SIBILLE From Belgium, joined Jun 2005, 450 posts, RR: 3 Posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 2996 times:
Moscow. April 1. Die - The group of Chinese experts arrived at JSC Aviastar-SP (Ulyanovsk) to receive the first cargo of TU-204-120CE, made six months ago at the aircraft plant, told the AviaPortu "representative of the enterprise.
"After the first acceptance of the aircraft is scheduled to hand quickly and follow a customer ordered five planes, - the representative of JSC.
He recalled that the purchase of Rolls-Royce aircraft engines and some Western radio-electronic equipment produces Egyptian businessman Ibrahim Kamal, who is the exclusive seller of the aircraft modification. "Buying them Western finished products made of the entire party, but as far as transfer of the customer each machine" - he said.
According to the specialist, after the first aircraft delivery terms remaining machines will only limit the availability of products purchased
Traduction from Russian by google.
Source : aviaport
Dalavia From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 398 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 2846 times:
It seems to have been a long time between production of this plane, which was on public display last year, and handover.
Do we have any idea of the reason for the long wait?
I wonder whether we will ever see an Air China Tu-204 and an Air Koryo Tu-204 together at Beijing Airport. That would make a great photograph!