oneworld".

In 2017, the group's airlines carried over 14.2 million passengers.

• S7 Airlines operated 10 Boeing 737-500s in 2005-2008
• The year 2006 became a turning point for Siberia: on its basis and structural subdivisions, the S7 Group group of companies was created. In connection with this event, in March, the airline surprised not only passengers, but also colleagues and competitors with a rebranding and bold colors of aircraft. The modest white fuselages and blue-blue tails of the company's aircraft have become bright green with a red and white logo of an almost new carrier - S7 Airlines.
• On November 15, 2010, S7 Airlines became a full member of the Oneworld international air carrier alliance.

• In 1957, from a military airfield in the Novosibirsk region (the future airport "Tolmachevo"), the first civilian flight was made on the route Novosibirsk - Moscow on a Tu-104 aircraft. This event is considered the birth of the Tolmachevsky united air squadron.
• After 35 years - in 1992 - on the basis of the Tolmachevsky united air squadron, the state airline Siberia was formed. In 1994 the company was privatized. At the same time, Siberia received the international IATA code.
• In 2001 Siberia Airlines became a full member of the International Air Transport Association IATA. At the same time, the company bought Vnukovo Airlines and became the second largest airline in Russia and the first in terms of domestic traffic. A year later, Sibir began operating 60% of its flights from Domodedovo Airport, moving its head office from Novosibirsk to Moscow. In the same year, Sibir took over the Armenian Armavia, and in the summer of 2004 acquired a controlling stake in the Chelyabinsk Aviation Enterprise.
• In 2005, Sibir was the first among Russian airlines to introduce the sale of air tickets for its flights via the Internet.

The state-owned stake in Siberia (25.5%) was repeatedly put up for sale in 2006 and 2007. Negotiations for the sale have been underway since 2001, but no buyers have been found. At the end of 2009, representatives of the country's main air carrier, Aeroflot, mentioned the possibility of acquiring a state-owned stake in Siberia, but this did not result in concrete actions. In 2011, the state again put its stake up for auction three times, but all of them did not take place due to the lack of applicants for the purchase. Experts explained the failures in the privatization of the package by the fact that it is not interesting for portfolio investors due to the high starting price (1.8 - 2.9 billion rubles), and for strategic ones - because of the size of the package, which does not give the right to really influence the management of the airline .

The company's air fleet consists of 43 long-haul and medium-haul aircraft (as of February 8, 2012).

Over the years of its history, S7 Airlines has operated various types of aircraft. Until the end of 2008, the airline's fleet included such liners as Il-86, Tu-154 and Tu-204. In 2004, S7 Airlines launched a plan to upgrade its air fleet. On November 17, 2008, the operation of Soviet aircraft in the company was completely discontinued.

On May 29, 2007, the airline signed a contract with Boeing for the purchase of 15 Boeing-787 airliners and an option for another 10 such aircraft, thus becoming the first customer of these aircraft among Russian airlines. The delivery date for the first aircraft is 2014; the catalog value of 15 liners is $ 2.4 billion. However, at the end of January 2009, due to the economic crisis and the airline's difficult financial situation, this contract was terminated.

Since April 2008, S7 Airlines began operating flights on the new Airbus A320 aircraft. Under an operating lease agreement concluded with ILFC, in 2008 S7 Airlines received 4 aircraft of this type. All of them are equipped with CFM56 engines manufactured by CFM International. In 2009, deliveries of another 25 aircraft began.

Part of scheduled domestic flights are operated by Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-400 aircraft by Globus subsidiary charter airline.

The company has an extensive network of routes with transfer hubs in Moscow (Domodedovo), Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo, base airport) and Irkutsk.

According to the results of 2006, Siberia Airlines ranked third in terms of the number of passengers carried on charter flights (950 thousand passengers), yielding to Atlant-Soyuz (1.14 million passengers) and VIM-Avia - (980 thousand passengers). Charter flights account for 19% of the passenger traffic of JSC "Siberia". In 2008, the majority of charter flights were transferred to the Globus subsidiary.

