KYIV. Nov 20 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Antonov State Enterprise (Kyiv) will modernize a heavy An-124-100 Ruslan aircraft with a cargo carrying capacity of 150 tonnes operated by Maximus Air (the UAE).
According to a report by the company press service on Facebook, the relevant contract was signed by the parties during the 15th international aerospace exhibition Dubai Airshow 2017 held in Dubai on November 12-16. The details of the upcoming modernization are not specified.
Under another contract with the UAE company, the Ukrainian developer will also carry out the maintenance of a transport aircraft, the press service said.
According to Antonov, during the negotiations within the framework of Dubai Airshow 2017 on the development of bilateral cooperation with the UAE’s partner, Maximus also highly appreciated the market prospects of an An-70 Ukrainian military transport aircraft with the maximum carrying capacity of 47 tonnes presented to potential customers at the exhibition.
“When discussing further cooperation, the director of this carrier company also expressed confidence in the broad prospects of the civilian version of An-70 aircraft in the world market of cargo air transportation,” reads the report.
