Hires Powerhouse Lobbyist To Plead His Case with Ex-Im Bank
Billionaire Russian businessman Gennady Timchenko, a long-time associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, hopes buy as many as 11 aircraft from Gulfstream Aerospace of Savannah, Georgia, but wants a loan guarantee from the Export-Import bank to do so. Reuters reports the plane order would bolster the fleet of Timchenko's Finland-based luxury jet charterer, Airfix Aviation Oy, whose aircraft have reportedly transported Kremlin-linked businessmen and Russian government officials.