The Thai embassy in Moscow has denied a Russian media report that the King of Thailand ordered three Russian Sukhoi Superjet airliners for his royal fleet, saying the planes will be flown instead by the Thai government.
The TASS news agency on Friday cited Moscow's trade representative in Bangkok as saying the King of Thailand had placed the order. Oleg Maslennikov told the agency the planes would be fitted out with luxury furnishings, without specifying the value of the contract.
The Thai embassy on Tuesday complained about the report, saying TASS had misquoted Maslennikov: “The planes were, in fact, acquired by the Royal Thai Government through the Royal Thai Air Force,” a representative of the Thai embassy in Moscow said, adding that “The purchase had noting to do with His Majesty the King.”
The Thai King, 87-year-old Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX, is one of the richest monarchs in the world with assets worth over $30 billion, according to Forbes.
The Superjet 100, built by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, is Russia's effort to break back into the global civil aviation market after the collapse of its Soviet era industry. The plane has struggled to gain market share after setbacks including a disaster in 2012, when a promotional flight crashed into a mountainside in Indonesia killing all 45 people on board.
Sales of the plane have gradually picked up, but Russia's state-owned Aeroflot remains the biggest single buyer with 30 orders.
The Thai embassy in Moscow has denied a Russian media report that the King of Thailand ordered three Russian Sukhoi Superjet airliners for his royal fleet, saying the planes will be flown instead by the Thai government.The TASS news agency on Friday cited Moscow's trade representative in Bangkok as saying the King of Thailand had placed the order. Oleg Maslennikov told the agency the planes would be fitted out with luxury furnishings, without specifying the value of the contract.The Thai embassy on Tuesday complained about the report, saying TASS had misquoted Maslennikov: “The planes were, in fact, acquired by the Royal Thai Government through the Royal Thai Air Force,” a representative of the Thai embassy in Moscow said, adding that “The purchase had noting to do with His Majesty the King.”The Thai King, 87-year-old Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX, is one of the richest monarchs in the world with assets worth over $30 billion, according to Forbes.The Superjet 100, built by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, is Russia's effort to break back into the global civil aviation market after the collapse of its Soviet era industry. The plane has struggled to gain market share after setbacks including a disaster in 2012, when a promotional flight crashed into a mountainside in Indonesia killing all 45 people on board.Sales of the plane have gradually picked up, but Russia's state-owned Aeroflot remains the biggest single buyer with 30 orders.
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