New regional jet takes off from St. Petersburg, Russia
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Saturday, December 26, 2009
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The new Antonov An-148 jet made its first commercial flight from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Moscow on Thursday.
Starting with one of the busiest regional routes in Russia new Antonovs are to connect the other major destinations throughout Europe.
The new aircraft was designed in the Ukraine by the famous Antonov design bureau and is manufactured in Voronezh, Russia. The twinjet features a high-wing design, glass cockpit and 68 passengers cabin with a 3.5 thousand km range at the average 800 km/h cruising speed.
The first serial airplane has recently joined the fleet of Rossiya (the "Russia") airline under lease contract with Ilyushin Finance Company.
[edit] Sources
- "First Russian-built jet takes flight" — BigPond, December 25, 2009
- "Russian-built An-148 starts revenue flights" — Flight Global, December 24, 2009
- "Russia is the first to operate An-148" — Rossiya (airline), December 24, 2009
