Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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Aeroflot To Buy Boeing And Airbus Planes

(ITAR-TASS)

September 20, 2006 -- The Russian aireline carrier Aeroflot plans to buy 22 Boeing planes and 22 Airbus planes over the next 10 years.

Arms Sanctions Threaten Business Ties

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September 20, 2006

The statement, by Aeroflot's chief executive Valery Okulov, comes after a major shareholder in Aeroflot, the National Reserve Corporation, announced on September 19 that a preliminary agreement had been reached to buy 22 Boeing planes.

(AFP, Interfax)

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