I know China bought Boeings to assuage Americans protesting the bilateral trade deficit. But what political motive could Putin (or whoever is behind the decision) have had? *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
The government has promised to ease import restrictions on some Boeing and Airbus models after problems on one of Russia's Ilyushin passenger planes disrupted a trip by President Putin.
I really hope this is not the reason for the orders of Airbus and Boeing planes...
