Fleet
As of November 2012, the Ural Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 12.8 years:
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Seats | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Economy | Total | ||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 144 | 156 | 2 leased from GECAS |
| Airbus A321-200 | 7 | 16 | 182 | 198 | ||
| 2 | — | 220 | 220 | charter use | ||
| Total | 25 | 5 | ||||
In 2010, Ural Airlines retired all of its Antonov An-24s, Ilyushin Il-86s and Tupolev Tu-154B-2's. The airline's Tupolev Tu-154M, in 164-seat two-class configuration, were retired in October, 16, 2011.
Accurate data on Airbus A320 family aircraft operated by Ural Airlines is available through the airline's official website and some other Russian sources, such as Aviaport digest. English-language sources are CH-Aviation and Planespotters.net.
Ural Airlines plans to operate 30 aircraft in 2013.
Ural Airlines plans to introduce widebodies. According to the airline's advanced development plan, it plans to begin flying long-range wide-body airplanes of the A330 or Boeing 767 type in 2012-2013, decision yet to be made.
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