Rustam Minnikhanov visits leading aircraft building enterprise of Ukraine

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov is in Ukraine with a working visit. In Kiev Head of republic visited a flight-test base of the State Enterprise “Antonov” and production departments of this main aircraft building enterprise in Ukraine.

Accompanied by the president and general designer of SE “Antonov” Dmitry Kiva, the Tatarstan President saw product line of the enterprise, including the world’s largest aircraft An-225 “Mriya” and new transport aircraft An-70. Production of the latter is meant to be organized at KAPO named after Gorbunov in Kazan.

Rustam Minnikhanov also visited the hall of static tests, assembly departments, and acquainted with work of the flight simulator complex and complex of computer design.

During the visit to SE “Antonov” negotiations with participation of the Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov were held. The parties discussed organization of An-70 production in Kazan.