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The Antonov An-158 is a stretched fuselage version of the aircraft, accommodating up to 100 passengers. Following a crash in February 2018, all An-148 and An-158 in Russia were grounded by the Russian Ministry of Transport. [3] [4] In addition, Cubana grounded its An-158 fleet as of May 2018 due to several technical issues with the aircraft. [5]
Since independence, Antonov has certified and marketed both Soviet-era and newly developed models for sale in new markets outside of the former soviet sphere of influence. New models introduced to serial production and delivered to customers include the Antonov An-140, Antonov An-148 and Antonov An-158 regional airliners.
English: Before the first presentation of the new type - An-158, the stretched version initialy defined as An-148-200. The parts of An-148's airframe (2nd prototype, UR-NTB, 0102) were used. The parts of An-148's airframe (2nd prototype, UR-NTB, 0102) were used.
The aircraft involved was a twinjet Antonov An-148-100E, c/n 41-03, carrying test registration 61708. [6] It was operating its 32nd flight, in preparation for delivery to the Myanmar air force. [2] Just days before the accident, the type had been granted extended certification. [3]
The Antonov An-178 (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-178) is a short-range medium-airlift military transport aircraft designed and produced by the Ukrainian Antonov company. Based on the Antonov An-158 (An-148-200), the project was announced on 5 February 2010.
Antonov An-148; Antonov An-178; Antonov An-180; Antonov 181; Antonov An-218; Antonov An-225 Mriya; Antonov An-325; K. Kostroma Air Enterprise; T. Viktor Tolmachev
The 68- to 99-seat Antonov An-148, designed and produced by Antonov in Ukraine, made its maiden flight on 17 December 2004 after a development started in the 1990s. It was certified on 26 February 2007 and introduced in 2009. The stretched An-158 can seat 99 passengers.
Saratov Airlines Flight 703 was a domestic passenger flight from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Orsk Airport in Russia. On 11 February 2018, the aircraft serving the flight, an Antonov An-148-100B, crashed shortly after take-off, killing all 71 people on board – 65 passengers and six crew members.