Irish lessor that sold aircraft to Aeroflot was Russian bank subsidiary – sources

State-controlled Aeroflot announced on December 30th that it had bought 10 Boeing 777-300ER long-haul planes it previously leased from an Irish company, which it refused to name. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty An Irish lessor that sold 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to Russia's flagship carrier Aeroflot last year was a local subsidiary of state controlled Russian development bank VEB, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. State-controlled Aeroflot announced on December 30th that it had bought 10 Boeing 777-300ER long-haul planes it previously leased from an Irish company, which it refused to name. The carrier said the planes have…