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AZERBAIJAN BUYS 10 NEW UKRAINIAN AN-178 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT

8 May , 2015  

KYIV. May 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Kyiv-based aircraft designer and manufacturer Antonov enterprise will manufacture and supply 10 new An-178 transport aircraft with a capacity of up to 18 tonnes under a contract with Azerbaijan’s Silk Way Airlines.

The contract was signed by the sides in the framework of the maiden flight of the An-178 aircraft in Kyiv on Thursday, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent reported.

Delivery dates and details of the contract are not disclosed at the customer’s request.

The new An-178 aircraft is created to replace An-12 planes and is designed for the effective fulfillment of its tasks as a transport aircraft, including logistics and transportation of equipment.

One of its major advantages is the capability of transporting the entire line of packaged goods, including large-sized sea freight containers.

About 200 companies from 14 countries are engaged in the An-178 industrial cooperation program.