Transaero fleet expands to 60 aircraft.

M2 PRESSWIRE-May 5, 2011-: Transaero fleet expands to 60 aircraft(C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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Transaero Airlines, Russia's second-largest passenger air carrier, announces today the increase in the size of its fleet to 60 aircraft as it took delivery of another Boeing 747-400 wide-body long-haul aircraft. The newly acquired aircraft brings the number of Boeing 747 aircraft that Transaero operates to15.

The Boeing 747-400 seats 522 passengers - 16 in business class and 506 in economy class. The aircraft will be operated on routes to high demand tourist destinations.

With the new aircraft Transaero's fleet currently comprises 15 Boeing 747s, 8 Boeing 777s, 12 Boeing 767s, 22 Boeing 737s and 3 Tu-214 aircraft. In total, wide-body, long-haul aircraft now account for 35 of Transaero's total fleet. Furthermore, Transaero will continue its fleet expansion with the delivery of more aircraft in the near future.

The purchase of the new aircraft has further contributed to Transaero's leading positions as the largest operator of long-haul wide-body aircraft in Russia, the CIS and Eastern Europe.

About Transaero Airlines

Transaero Airlines is the second-largest passenger airline in Russia. Transaero launched its services in November, 1991. Transaero's fleet consists of 60 modern aircraft including fifteen Boeing 747s, eight Boeing 777s, twelve 767s, twenty two 737s and three Tupolev 214s.Transaero has the largest long-haul fleet in Russia. It is the only carrier flying Boeing 777 and Boeing 747 passenger aircraft in Russia, the CIS and Eastern Europe. According to the German Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Center (JACDEC), the company ranked the top 10 safest carriers among 60 largest airlines. Transaero serves more than 100 routes in Russia, Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America. Transaero maintains scheduled flights from hubs in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, where its head office is located, from Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg. Transaero was the first Russian full service airline to introduce e-ticketing in March 2007 and the first in the country to offer Internet check-in for its passengers.

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