Aeroflot buys full stake in Aeromar from Lufthansa
Aeroflot purchased 49% of the shares of Aeromar, a company producing in-flight catering.
Consensus
- Aeroflot acquired 49% of Aeromar from a Lufthansa-affiliated entity on September 1.
- The acquisition was approved by a presidential decree in March 2026.
- After the transaction, Aeroflot owns 100% of Aeromar.
- The transaction involved 4,9 thousand ordinary shares of Aeromar.
- Truffle 2 GmbH is affiliated with Lufthansa.
- Aeromar is based at Sheremetyevo Airport, Aeroflot's main hub.
- Lufthansa had announced its intention to sell its stake in September 2022.
Points of divergence
- The presidential decree was issued in March 2026, citing 'unfriendly actions by certain foreign states and international organizations'. — fontanka
- The presidential decree was issued in March 2016, citing 'unfriendly actions by some foreign states and international organizations'. — vedomosti
- Aeroflot's adjusted net profit for the first half of 2026 was 0.5 billion rubles, down from 4.3 billion rubles in the same period of 2025. — vedomosti
- Aeroflot's revenue increased by 3.6% to 429.8 billion rubles in the first half of 2026. — vedomosti
- Aeroflot's EBITDA adjusted was 83.1 billion rubles (+0.4%), with EBITDA margin at 19.3% (-0.6 percentage points). — vedomosti
- Aeromar's revenue under RSBP in 2024 was 19.4 billion rubles (+37%), with a net loss exceeding 511 million rubles, compared to a profit of 63 million rubles in 2023. — interfax
- Aeromar had nearly 4,000 employees at the end of 2021. — interfax
- In May, the St. Petersburg FAS issued a warning to LLC 'Air Gates of the Northern Capital' for discriminatory conditions toward in-flight catering suppliers. — fontanka
- After ambiguous interpretation of Pulkovo's new transportation security requirements, only one supplier remained in the airport — a subsidiary of Aeroflot. — fontanka
Coverage (4 sources)
- Aeroflot bought the remaining share of the catering manufacturer from Lufthansa — Фонтанка
- Aeroflot bought stake in Lufthansa structure in subsidiary Aeromar — Вести
- Aeroflot bought the remaining 49% of the manufacturer of in-flight catering from Lufthansa — Ведомости
- Aeroflot bought stake of Lufthansa structure in subsidiary Aeromarket — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Aeroflot
- Lufthansa
- Russia
- Aeromara
- Aeromare
- Vladimir Putin
- PJSC Aeroflot
- AO Aeromar
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- Germany
- Center for Disclosure of Corporate Information
- AO Aeromar
- Truffle 2 GmbH
- LSG Group Lufthansa