Sukhoi SuperJet SSJ100 for Thai Air Force

[anthos]

Just cane across this post in a Russian blog.

http://bmpd.livejournal.com/1575165.html

It says that a Sukhoi SuperJet SSJ100 is being prepared for delivery to Thai Air Force and will be used as a VIP jet.

The second one will be delivered by the end of 2016

The aircraft developed by Sukhoi has a dramatic history of a demo flight crash in Indonesia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Superjet_100

Can only guess why they've chosen a Russian supplier for this, doesn't look like an obvoius choice.

Hope it serves well to the Thai VIPs, wish them good luck and all the best )

[OMGImInPattaya]

Quite a comedown from the Maybachs.

[OMGImInPattaya]

The Maybachs must have left them short a few baht.

[keeniau96]

The company makes superb jet fighters but that has little in common with civilian passenger planes. Suspect there were large volumes of incentives (aka Golden Grease) involved in this sale.

[billd766]

Well Wikipedia has this link and information.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Superjet_100

Order date Due delivery qty

21 November 2014 Thai Air Force (for the Thai Government) 2014–2015 3

Unit cost

Base: US$35.4 million
LR: US$36.2 million^[7]

1. Thailand Says Russian Airliners Not For King But for Government The Moscow Times, 5 Dec 2014

[ldiablo]

What ever happened to his statement about government officials should travel economy class? As with everything he says. bs!!!

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Another little Thailand nugget in the Wiki page on the SuperJets....

20 July 2010 – Orient Thai Airlines to buy at least 12 Superjet 100s from Sukhoi.^[118]

24 November 2010 – Thailand's Orient Thai Airlines announced the purchase of 12 Sukhoi Superjet-100/95Bs civilian aircraft.^[122]

I'm guessing, those aircraft were never delivered, since I've not heard of Orient Thai operating Russian jets in its commercial fleet.

But.. you gotta know, if Orient Thai wanted to buy them, then the aircraft have to be GOOOODDDD!!!!!

[billd766]

Another little Thailand nugget in the Wiki page on the SuperJets....

20 July 2010 – Orient Thai Airlines to buy at least 12 Superjet 100s from Sukhoi.^[118]

24 November 2010 – Thailand's Orient Thai Airlines announced the purchase of 12 Sukhoi Superjet-100/95Bs civilian aircraft.^[122]

I'm guessing, those aircraft were never delivered, since I've not heard of Orient Thai operating Russian jets in its commercial fleet.

But.. you gotta know, if Orient Thai wanted to buy them, then the aircraft have to be GOOOODDDD!!!!!

It is funny that you should mention that.

Here is a list of their current aircraft fleet.

https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Orient-Thai-Airlines

Fleet Matrix Aircraft Type Current Future Historic Avg. Age Total Boeing 737 9 1 24.6 Years 10 Boeing 747 5 20 24.2 Years 25 Boeing 767 7 1 25.4 Years 8 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 1 3 23.3 Years 4 Total 22 25 24.7 Years 47

And the RTAF transport fleet currently

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Thai_Air_Force

B.L8 Lockheed C-130H-30 United States tactical transport 12^[1] n/a Undergoing MLU by Rockwell Collins and TAI ^[10]

B.L2k Basler BT-67 United States tactical transport 8^[1] n/a Turbine C-47.firefighting/seeding. 1 lost Aug 2006.

B.L17 Saab 340 Sweden utility transport 2^[1] n/a 1 to 702Sqn 2010. 3 grounded G.222 traded for 2^nd 2012.^[11] B.L9 GAF N.22B Nomad Australia utility transport 19 n/a B.L11/11k/11Kh Boeing 737-8Z6 United States VIP transport 1 n/a B.L11/11k/11Kh Boeing 737-4Z6 United States VIP transport 1 n/a B.L13 Airbus A310-324 EU VIP transport 1 n/a Mainly for senior military officers. B.L15 Airbus A319-115X CJ EU VIP transport 1 1 Mainly for senior government officers. 1 Order A320 Edited November 14, 2015 by billd766