17:37 | 09/ 09/ 2008
MOSCOW, September 9 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's state-owned Development
Bank (Vneshekonombank) has agreed to loan a subsidiary of the Cuban
national airline $44.5 million to buy a Russian cargo plane, VEB said in
a statement Tuesday.
VEB, the Ilyushin Finance leasing company and Cuba's Aviaimport S.A.
signed Tuesday an agreement of intent to issue the 12-year loan to
finance the purchase of one Tu-204CE and related equipment under an
export contract between Aviaimport S.A. and Ilyushin Finance Co.
VEB said industrial export was a major field of its investment activity.
Aviaimport S.A. is a subsidiary of Cuba's state-run CACSA airline, which
handles domestic and international passenger and cargo flights.
The Tu-204CE, a cargo version of the Tu-204, is a twin-engine
medium-haul airplane. The aircraft made its maiden flight in late 2006.
Since 2005, Cuba has received six Russian aircraft - three Il-96-300
passenger airliners, two Tu-204-100 passenger planes, and an initial
Tu-204CE cargo plane.
A number of agreements, including on the purchase of Tu-204 passenger
airliners and An-148-200 regional jets, were signed during a recent
visit by a Russian delegation to Cuba.
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