
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 »