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Russia’s Aeroflot to buy 8 Boeing airliners

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden smiles during the signing of a contract between Boeing and Aeroflot, March 9, 2011. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images)

Russian flagship airline Aeroflot said on Wednesday it had signed a firm order to buy eight Boeing 777s, in line with earlier plans, partly to boost its fleet ahead of the Winter Olympics in 2014.

The eight planes — six Boeing 777-300s and two Boeing 777-200s — have a ticket value of $2.17 billion according to Reuters data, although an industry source told Reuters the carrier had received a discount and would pay around $1.6 billion. Get the full story »

Aeroflot to seek $100M from Boeing over late 787s

Russian airline OAO Aeroflot  will seek $100 million from Boeing Co.  due to the late delivery of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, Interfax reported Wednesday, citing Shamil Kurmashov, the company’s deputy director for financial investments.