Rossiya (FV, St. Petersburg) is now planning to park its fleet of three B767-300(ER)s as part of plans to cut costs through fleet rationalization. Company sources who spoke to Russia's RIA Novosti newswire on condition of anonymity said the aircraft no longer fit the Aeroflot (SU, Moscow Sheremetyevo) subsidiary's business model given their age (15.5 years on average) and relative inefficiency.

Rossiya leased the jets from the International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) back in 2007 for use on flights to Russia's Far East as well as to the Canary Islands, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, India, Japan, and China. However, problems soon arose when passengers complained about the aircraft's narrow seating pitch of 28 inches (71 cm), a carry over from their days with previous operator, Skymark Airlines (BC, Tokyo Haneda), which made longhaul flights particularly uncomfortable.

Earlier this month, Rossiya also parked its fleet of six An-148-100s citing its poor cost-effectiveness.

As such, with both the An-148 and the B767 gone, Rossiya will become an all-Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) operation with sixteen A319-100s and eleven A320-200s on its books.