“They are additionally declaring a couple more - maybe they will,” RIA Novosti quoted Manturov as saying.

Manturov also said that in total 180 SSJ-100s were manufactured in Russia, of which 100 airliners are operated.

“To repair an Airbus or Boeing part, they have a 24/7 service - a maximum of 24 hours. We don’t have such an opportunity, because they have thousands of planes flying around the world, ”he added.

The SSJ-100 has been used by the Royal Thai Air Force since 2016. There are currently three such vehicles in the Thai Air Force fleet.

July 26, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that during a meeting of the intergovernmental commission in Ankara, Russia and Turkey discussed the possibility of organizing joint production of SSJ-100 and MS-21 aircraft.