Manafort-linked oligarch Dmitry Firtash's phone was tapped, and he's a flight risk.

[3_Limes]

2. Indeed!

And it kinda makes sense. It takes an awful lot of titanium to build an airplane these days. And it's very expensive. And you can only get it from certain places. Especially if you need it in large quantities.

Boeing could have found themselves keeping some very unsavory company while shopping for this stuff.

I'd prefer not to see an American icon tarnished here, but I am very, very curious to learn more about this!