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For more than 20 years the primary production activities of KSAMC have involved aircraft designed by Antonov ASTC. The company manufactured the An-72 light transport and its modifications operating in the USSR Air forces; in the early 1990s the company switched to the production of the An-74 for the commercial aviation needs and since 1999 it has been producing the regional turboprop An-140.
The big number of An-74 modifications symbolizes KSAMC's aspiration to offer multipurpose modular basis vehicle to its customers. Designed as a military transport aircraft, the An-74 can today perform both civil and military missions.
The An-74TK-300VIP modification proves the company's will to strengthen its positions in the top sector of the prestigious market niche of the corporate middle-fuselage aircraft. The company aims at offering to the customers the aircraft providing the combination of high standards of comfort, aesthetic appeal, and excellent performance at more attractive price compared to that of its competitors. The unbeatable advantage of the new aircraft is the widest in its class passenger cabin providing the maximum possibilities to modify its interior.
The other modification of the aircraft - the unique An-74T-200A - remains the only light turboprop in series production able to compete with such turboprops as G-222 (Italy), C-27J Spartan (Italy/the USA) and CASA CN-295 (Spain). The aircraft is equipped with modern digital navigation complex that considerably lessens workload on pilots. Mounting digital navigation equipment in the new semi glass cockpit allowed reducing the crew of the An-74T-200A to two pilots. Today the An-74T-200A is one of the best solutions to update the fleet of light transport and special-missions aircraft of many world countries.
Another novelty manufactured at KSAMC - the regional turboprop An-140 of the 100 modification - is the most modern aircraft in its category with the lowest operational costs compared to its other 50-seat analogues. The realization of the program of the An-140 production demanded the complex re-equipment of KSAMC facilities, optimization of production process, integration of new solutions in the field of technology at all the production stages and implementing the system of tight control of units delivered from subcontractors.
At present, combining the high fuel efficiency with the biggest flight range among the aircraft in its class, the biggest payload and the high level of comfort for passengers, the An-140-100 is an ideal aircraft for regional airlines.
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