"Aeroflot is one of the oldest airlines in the world, tracing its history back to 1923. During the Soviet era, Aeroflot was the Soviet national airline ...
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and the largest airline in the world. Following the dissolution of the USSR, the carrier has been transformed from a state-run enterprise into a semi-privatised company which ranked 19th most profitable airline in the world in 2007. Aeroflot is still considered the de facto national airline of Russia. It is 51%-owned by the Russian Government. As of September 2013[update], the Aeroflot Group had 30,328 employees. By the end of 2017, Aeroflot controlled roughly 40% of the air market in Russia.[10]" - (en.wikipedia.org 01.02.2020)