Taylor English advises on US$8bn deal for Russian Airlines

Taylor English Duma served as outside legal counsel to Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group on its agreement to acquire 20 Boeing 747‑8F aircraft worth US$8bn. Based in Moscow, Volga-Dnepr Group is a consortium that owns, operates, and manages several cargo airlines. The deal – announced July 12, 2016 at the Farnborough Air Show – is a landmark transaction. It represents the largest cargo/freighter aircraft order in Boeing’s 100‑year history, and will make Volga-Dnepr Group the largest Boeing 747‑8F operator in the world. The Taylor English deal team consisted primarily of Robert “Bo” Strauss and Morris Little, based in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.