Insist on Cash When Russia is the Customer
If you think
times are hard in the U.S. or Europe, consider this. The Russians pulled their Su-30
MK fighter-bomber, upgraded MiG-29 fighter and MiG-AT advanced trainers from appearing
and performing at the Farnborough air show this year (2002) for fear that a court
would impound them. Farnborough, England, hosts the world's largest commercial and
military air show each year. A Swiss import/export company is owed money by the
Russians and has an ongoing lawsuit. What a scene that would be - an aircraft tow
truck rolling across the tarmac with a MiG on the hook! |