In 2007, S7 Airlines aircraft operated over 47.5 thousand flights carrying 5,698.1 thousand passengers. The growth in the number of passengers carried on domestic flights was 22%, and on international routes - 8%. Passenger turnover in 2007 exceeded 13.9 billion passenger kilometers. In 2007, more than 33.3 thousand tons of cargo and mail were transported. Cargo turnover in 2007 amounted to more than 1.3 billion ton-kilometers.

The number of passengers carried in 2008 amounted to 5,892,548 people, 51,422 flights were performed.

In 2002, Siberia Airlines gained control over Vnukovo Airlines, as a result of which it expanded its network of routes from Moscow.

Also in 2002, Siberia Airlines bought a controlling stake in Armavia Airlines. In 2005 Armavia was sold.

In 2008, an offer was sent to the Austrian State Property Management Agency (OeIAG) to buy 43% of Austrian Airlines. If the deal were concluded, the Russian airline would receive an additional 3 million passengers a year at Vienna airport. However, the deal for S7 failed due to the fact that the company did not have time to submit documents on time. As a result, Austrian Airlines were acquired by Lufthansa.

S7 Airlines, together with its subsidiary carriers, forms an extensive route network that includes 83 destinations (41 domestic) to 26 countries.

S7 Airlines has repeatedly become a laureate of various competitions, exhibitions and awards.

In 2001, Vladislav Filev, General Director of the airline, was recognized as the best manager of the year in Russian air transport.

At the international tourist fair MITT-2002 in Moscow, Sibir was recognized as the best airline in Russia.

In 2003, S7 Airlines was the first Russian airline to win the Flight International Aerospace Awards from the British magazine Flight International in the Corporate Strategy nomination.

In February 2004, she received an award from the American magazine "Air Transport World magazine" in the "Market Leaders" nomination. In 2007, the airline became the winner of the annual national award "People's Brand / Brand No. 1 in Russia".

Why did Vladislav Filev go into space.

Vladislav Filev, the owner of the S7 group of companies, is becoming a notable newsmaker not only in the air transport business.

Last year, for about two months, his name did not leave the front pages of federal publications with news about the upcoming deal to buy Transaero airlines in defiance of Aeroflot. But the deal did not take place - the seller did not collect a controlling stake, which Filev, probably, only rejoiced at. To take on a loss-making company, which, moreover, in terms of business volume exceeds its own, is not an easy task.

At the end of September of this year, the businessman announced the acquisition of the Sea Launch space project for $150 million and partnership with RSC Energia in the development and launch of rockets into geostationary Earth orbit. Filev felt more than confident in front of reporters and TV camera lenses at a joint press conference with Energia. “In aviation, I cannot be the first, there is already Aeroflot, but I will be in space,” he told reporters and immediately explained that the space industry attracted him with many advanced achievements, and he, unlike others, knows how monetize these achievements. Not without injections against Roskosmos. “For all the technical, scientific and technological development, astronautics looks underdeveloped as an industry. In astronautics, the one who makes the rockets launches them and controls the satellites himself. Imagine an airline that makes its own planes, builds its own airports.” The head of RSC Energia, Vladimir Solntsev, did not pay attention to these words, and later admitted that Roscosmos really knows how to develop and build rockets, but does not know how to sell them. Energia searched the West for a buyer for Sea Launch for about two years without any result, and finally found it in Russia. "Ko" figured out what attracted the head of the second largest Russian airline in terms of transportation volumes to space.

Take-off landing

The business of launching satellites into geostationary orbit is gaining momentum. According to the estimates of the Satellite Industry Association, the volume of this market last year was $5.4 billion. In the world, so far only Russia, the United States, the European Union, Ukraine, China, India, Israel, and Japan have rocket and space technologies. And only three countries constantly launch satellites on a commercial basis, and three more - from time to time and on a much smaller scale.

