Russia to spend $280 mln to buy new planes for Kremlin

January 19, 2012 - 18:35 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia’s presidential administration is placing a tender on the delivery of three modified Tu-214 passenger jets worth about 9 bln rubles ($280 mln).

The delivery of Tu-214SR planes with airborne radio relay capacity, designed specifically for the presidential aircraft fleet, is expected by 2015.

The Kremlin has recently taken delivery on two Tu-204-300 jets from the Ulyanovsk-based Aviastar-SP aircraft maker.

The Tu-204-300, a long-range version of the baseline Tu-204, is powered by PS-90A engines and has been fitted with modern communications systems and a noise-protected VIP interior featuring shower cabins, leather sofas and wide-screen TV sets.

According to official data, the Russian government fleet consists of at least 36 planes, including four Il-96-300, six An-148, six Tu-214 and a Dassault Falcon 7X, RIa Novosti reported.

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