Antonov An-148

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Antonov An-148
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An artists' conception of the An-148.
Type	Airliner
Manufacturer	Antonov
Maiden flight	December 17, 2004
Introduced	April 2005
Status	In design/certification process
Primary users	Polet Airlines Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise
Unit cost	US$18-22 million

The Antonov An-148 is a regional jet aircraft produced by the Ukrainian aircraft firm Antonov. It will complete certification tests during the second half of 2006. There are plans to certify this airplane according to European JAR-25 standards.

The AN-148 aircraft is a high-wing monoplane with twin jet turbine engines mounted in pods under the wing. This arrangement protects the engines and wing structure against damage from foreign objects (FOD). A built-in auto-diagnosis system, auxiliary power unit, high reliability, as well as the wing configurating allow the AN-148 to be used at poorly equipped airfields. Modern flight and navigation equipment, multifunctional displays and a fly-by-wire system enable the AN-148 aircraft to operate day and night, under IFR and VFR weather conditions on high density air routes. The An-148 cockpit features five 6 inch by 8 inch LCDs built by Russia’s Aviapribo and fly-by-wire flight controls (using technologies developed for the An-70 cargo transport).

The AN-148-100 regional aircraft is the main, and currently the only model of the AN-148. It seats 70 passengers at 34 in. pitch (864 mm) or up to 80 passengers at 30 in. pitch (762 mm) in a one class 2×3 seating layout. The aircraft is also configurable in a multiple-class layout which can carry fewer passengers. For Siberian operators, Antonov plans a model with a higher gross weight and additional fuel capacity in the center tank, extending the range with 75 passengers from 1,187 nm to 1,943 nm. An “E” variant is also planneed to offer a special 2,752-nm-range, which would serve as a platform for the "E1", capable of for non-stop Moscow-Vladivostok (3,777 nm) services carrying 44 passengers. <ref>http://www.ainonline.com/Features/regionalbusaircraft/an74tk300.html</ref>

The list price for the aircraft has been set at $17 million USD. Antonov claims direct operating costs will be 25-30 percent lower than an Embraer 170.

In April 2005, the An-148, received its first order from Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC) leasing company and the airline company Krasair signed a lease agreement for 10 aircraft with an option on 5 units valued at $270 million.<ref>Ryzhkin, Sergey. "Aircraft for the Provinces", Kommersant, 2005-06-07. Retrieved on 2006-06-26.</ref>

1 Variants
2 Specifications (An-148-100B)
3 Notes
4 Related content

[edit] Variants

Variant for 40-45 passengers with a range up to 7000 km
Variant for 10–30 passengers with a range up to 8700 km
Cargo variant with the side cargo door to handle pallets and containers
Cargo-passenger variant for mixed airlift
Special purpose variants (ambulance, different types of monitoring etc.).

Other variants with foreign made engines with thrust of 6000 – 8000 kgf are being considered.<ref>AN-148. Antonov.com. Antonov ASTC (2004). Retrieved on 2006-06-27.</ref>

Current orders
Russia	48
Polet	20
Pulkovo	18
KrasAir <ref name="second_test">Second plane was built (Russian) (2005-04-19).</ref>	10
Ukraine	33
Aerosvit	10
South Airlines	6
DonbasEnergo	5
Ukrainian Air Transportation Company	3
Lugansk Airlines	2
Ilyich Avia	2
Air Urga	2
Crimea-Trial	2
"ЕES-avna"	1
Kazahstan	8
Berkut Air <ref name="31Aug2006">Kyiv-based AVIANT completing assembling first AN-148 for Kazakh company (2006-08-31).</ref>	1
Scat Air <ref name="31Aug2006"/>	7
TOTAL	81