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MAKS 2011: Bombardier Signs Landmark C Series Deal with Russia’s Ilyushin Finance Company
Bombardier Aerospace might well have secured its place in the Russian airline market during the Moscow Air Show (MAKS 2011) this week, when the country’s l
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft senior v-p Chet Fuller (left) and Ilyushin Finance general director Alexander Roubtsov officially open ties between their two companies at MAKS 2011. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft senior v-p Chet Fuller (left) and Ilyushin Finance general director Alexander Roubtsov officially open ties between their two companies at MAKS 2011. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

Bombardier Aerospace might well have secured its place in the Russian airline market during the Moscow Air Show (MAKS 2011) this week, when the country’s largest airplane lessors signed a memorandum of understanding covering up to 30 C Series jets. 

Chet Fuller, senior vice president for Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, and Alexander Roubtsov, general director of Ilyushin Finance Company (IFC), signed a preliminary purchase agreement that calls for the acquisition of three CS100s and seven CS300s (with options for 10 more) and purchase rights for another 10 of the new Canadian narrowbodies.