In 2015, 87 launch vehicles were launched into space, of which 29 were launched by Russia, 20 by the United States, and 19 were launched by China. “Russian Protons, Elon Musk’s SpaceX on a Falcon rocket, a joint project of the European Space Agency and Arianespace with Ariane rockets are flying into orbit,” lists Alexei Kaltushkin, CEO of the Russian private rocket company Lin Industrial. “Competition is intensifying, and each unsuccessful launch forces customers to play it safe by booking a rocket launch with a competitor.” Sea Launch is an attempt to enter an interesting and fast-growing market for launching space satellites by acquiring a ready-made project, Alexey Belyakov, Executive Director of the Space Technologies and Telecommunications Cluster, Vice President of the Skolkovo Foundation, told Ko. “This is a business project, and it will quickly pay off if we manage to reach an agreement with Ukraine and set up the production of Zenit launch vehicles, which were originally intended for it.”

The Sea Launch project appeared in 1995. This is the Odyssey floating spaceport in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and the ship attached to it, as well as equipment and a ground base in the port of Long Beach near Los Angeles. Initially, the project was international: Boeing owned 40% of the shares of the management company, RSC Energia owned 25%, the Ukrainian design bureau Yuzhnoye and the Yuzhmash production association got 5% and 10% each, respectively. The remaining 20% ​​was owned by the Norwegian shipbuilding company Aker Kværner (now Aker Solutions).

Since its inception, more than $3.5 billion has been invested in the project, however, it turned out to be unprofitable. The reason is the high cost of platform maintenance with a small number of launches. In 2009, the company went bankrupt, its debts approached $1 billion. In 2010, foreigners almost completely left the project (Energia had 95% of the shares, In 2014, due to a conflict with Ukraine, which produced Zenit missiles, the launches stopped. Energia was glad to part with Sea Launch, but was looking for a buyer for a long time.

Closer to power

Negotiations with Filev lasted a year and a half, which the businessman himself admitted. That is, they began a few months after the bankruptcy of the Transaero airline, which Filev tried to buy, but did not do it very elegantly. He argued the refusal of the transaction by the fact that the seller, who was Alexander Pleshakov, could not consolidate a controlling stake, and in addition, a significant part of their securities is pledged to VTB and other banks. ???The latter even accused Filev of disrupting the agreements and was going to sue, since the deal was valid for 60 days from the date of signing, and withdrawing from it unilaterally violated the agreements. Why then Filev backpedaled is quite easy to explain. On October 26, 2015, Transaero's air operator certificate was revoked, Aeroflot took 56 of its most interesting routes. Aircraft "Transaero" returned to the lessors. The company's debts were estimated at 260 billion rubles. There is practically nothing left of Transaero. Is it a brand that was surrounded by scandals and negative information.

Filev's decision to buy was prompted by a desire to prevent the monopoly of Aeroflot, which is formed in the market with the departure of the number two carrier, which most recently was Transaero. In addition, S7 could count on some preferences from the state and state support, assuming social obligations to the employees of the bankrupt airline and passengers. Plus, the desire to become too big to fail, which also gave some protection from the encroachments of the same Aeroflot or the state.

It seems that for the same reason Filev became interested in Sea Launch. “In the current situation on the market, it is becoming uncomfortable for a completely private company to conduct business, participation in important state projects is required, and Sea Launch is the best suited for this,” a source close to the Ministry of Transport told Ko. “This is the initiative of Filev himself, hardly any of the officials could have thought of suggesting this project to him.”

For what money

The deal has not been closed yet, as it requires the approval of the State Department and the US Treasury Department. But even after that it will not be possible to assert that the project will become completely private. Legally, the entire infrastructure belongs to the S7 Group. But management will be private-state: S7 has entered into a cooperation agreement with Energia, which indirectly confirms the idea that the businessman intends to strengthen his position through participation in an important project for the state. “On the side of Energia, this is technical support, on the side of S7, it is marketing, financial technologies and managerial experience,” says Vladimir Solntsev. According to Vladislav Filev himself, S7 does not experience pressure from the state. The coastal infrastructure will remain in the United States for the time being, Sea Launch's headquarters will move to Moscow, and the project itself, according to Filev, "will become completely Russian."

