Russia's flagship air carrier Aeroflot is currently discussing the purchase of 25 Antonov An-140 planes from the Samara aviation plant Aviakor, the plant's CEO Alexey Gusev said on Wednesday.
"Aeroflot is showing great interest in these 25 planes," Gusev said.
The An-140 is a short-range turboprop airliner, developed by Russia's Antonov design bureau as a replacement for the An-24 series aircraft. It can carry up to 52 passengers or can be used as a patrol or military transport aircraft.
Aviakor is part of the Russian Machines holding under the control of the financial industrial group Basic Element, owned by oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Aviakor currently builds the Antonov An-140 and Tupolev Tu-154.
August 17 (RIA Novosti)
