OREANDA-NEWS. March 16, 2009. Gov’t pays great attention to the development of aviation area and support of aircraft construction enterprises.

The Minister of Industrial Policy of Ukraine Volodymyr Novystky informed during the meeting of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko with labour collective of State Aircraft Plant Aviant.

“The Government has a blueprint of the development of aviation domain and it contains clear solutions for every enterprise, every design office, all the steps to be taken,” Volodymyr Novystky stressed. 

He also added the Government is working over the steps that are to be made to support and improve the operation of Aviant plant. Notably, a serious activity is being conducted into signing significant contracts on production of planes.

In his turn, general director of the Aviant State Aircraft Plant Valerii Kozorezov underlined that in 2008 the plant had received system assistance from the Government for the first time. So, the funds had been transferred also for preparation of production of An-148 and for filling of the statutory fund. Furthermore, he imparted last year UAH 90 mn were transferred and UAH 30 mn more - this year.

“It proves the Government has chosen a strategic course towards the development of the aviation domain,” Valerii Kozorezov said.