Aeroflot plans to buy 30 to 35 Airbus A320s between 2008 and 2015, the company's deputy general director Lev Koshlyakov said on Wednesday.

The A320s will replace Tupolev Tu-154Ms. It was not clear whether they would be new or second-hand.

The decision comes ahead of the result of a USD$3 billion tender for 22 passenger aircraft, with Boeing's latest 787 Dreamliner passenger jet competing with Airbus's A350 aircraft.

Both Boeing and Airbus have declined to disclose the details of their bids. Aeroflot is expected to announce the winner of the tender by the end of this month.