Where does S7 get the money for the deal is another question that has not yet been fully answered. In 2015, the total revenue under RAS of CJSC Group of Companies S 7 and its Siberia and Globus airlines amounted to 102 billion rubles, the total net profit was 1.9 billion rubles. (about $30 million), the group does not disclose consolidated figures. “The Filevs earned enough money from the aviation business to be directed to other projects,” says Oleg Panteleev, executive director of the Aviaport agency. “They have the financial resources to pay for a significant part of the transaction from their own funds.” According to Forbes, the fortune of the Filev family last year was estimated at 15 billion rubles.

Filev also does not cover upcoming investments. “There are so many space projects that you can spend a lot. But we will proceed from the possibilities: our revenue is about 100 billion rubles. per year, we are profitable, we have no debt. We do not think to be limited only to launches, but we plan to provide integrated services, for example, to launch our own satellite, he said. - The launch can cost $70 million, the satellite itself - $250 million, the entire project - $320, $1.6 billion a year - it's impossible to get that much out of your pocket every year, we will look for partners.

Paying for Risk

S7 plans to revive the platform by the end of 2018, 18 months after the approval of the transaction (this process will take six months). Filev is sure that the resource of the platform will be enough for another 90 launches (then modernization will be needed) - six launches per year for 15 years. This, he said, allows us to talk about the use of missiles from different manufacturers. But Sea Launch is designed to launch Ukrainian Zenith missiles. Energia proposes a new launch vehicle for Sea Launch, but it will appear within five years. We'll have to negotiate with Kyiv. The Ukrainian "Yuzhmash" said that they could start shipping "Zeniths" at the end of 2017, if funding starts in October this year. But won't big politics intervene again? “There is no confidence in Ukraine in this matter,” says Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics. K.E. Tsiolkovsky Andrey Ionin.

Filev is not particularly afraid of risks and quotes celebrities: “As Bill Gates said, only 180 days separate any company from bankruptcy. Jack Welsh said that no matter how economic crises are predicted, they always come suddenly, but whoever survives gets stronger.” He got an entrance ticket to space at a price he can afford to pay. "It's like an expensive lottery ticket," a source in the aviation industry told Co. - If you can afford to buy it, you can win a lot. If Filev loses, he will continue to engage in aviation.”

S7 Airlines is one of the three leading Russian air carriers. Its aircraft make 42 domestic flights and 41 international flights from Novosibirsk and Moscow. The flight geography includes 26 countries in Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific region. Thanks to the impressive S7, it is constantly evolving, as the statistics clearly show. In 2014, S7 Airlines carried 8 million passengers, in 2015 - 11 million, and in 2016 - more than 13 million people. This is due to the impressive fleet.

As of July 2017, the company's fleet was 72 exclusively of foreign production. Over the next few years, the fleet of S7 Airlines aircraft will be replenished with 38 more aircraft already ordered. They will replace the boards, which have practically exhausted their resource. Now the S7 aircraft fleet is being seriously upgraded. The company's oldest airliner is 20 years old, the average age of the aircraft is 10 years, and the newest Airbus A320neo is less than a year old. Let's consider the company's fleet in more detail.

The S7 aircraft fleet includes 19 aircraft aged from 11.6 to 18 years. There are 144 economy class seats in the cabin. Below is a diagram of the cabin and comparative characteristics of the seats.

1 row. Places with increased comfort

Pros: more leg room; no one sits in front and does not recline the chair; very close to the entrance to the plane, no need to push through the cabin when boarding and leaving the plane; the passenger is quickly fed.

Advantages: good view through the portholes; near the entrance to the plane.

Special note: row 11 stands apart, it is located near the emergency exit, there is more legroom in front of it. The downside of this row is that seats cannot be purchased online. In addition, passengers with animals and children are not allowed to sit on it.

Advantages: good view through the portholes.

24 row. Worst Places

Disadvantages: the backs do not recline; there are two toilets nearby, so people constantly walk by; it is unlikely that it will be possible to sleep or rest normally due to the noise of doors, passing people, extraneous odors.

S7's aircraft fleet includes 19 Boeing 737-800 aircraft aged from 2.7 to 16.2 years. There are 168 seats in the cabin: 154 economy class and 12 business class. Below is a diagram of the cabin and comparative characteristics of the seats.

