
June 10, 2007
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Boeing and Aeroflot signed a deal Saturday for the Russian carrier to acquire 22 Dreamliner jets from the Chicago-based plane maker.
Scott Carson, Boeing's commercial airplanes chief, said delivery of the 787 Dreamliners to Aeroflot would begin in 2014.
A deal for the acquisition had long been in the works, but it appeared to have foundered since late last year amid a chill in U.S.-Russia relations.
Asked if the multibillion-dollar deal represented the healing of a political rift, Carson said: ''It represents a business relation ship between us and Aeroflot, and we're very proud of that relationship.''
Aeroflot also is buying 22 Airbus planes.