OREANDA-NEWS. August 05, 2011. By the end of 2011 the State Enterprise "Antonov" will produce the two more airplanes An-148, in the long term - will be released for mass production of airplanes. About this the Vice Prime Minister Boris Kolesnikov has informed during the transmission of the airplane AN-148 to aircraft "UIA" which took place today, on August 3, 2011 at the State Enterprise "Antonov".

The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine noted that he has no doubts regarding the fact that the will be orders for the planes of the Ukrainian manufacture. "Today the Ukrainian airlines willing to buy high-quality, reliable and cost-effective airplanes. There is a demand for Ukrainian aircraft produced by the State Enterprise "Antonov", - Kolesnikov said.

The President - General Constructor of the SE "Antonov" Dmitry Kiva noted that the State Enterprise "Antonov" is able to produce 50 aircraft of the AN (AN-148, AN-158) with proper support of the Government by 2015.