Aircraft
Antonov Steps Up Plans for An-188 Airlifter
The Ukrainian manufacturer wants to offer an alternative
Ukrainian airframer Antonov brought the new twinjet An-178 airlifter to Le Bourget. (Photo: Mark Wagner)
Ukrainian airframer Antonov brought the new twinjet An-178 airlifter to Le Bourget. (Photo: Mark Wagner)

Ukrainian airframer Antonov has brought the new twinjet An-178 airlifter to Le Bourget, and yesterday provided details on its proposed four-engine An-188 airlifter at a press conference here. Dmytro Kiva, president and general designer, also talked of the company’s problematic relationship with Russian partners.