Originally Posted by CAW
Did you know that 6 years ago Embraer managed to give AA U$S 1500 million credit so it could purchase two dozens of its E-jets?
Mate, how do you think aircrat are usually sold? There is a big difference between lending money to a country in default and a company allowing a customer to offset payments. The company has to do it to sell its products, the country may not have that bargaining power.