The Antonov is the world’s famous Ukrainian
air lifter company. This company produced the world’s biggest air lifter, An-225
Mriya (Ukrainian: Ан-225 Мрія, ‘dream’ or ‘inspiration. The AN-178 flew in a very
short time after the roll-out ceremony. The company was established during Soviet
rule. As a general rule, it was dependant on other soviet states to fly
aircraft. Antonov is free from Russian sub-products
now. The company offered AN-158 to Turkey as passenger aircraft. The Ukrainian
company wants to cooperate with Turkish defence and aviation companies on
AN-178. It also offers an AN-70 air lifter
to the Turkish Air Force. It is worth listening to the advantages of aircraft.
TurDef interviewed Antonov General
Manager Sergeii Bychkov and asked the most
frequently posed questions about Antonov and Turkey.