Aeroflot orders, USAF now may not
By IAG | March 5th, 2007 | Posted in aeroflot, airbus, boeing, eads | No CommentsAeroflot is going to acquire up to 15 Airbus A330s as a stopgap measure ahead of its much-delayed order for a new long-haul fleet. Is this is the end of the long winding saga – its the Babushka doll of the aerospace industry?
Airbus does have A330 slots, but not to Aeroflot at the price it’s prepared to pay. Also, the Russians are being coy because they think they can still tell Boeing (and the US) they have not ordered Airbus; after all leased aircraft can be returned and second-hand aircraft can be sold and, they think, the B787 can still be added.
Barring any other news, there goes the USAF tanker order. Lets see, 15 A330s for Aeroflot vs. nearly two hundred to the the USAF….? Great math. Mr. Putin against the USAF? No contest. Oh well, Boeing's stock should jump on this news.
