Antonov An-140

An-140
Antonov An-140. Hostomel Airport, Ukraine, 2008
Role	Airliner
Designer	Antonov
First flight	17 September 1997
Introduction	2002
Status	Operational
Primary users	Ministry of Defense (Russia) Yakutia Airlines Antonov Airlines Motor Sich
Produced	1997–present
Number built	34(as of November 2014[update])
Unit cost	US$9 million

The Antonov An-140 is a turboprop regional airliner, designed by the Ukrainian Antonov ASTC bureau as a successor to the Antonov An-24, with extended cargo capacity and the ability to use unprepared airstrips.

First flown on 17 September 1997, the 52 passenger An-140 is manufactured at the main production line in Kharkiv by KHDABP, in Samara by Aviakor, and assembled under license by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) in Iran as the IrAn-140. Assembly in Kazakhstan has also been discussed in tri-partite discussions between the Kazakh government, Ukraine and Russia.

As of May 2013^[update], a total of 25 Antonov An-140 aircraft are in airline, military and police aviation service, with a further 19 firm orders. There are also several prototypes and test airframes at the three manufacturing sites. The An-140 is currently operated by the following organizations:

Since its introduction in 2002, the Antonov An-140 has been involved in five accidents and incidents, including four hull-loss accidents, resulting in 111 occupant fatalities. Of the aircraft lost, three were HESA IrAn-140 aircraft built in Iran from knock-down kits supplied by Antonov.

Data from www.antonov.com

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