Ukraine, Russia to complete trials of An-70 aircraft by February 1

14:07 18.10.2013
Ukraine

Ukraine and Russia have agreed to complete the trials of An-70 aircraft by February 1, 2014.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said this at a government meeting on Thursday.

"We have agreed to complete the joint flight tests of the best-in-class An-70 transport aircraft so as to make a decision on its mass production by February 1 next year," Azarov said.

The premier added that at a meeting of the committee on economic cooperation of the Ukrainian-Russian intergovernmental commission in Kaluga the sides had agreed to resume mass production of An-124 planes equipped with Ukrainian engines.

Adapted from ukrinform

 

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