There are Buses built in US America.  However, they are not widebody aircraft.  There are, or were Boeing’s being built in China.   Either Company sources parts from many entities and assembles them in various locations due to monetary and political reasons.

it is all about the “ brown or white” envelope.

I recently attempted to source two small Amphib aircraft for a startup carrier in SE Asia and lost the brokerage to my ignorance in accepting the paramount importance of the envelope funds.   Apparently, it’s more important than the item being brokered. 

14 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

Tell the air chief marshal to have a look at the royal air force fleet's movement on www.flightradar24.com - absolutely scary, what these clowns are doing with their toys. Among others you can see flights from Bangkok to Kamphaengsaen (that is in Nakorn Pathom), 11 minutes flight time, other movements from Don Meuang to Swampy and the pictured airbus A320 is an absolute luxurious plane, fitted by the best in Hamburg and in service for a very short time. 
Should the protectors of the sky need civilian services, then the three brand new B777 (HS-TTA, HS-TTB and HS-TTC) are absolute long-range birds in a three class concept so to accomodate the tired bottoms of all these goons in blue. 

In closing, Airbus is an European plane (with US components) and home based in the French city of Toulouse. 

Needless to say, how scary this is how they splurge unbelievable amounts of money for all the wrong causes yet the electorate says Zilch even if they know. The air force boys learnt fast from the navy with their little stint on the Chinese submarines without engines. 

Good luck it is not my money being spent on various "beneficiaries" (remember the Rolls Royce scandal on the "much more open" Thai Airways purchase - nothing ever happened thereafter). 

It is also interesting to follow the movements of the RTP Dassault Falcon number 33742 business jet. Normally to be seen on Fridays flying Bangkok to Phuket returning Monday mornings. Anyone for golf?

14 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

Good luck it is not my money being spent on various "beneficiaries"

Yes, it is if you live in Thailand. At the very least, you pay VAT on most things that you buy.

On 3/16/2023 at 11:30 AM, Will B Good said:

I read yesterday that someone has 38 aircraft on standby......couldn't they ask politely if they could use one of them?

I thought they might be bought through the Thai Air Force. Difficult to say too much but a plane was impounded in Germany a few years due to unpaid contracts with a German company. It was thought it might prompt some action for certain reasons. I think it was claimed at the time it belonged to the Thai Air Force.

BKK to DMK Very noisy and always after dark, every couple of months