April 1, 2010, Aviation Explorer - Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex. AEX.ru Antonov (Kiev) is developing a passenger version of the An-225 Mriya, which will be called the AN-248. This is a Ukrainian ship will compete to the largest to date passenger liner Airbus A380, which can carry one flight up to 525 passengers. AEX.ru
"Now the A380 is practically no competition. It is idle niche. We closely monitor the creation and first results of operation of A380 and decided that our An-248 has no less potential. All operating time is almost ready. The plane flies. To overstaffed cargo ship in the passenger can take anywhere from 3 to 4 months. The new model will be called the An-248, by analogy with the AN-148. We believe that it has a great future ", - said General Designer of Antonov Design Bureau. Antonov D. Kiva. Preliminary negotiations have shown that the AN-248 will be of interest primarily to companies from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE. Also expressed some interest and some major Russian companies. According to project data, AN-248 can carry up to 715 passengers in a single-class layout and up to 605 complete with individual personal luxury cabins for VIP. The cost of one such ship shall not exceed $ 280 million.
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"Now the A380 is practically no competition. It is idle niche. We closely monitor the creation and first results of operation of A380 and decided that our An-248 has no less potential. All operating time is almost ready. The plane flies. To overstaffed cargo ship in the passenger can take anywhere from 3 to 4 months. The new model will be called the An-248, by analogy with the AN-148. We believe that it has a great future ", - said General Designer of Antonov Design Bureau. Antonov D. Kiva. Preliminary negotiations have shown that the AN-248 will be of interest primarily to companies from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE. Also expressed some interest and some major Russian companies. According to project data, AN-248 can carry up to 715 passengers in a single-class layout and up to 605 complete with individual personal luxury cabins for VIP. The cost of one such ship shall not exceed $ 280 million.
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