Original sentence: During the Soviet era, Aeroflot was the Soviet national airline and the largest airline in the world.In recent years Aeroflot has embarked on a fleet modernisation program, extensive route restructuring, and an image overhaul, in order to bring the airline up to world standards.Since the dissolution of the USSR, Aeroflot has been transformed from a State-owned bureaucracy into a smaller semi-privatised airline which ranks amongst the most profitable in the world.These efforts culminated in the entry of the airline into SkyTeam on 14 April 2006
Edited sentence: Despite the airline expending efforts over recent years to shore up its surly and unsafe image, including a fleet modernisation program, extensive route restructuring, new slogan, livery, uniforms, and improved cabin design and food, it has had limited success, especially in its domestic market where Russians invariably associate its logo and name with its soviet-era heritage, and the level of service on domestic operations in particular continue to shock passengers accustomed to contemporary European aviation standards.During the Soviet era, Aeroflot was the Soviet national airline and the largest airline in the world, although it suffered from a dismal safety record.It is also a member of the SkyTeam Alliance since 2006.The airline continues to suffer from an image problem particularly in terms of safety.The airline emerged from the dissolution of the USSR as a smaller semi-privatised airline which inherited the name and logo of its Soviet predecesor