At Dubai Air Show ANTONOV will present four modern programs, while two of them for the first time there

ANTONOV Company will present four modern programs at Dubai Air Show – 2015, which is one of the biggest aerospace exhibitions, to be held within a period from the 8th to the 12th of November 2015.

The AN−178 transport will be presented at Dubai for the first time. This new aircraft developed to replace the famous AN−12 can be effectively operated under conditions of Near East and Africa.  

The second program−debutant is a project of light multipurpose aircraft of a new generation AN−132. It is realized by ANTONOV Company in cooperation with partners from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under participation of the world leading aviation companies.   

To perform various tasks of the aircraft operators in the region, airplanes of the AN−148 and AN−158 jets family can be used. In particular, the aircraft line to carry between 65 and 99 passengers is proposed. VIP passengers can comfortable travel over the distances up to 7000 km on the AN−148−100EA.  

Advanced maritime patrol AN−148−300MP is intended for maritime patrol and resistance to trespassers, electromagnetic radiation and communication facilities intelligence, pollution response role, SAR missions.

AN−148−100EM can be used to react to the emergency situations. The layout of the airplane includes ambulance compartment where installation of 2 to 6 specialized medical modules is foreseen to provide medical assistance to the injured persons.

«Participation in Dubai Air Show has a special significance for ANTONOV Company.  This is one of the biggest presentation possibility to address our partners and potential customers. Market of Near East and Africa is among our main priorities», − said Mykhaylo Gvozdov, Acting President, head of delegation of ANTONOV Company.

 

Maximus Air LLC is going to acquire civil variant of the AN−178

Dmytro Kiva, President – General Designer of ANTONOV Company, and Mohamed Al Qassimi, Director of Maximus Air LLC, signed MoU that confirms intentions of both companies to develop mutually beneficial cooperation.

Existing interaction on technical support of Ruslan AN−124−100 transport that belongs to Maximus airline will be developed. In particular, in direction of creating joint technical support base of AN aircraft and providing services on air carriages of large−size and outsized cargos.

Maximus Air LLC confirmed its interest in acquisition of the AN−178 transport in civil variant of ANTONOV production. Parties will take proper actions in this direction during March−April of current year. Companies also agreed to joint efforts in promotion of the AN aircraft to the market of UAE, countries of Middle East and North Africa, having noted that those aircraft met requirements of those regions operators in the best possible way.

As Mohamed Al Qassimi noted, “Since 2011, when ANTONOV was developed as united enterprise, Maximus level of trust to ANTONOV has been risen. This became the base letting us go together in direction of expanding our cooperation”

ANTONOV Companyis the leading enterprise of Ukraine, realizing the full circle of creation of modern aircraft – from preproject scientific researches to construction, testing, certification, serial production and aftersale support. ANTONOV aircraft carry passengers and cargoes from 2,5 to 250 t, extinguish the fire, explore minerals, deliver humanitarian cargoes and evacuate injured, work fields and forests, perform various tasks of both civil and military organizations of 75 countries of the world.

Maximus Air LLC today is the largest all−cargo airline in UAE, specializing in wet leasing aircraft and transportation of oursized air cargo to countries of Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia. The air carrier’s fleet consists of 8 aircraft, including one ANTONOV AN−124−100, two Illyushin IL−76TD and five Airbus A300−600RP2F.