Business aviation
First Thailand Air Force SSJ 100 arrived in Zhukovsky
Delivery of two fully equipped aircraft is scheduled for September 2016.
According to BizavNews, the first of two SSJ 100 VIP aircraft ordered by Thai Government arrived in Zhukovsky near Moscow to begin the customization.
According to superjet.wikidot.com the aircraft with serial number 95093 got temporary Russian registration 97015. The second aircraft (95095) is getting ready for the first flight in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The customer will get both aircraft in LR version (Sukhoi Superjet 100LR has increased range for 1530 km (up to 4578 km) . The aircraft is powered with PowerJet SaM146 engine.
The delivery of the aircraft to the customer is expected by September 2016. Customisation works are performed by "VEMINA Aviaprestige".
Vitaly Romaniuk, CEO of " VEMINA Aviaprestige" already commented to BizawNews that Thai customers prefer rather conservative interior, which is usually on TOP among European customers. Customization will be performed at the production facilities in Zhukovsky near Moscow.
Till the end of this year " VEMINA Aviaprestige " will give to customers four fully equipped SSJ aircraft. Two aircraft for SFS "Russia", the customer will receive corporate version. Russian Emergencies Ministry will get aircraft in so-called mixed version, which allows you to quickly establish a medical unit. All boards are equipped with special communication.
Late August, another SSJ went for VIP configuration customization. . Earlier the aircraft received symbolic tail number 9H-SBJ. Comlux is the operating company for this aircraft, which is owned by a large Kazakh company. It is expected that the customization at Comlux America will take seven to eight months.
Photo by Dmitry Petrochenko