KHARKIV. Sept 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company (KSAMC) could sign contracts on supplying aircraft to Kazakhstan and China, Head of Kharkiv Regional Administration Ihor Rainin has said.
“We, jointly with Ukroboronprom and the Cabinet of Ministers are holding negotiations [on loading KSAMC with orders]. They are at the final stage. We plan that the contracts would be [signed] with Kazakhstan and China,” he said at a briefing during the “Innovation. Investment. Kharkiv Initiatives” international forum.
He did not disclose other details before the contracts are signed.
As reported, on June 16, 2015, the Ukrainian government transferred Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company and 410 Civil Aviation Plant from Antonov state enterprise to the management of Ukroboronprom state concern.
Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company is one of the leading enterprises in Ukraine’s aviation industry, and is the manufacturer of the multipurpose An-74 and short-haul An-140 aircraft.
