OREANDA-NEWS. On April 17, 2008 Ukraine and Peru have signed an agreement on the creation of a technical center to service Ukraine-made An series aircraft, the Industrial Policy Ministry of Ukraine reported.

About 70 Antonov planes are used in South America.

The agreement will also help promote Ukrainian products in the Latin American market.

The aircraft made by Ukraine's Antonov engineering complex are reliable and effective. They can be used for different purposes, land on unpaved airfields, and are easy to service. Thanks to these qualities, over 1,500 An planes were exported to over 50 countries of the world. In all, over 22,000 Antonov planes have been built.