OREANDA-NEWS. May 04, 2011. On April 20, 2011 HRH Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation & Inspector General for Military Affairs visited ANTONOV Company.

During his visit the eminent guest familiarized with the modern programmes of ANTONOV, the newest technologies used in them. He also visited the shop of the stand tests and simulators. The especial emphasis was made on the AN-148 and AN-158 airplanes of a new generation. Although these airplanes are civil ones the Prince paid great attention to information about successful testing of the airplanes under the hot climate conditions as well as their possible operation from the RW of a different quality of pavement.

Summarizing the meeting, HRH noted that ANTONOV airplanes can be used worthy in the Middle East and expressed an interest in development of cooperation between Ukraine and Saudi Arabia in aviation branch.