OREANDA-NEWS. On August 27, 2009 The Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has attended ANTONOV Aeronautical Scientific Technical Complex, got familiarized with the process of design of planes and talked to labour collective of the design bureau.

“I can see colossal potential in aviation domain in Ukraine, no branch can compete with you,” the Head of Government stressed and added that ANTONOV Aeronautical Scientific/Technical Complex is one of the enterprises that even in crisis times highly carries the authority of national aircraft building.

The Prime Minister emphasized that nowadays Ukraine is among the four world countries dealing with complex construction of planes: starting from design and ending in production. According to Yulia Tymoshenko, in order to preserve Ukraine as one of the world leaders of aircraft building last year the Government devised an effective program on financial and organizational invigoration of the branch: “I am convinced by the end of 2009 we will complete financial invigoration of the branch”.

Moreover, the Head of Government informed the next stage of invigoration of the domain appears reconstruction and modernization of key enterprises in the system of production of aircrafts for which UAH 3.5 billion is needed: “already this year we plan to start a large-scale reconstruction and modernization of our national aviation area”. Besides, according to her, “we should demonstrate to our foreign partners an ability and obligation of the country in implementation of contracts”. 

Yulia Tymoshenko congratulated employees of the enterprise on Aviation Day and promised support of the Government: “the words of support of the Government mean, first of all, organizational and financial support. The support will always be with you. And the glory you earn with your work for Ukraine will always be with Ukraine”.

The Prime Minister also attended an airdrome in Gostomel city where she saw the planes and got acquainted with work of a test-flight station.