The acceptance of the third An-148 aircraft assembled by Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (VASO) under a contract with Russian Ministry of Defense has been completed by the ministry, IA REGNUM, reports with reference to the enterprise’s press-service.
According to the source, the enterprise completed the state testing of this liner in April.
A total of 15 An-148-100E short-haul aircraft will be delivered to Russian Ministry of Defense by VASO during 2013-2017 period. The first jet of the type was inspected by Russian Minister of Defense, Sergey Shoygu, on November 8th 2013.
