"Antonov" plans to produce 70 planes in 5 years

"Antonov" plans to produce 70 planes in 5 years

By the marketing plan of the Antonov State Enterprise (Kyiv) it is expected to release at least 70 aircrafts within the next 5 years.

UNIAN reports.

"A clear marketing plan has been set up for "Antonov" based on expert assessment, forecasts by independent experts and leading companies, taking into account the prospective markets and potential of each product range in these markets, and it is based on the whole array of current agreements with partners," - said in a message.

In particular, according to the marketing plan, the capacity of the world market for medium-sized transport aircrafts is estimated at 900 aircrafts in the next 15 years. "Antonov" plans to supply during 5 years 20 AN-178 aircrafts to customers from CIS, Asia and Africa, as well as Turkey.

We will add that the "Antonov" has plans to return to the competitive market of regional passenger aircrafts.

Previously, it was reported that the net profit of the State Aircraft Concern "Antonov", which is part of the state holding "Ukroboronprom", in January-June 2017 amounted to UAH 22.7 million.