The total amount of contracts and declarations of intent signed during the international aerospace show MAKS-2017 held at the Zhukovsky International Airport in Moscow stands at RUB400 billion (USD6.773 billion), the Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade announced. The annual air show took place in Zhukovsky from July 18 through the 23. Some 880 companies from 36 countries participated in MAKS-2017.

MAKS-2017 marked the airshow’s 25th anniversary, and this year’s event exceeded all previous shows in terms of the number of exhibitors and the international media coverage attracted. The exhibition’s pavilions spanned over 215 thousand square feet.

The most important agreements signed at the show were contracts for the delivery of 20 Sukhoi Superjet airplanes to Aeroflot and for the operational leasing of 16 MС-21 planes to the Red Wings airline. Four of these airliners are to be fitted with Russian-made PD-14 engines.