1-3 rows. Business Class

Pros: comfortable chairs; a lot of personal space; improved nutrition; increased baggage allowance; the entrance to the cabin is very close, so there is no need to push through the cabin when boarding and exiting the aircraft; one neighbor in a double chair.

Disadvantages: high cost; proximity to the toilet (most passengers prefer to use two toilets located at the tail of the cabin).

4 row. Places with increased comfort

Pros: more legroom; no one sits in front and does not recline the chair; very close to the entrance to the salon; fast service.

Disadvantages: proximity to the toilet; the inability to put luggage under the chair in front.

Advantages: good view from the porthole; near the entrance to the plane.

Disadvantages: the seats in the 11th row do not recline.

The disadvantages and advantages of these places are due to the fact that there are emergency exits near them.

Pros: more space in front of the seats.

Disadvantages: if food is delivered from both sides of the aircraft, food reaches the central rows last; 12 and 14 rows have poor visibility; Row 13 has no windows at all, in addition, there is empty space between the seats and the aircraft skin, so you can’t lean against the wall while sleeping.

Advantages: toilets are located at different ends of the aircraft, so the middle of the cabin is a relatively quiet place.

29 row. Worst Places

Advantages: fast food service if it is carried from both ends of the aircraft.

The company's fleet includes 18 aircraft aged from 3.1 to 9.4 years. There are 158 seats in the cabin: 150 economy class and 8 business class. Below is a diagram of the cabin and comparative characteristics of the seats.

1-2 rows. Business Class

Pros: comfortable chairs; a lot of personal space; improved nutrition; increased baggage allowance; the entrance to the cabin is nearby, there is no need to push through the cabin when boarding and leaving the aircraft; one neighbor in a double chair.

Disadvantage: high cost; the proximity of the toilet, although most passengers prefer to use two toilets located at the tail of the cabin.

Pros: more leg room; no one sits in front and does not recline the chair; very close to the entrance to the salon; the passenger is quickly fed.

Advantages: good view from the porthole; near the entrance to the plane; fast food delivery.

9-11 rows. The disadvantages and advantages of these places are due to the fact that there are emergency exits near them.

Pros: Rows 10-11 have more leg room.

Disadvantages: poor visibility; the seats of the 9th row do not recline; in rows 10 and 11, you can’t put things under the seats in front; tickets cannot be purchased online here; passengers with animals and children are not allowed to sit on them.

Advantages: toilets are located at different ends of the aircraft, so the middle of the cabin is a relatively quiet place.

Disadvantages: the view from the window is partially or completely hidden by the wings and engines.

Advantages: good view from the porthole.

Cons: Quite a lot of people walk past the toilet seats.

27 row. Worst Places

Advantages: fast food service if it is carried from both ends of the aircraft.

Disadvantages: the backs do not recline; there are two toilets nearby, so people are constantly walking; it is unlikely that it will be possible to sleep or rest normally due to the noise of doors, passing people, extraneous odors.

The S7 aircraft fleet includes 7 aircraft aged from 2 to 13.8 years. There are 197 seats in the cabin: 189 economy class and 8 business class. Below is a diagram of the cabin and comparative characteristics of the seats.

1-2 rows. Business Class

Pros: comfortable chairs; a lot of personal space; improved nutrition; increased baggage allowance; very close to the entrance to the salon; one neighbor in a double chair.

Disadvantage: high cost; the proximity of the toilet.

3 row. Places with increased comfort

Pros: more leg room; no one sits in front and does not recline the chair; very close to the entrance to the salon; fast food delivery.

Disadvantages: proximity to the toilet; you can not put luggage under the chair in front; uncomfortable tables.

Disadvantages: row 9 does not have a porthole.

Special note: in the 10th row at the extreme places (A and F) there is increased legroom.

Advantages: toilets are located at different ends of the plane, so the middle of the cabin is relatively quiet.

Disadvantages: the view from the porthole is partially or completely hidden by the wings and engines.

Advantages: the rows consist of only three and two seats, respectively, there are no neighbors on the left; more leg room.

