The Regional Air Liner AN-140

The UNIAN Archive. The Regional Air Liner AN-140 in the air. On Tuesday, April 25, 2000 on the Antonov Aircraft Scientific and Technical Complex (ASTC) was conducted the ceremony of presentation of the type certificate on the airliner An-140. The certificate is recognized by more than 20 States, among which are - the USA, France and other leading aviation States. According to the Antonov ASTC experts' data, the AN-140 exceeds all the western analogs by the speed for 50-70 km/ hour, by the size of luggage premises -- 1.1-1.2-fold and by capacity - 1.1-1.2-fold. The maximum commercial load makes up 6 tons, the maximum passenger capacity - 52 persons, the practical flight range with passengers - 2100 km. The question of An-140 price is still open. According to the Antonov ASTC data, the price is $8-10 millions, while the leadership of producer - the Kharkiv-based State Aircraft Works declared, that the air liner can cost $6-26 millions. Photo by UNIAN