Disadvantages: there is no porthole in the 23rd row.

Advantages: good view from the porthole.

Cons: Quite a lot of people walk past the toilet seats.

35 row. Worst Places

Advantages: fast food service if it is carried from both ends of the aircraft.

Disadvantages: the backs do not recline; there are two toilets nearby, so people are constantly walking; it is unlikely that it will be possible to sleep or rest normally due to the noise of doors, passing people, extraneous odors.

The fleet also includes 7 Embraer ERJ-170 aircraft aged from 13 to 14.2 years, which are used on regional routes. There are 78 economy class seats in the cabin. Below is a diagram of the cabin and comparative characteristics of the seats.

Advantages: only two chairs; more legroom; no one sits in front and does not recline the chair; very close to the entrance to the salon; the passenger is quickly fed.

Disadvantages: proximity to the toilet; you can not put luggage under the chair in front; not very comfortable tables.

Advantages: good view from the porthole; near the entrance to the plane; fast food.

Advantages: toilets are located at different ends of the aircraft, so the middle of the cabin is a relatively quiet place.

Disadvantages: the view from the porthole is partially or completely hidden by the wings and engines.

Advantages: good view from the porthole.

Cons: Quite a lot of people walk past the toilet seats.

20 row. Worst Places

Advantages: fast food service if it is carried from both ends of the aircraft.

Disadvantages: the backs do not recline; there are two toilets nearby, so people are constantly walking; it is unlikely that it will be possible to sleep or rest normally due to the noise of doors, passing people, extraneous odors.

The S7 fleet includes 2 767-300ER aircraft aged from 17.5 to 19 years old. Aircraft have different cabin configurations. One is capable of carrying 240 people: 222 economy class seats and 18 business class seats. The second accommodates 252 passengers: 240 seats in economy class and 12 in business class. The layout of his interior is shown below.

1-2 rows. Business Class

Pros: comfortable chairs; a lot of personal space; improved nutrition; increased baggage allowance; very close to the entrance to the salon; only one neighbor in a double chair.

Disadvantage: high cost.

It starts with economy class.

Pros: more leg room; no one sits in front and does not recline the chair; very close to the entrance to the salon; passengers get their meals quickly.

Disadvantages: proximity to the toilet; you can not put luggage under the chair in front; not very comfortable tables.

Advantages: good view from the porthole; near the entrance to the plane; fast food.

Advantages: toilets are located at different ends of the aircraft, so the middle of the cabin is a relatively quiet place.

Disadvantages: the view from the window is partially or completely hidden by the wings and engines.

29 row. Awkward places

Disadvantages: the seats do not recline fully, as there is an emergency exit behind them.

30 row. Comfortable places

Pros: more leg room; the front seat does not recline.

Disadvantages: you can not put things under the chair in front; extreme places sometimes do not have armrests.

Pros: Good review.

Cons: Quite a lot of people walk past the toilet seats.

39-40 rows. Worst Places

Advantages: fast food service if it is carried from both ends of the aircraft.

Disadvantages: the backs do not recline; there are two toilets nearby, so people are constantly walking; it is unlikely that it will be possible to sleep or rest normally due to the noise of doors, passing people, extraneous odors.

The newest liner S7 The aircraft fleet was replenished with Airbus A320neo in the middle of summer 2017. The quietest aircraft in its class carries 164 passengers: 156 economy class and 8 business class. Its interior differs from that of the Airbus A320 only by an additional 28 row. Otherwise, the layout of the cabin and the characteristics of the seats are completely the same.

We have systematized reviews about the S7 airline (former Siberia) - negative and positive, and also told a little about the history of the company and the aircraft fleet.

S7 Airlines (Siberia) is one of the five largest air carriers in Russia. Based in Moscow (Domodedovo) and Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo), it forms additional hubs at the airports of Khabarovsk, Irkutsk, Vladivostok. According to reviews of the S7 airline, flights are at the highest level - but more on that later.

The history of the S7 company dates back to 1957, when it carried out its first flight Novosibirsk - Moscow. In 1992, created on the basis of the Tolmachevsky air squadron, the airline officially began its activities under the Siberia brand. In 2001 she became a member of the International Air Transport Association IATA. In 2002, Vnukovo Airlines and the Armenian carrier Armavia joined the ranks of Siberia, in 2004 the company acquired a controlling stake in the Chelyabinsk enterprise.

In 2006, the rebranding of Siberia was undertaken, on its basis the S7 Group was created, which later included the Globus subsidiary. In 2007, the renewed S7 Airlines successfully confirmed its status by passing an audit for compliance with international flight safety standards. Since November 2010, it has become a member of the Oneworld international air carrier alliance.

In 2008, the management of S7 completely abandoned the idea of ​​operating Soviet aircraft, now the airline owns one of the youngest fleets of aircraft: there are 58 units, the average age of which is about 10 years. Among them are Airbus A310, A319, A320, A321 and Boeing 767-300, Globus has Boeing 737-800.

The route network of the carrier S7 (Siberia) covers 83 destinations, of which half are domestic, the rest - to the CIS countries, Europe and the Middle East (26 countries of the world). The airline successfully cooperates with other airlines on the terms of a code-share agreement.

Analyzing the reviews about the airline S7 ("Siberia"), we can cite the following advantages, which were noted by people who used the services of this largest air carrier:

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Despite the fact that most of the reviews about the S7 (Siberia) air carrier are positive, passengers also noted shortcomings in service:

Regarding the company's pricing policy, opinions are divided: one part of the customers considers S7 prices to be too high, the other part claims that the ticket price is fully consistent with the quality of the services provided. In summary, it can be noted that against the background of all the above shortcomings, the impeccable service of flight attendants and the high level of professionalism of the pilots of S7 Airlines (Siberia) deserved the highest praise in the reviews of passengers, which means that flying with this company is convenient and safe.

If you have ever flown with S7, you can leave your comment about the quality of the flight and service in the form below.

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Everyone knows about S7 Airlines (Siberia). But whose airline is S7 Airlines? What is the fleet of S7 aircraft? Where does the S7 fly? Many passengers using the services of this company and buying tickets from S7 do not think about it. Although this is very useful information.

S7 Airlines plane.

The headquarters is located in the city of Ob, in the Novosibirsk region. It is not far from the Tolmachevo airport.

Together with the Globus company, it forms a whole holding company under the common S7 brand. It specializes not only in servicing flights, but also in repairing aircraft, training flight personnel, and selling tours. And this is just a small part of what this company does.

S7 Airlines slogan: “We fly for you!”

She is a nominee and laureate of many prestigious awards, both Russian and global.

It has representations and offices in many cities and countries of the world.

Back in 1957, the first flight "Novosibirsk - Moscow" was made. This date was actually the date of the founding of the Tolmachevsky air squadron. After 35 years, it was on the basis of this squadron that the Siberia company was organized.

About the company in facts and figures.

In 2001, the company received its IATA code. And a year later, the S7 group of companies was created on its basis. In this regard, the design of the aircraft was also changed.

In the same year, Sibir acquired Vnukovo Airlines, thus becoming the second largest airline in Russia and the first in terms of the number of flights in the country.

After 4 years, she introduced a system for selling tickets via the Internet, becoming the first Russian company in this area.

In 2010, S7 joined the Oneworld alliance. This gave her the opportunity to cooperate with global airlines.

In 2016, S7 again had an innovation in the form of NDC sales technology - New Distribution Capability. Its meaning is that communication between agencies and the airline itself is carried out through a special system - S7 Agent API. Only 20 airlines in the world use it.

S7 Airlines flight attendants.

Until 2008, S7 used Soviet passenger liners - IL-86, TU-154 and TU-204. At the end of the same year, these aircraft were withdrawn from service.

In exchange for them, 5 Airbuses A320 were purchased. The company also purchased several Boeing 737s.

At the moment, it is known that the company has signed a contract for the purchase of new Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737-MAX.

The average age of S7 liners is 9.6 years. Airbuses are in operation: A319-100, A320-200, A321-200. From Boeing - 737-800, 767-300ER. There are 64 of them in total.