Antonov An-148
{{short description|Regional jet designed and built by Antonov}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox aircraft
| name = An-148/An-158
| image = File:Антонов_Ан-148_01-02,_Киев_-_Антонов_(Гостомель)_RP29608.jpg
| caption = Antonov An-158
| type = Regional jet airliner
| national_origin = Ukraine
| design_group = Antonov
| manufacturer =
| builder = Antonov Serial Production Plant{{cite web |url=http://www.antonov.com/products/air/air-liner/AN-148/index.xml?locale=en |title=Ukrainian Antonov Design Bureau original AN-148 Specification |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://timetravel.mementoweb.org/memento/2011/http://www.antonov.com/products/air/air-liner/AN-148/index.xml?locale=en |archive-date=25 January 2018 }}
Voronezh Aircraft Production Association{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}
| first_flight = 17 December 2004 (An-148)
28 April 2010 (An-158)
| introduction = 2 June 2009
| retired =
| produced =
| primary_user = Ministry of Defence (Russia)
| more_users = Cubana de Aviación(historical)
Angara Airlines
Air Koryo
| number_built = 47{{cite web|url=http://russianplanes.net/planelist/Antonov/An-148|title=Rеестр самолётов типа Антонов Ан-148|publisher=russianplanes.net|access-date=31 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803031623/http://russianplanes.net/planelist/Antonov/An-148|archive-date=3 August 2016|url-status=live}}{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
| status = In service
| program cost = US$ 592 million
{{cite web| url = http://www.aex.ru/docs/3/2010/9/29/1167/| title = Корпорация "Иркут" – Техническое описание Ан-148-AEX.RU| access-date = 17 January 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131004232058/http://www.aex.ru/docs/3/2010/9/29/1167/| archive-date = 4 October 2013| url-status = live| df = dmy-all|language=Russian}}
| unit cost = US$20-30 million for An-148{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
US$28-30 million for An-158{{cite news|last1=Сороковая|first1=Екатерина|last2=Пядушкин|first2=Максим|date=21 July 2010|title=ИФК заказала 20 самолетов Ан-158|trans-title=IFC has Ordered 20 An-158 Aircraft|url=http://www.ato.ru/content/ifk-zakazala-20-samoletov-158|work=Air Transport Observer|language=ru|publisher=A.B.E Media|access-date=11 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111181640/http://www.ato.ru/content/ifk-zakazala-20-samoletov-158|archive-date=11 January 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Зверева|first1=Полина|date=29 August 2013|title=Cubana de Aviacion получает третий Ан-158|trans-title=Cubana de Aviacion gets a third An-158|url=http://www.ato.ru/content/cubana-de-aviacion-poluchaet-tretiy-158|work=Air Transport Observer|language=ru|publisher=A.B.E Media|access-date=11 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105140558/http://www.ato.ru/content/cubana-de-aviacion-poluchaet-tretiy-158|archive-date=5 January 2014|url-status=live}}
| developed_from = Antonov An-74
| variants =
| developed_into = Antonov An-178
}}
The Antonov An-148 ({{langx|uk|Антонов Ан-148}}) is a regional jet designed and built by Antonov of Ukraine. Development of the aircraft was started in the 1990s, and its maiden flight took place on 17 December 2004. The aircraft completed its certification programme on 26 February 2007. The An-148 has a maximum range of {{convert|2100|–|4,400|km|nmi mi|abbr=on}} and is able to carry 68–85 passengers, depending on the configuration.
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/society/20/03/2018/5ab0f8e99a7947133994cdf4|title=Ространснадзор предписал приостановить полеты Ан-148 после катастрофы|website=РБК|date=20 March 2018 |access-date=2018-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529135109/https://www.rbc.ru/society/20/03/2018/5ab0f8e99a7947133994cdf4|archive-date=29 May 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russia-grounds-all-an-148-planes-over-safety-fears-after-plane-crash-60882|title=Russia Grounds All AN-148 Planes Over Safety Fears After Plane Crash|access-date=2018-03-20|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229235053/https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russia-grounds-all-an-148-planes-over-safety-fears-after-plane-crash-60882|archive-date=29 December 2018|url-status=live}} In addition, Cubana grounded its An-158 fleet as of May 2018 due to several technical issues with the aircraft.{{Cite web|url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2018/05/17/cubana-de-aviacion-grounds-its-antonov-158-fleet|title=Cubana de Aviación Grounds Antonov 158 Fleet|last=Diaz|first=Pablo|date=17 May 2018|website=Airline Geeks|language=en|access-date=18 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518215115/https://airlinegeeks.com/2018/05/17/cubana-de-aviacion-grounds-its-antonov-158-fleet/|archive-date=18 May 2018|url-status=live}} Until late 2018,{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} the Antonov An-148 aircraft was also being produced in Russia by Voronezh Aircraft Production Association; however, due to the souring political relationship between Ukraine and Russia, production in Russia was discontinued.{{Cite news|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/asset/25573|title=Flight International, World Airliner directory - special report|access-date=2018-11-14|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323192416/https://www.flightglobal.com/asset/25573|archive-date=23 March 2019|url-status=live}} The last Russian-built An-148 was completed in October 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://36on.ru/news/people/79813-v-voronezhe-ispytyvayut-posledniy-layner-an-148-sobrannyy-dlya-minoborony-foto|title=Появились фото испытаний последнего АН-148, собранного в Воронеже для Минобороны|website=36on.ru|language=ru|access-date=19 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120095428/http://36on.ru/news/people/79813-v-voronezhe-ispytyvayut-posledniy-layner-an-148-sobrannyy-dlya-minoborony-foto|archive-date=20 January 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.rusaviainsider.com/russia-curtails-production-antonov-148-regional-jet/|website=Russian Aviation Insider|title=Russia curtails production of the Antonov An-148 regional jet|access-date=19 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120093929/http://www.rusaviainsider.com/russia-curtails-production-antonov-148-regional-jet/|archive-date=20 January 2019|url-status=live|date=24 October 2018}}
Development
File:Antonov An-148-100A, Antonov Design Bureau AN1195930.jpg
File:Antonov An-158, Antonov Design Bureau AN1688634.jpg
The beginning of the An-148 project dates to the early 1990s, when work on the Antonov An-74 passenger modification started, headed by Petro Balabuev. In 2001, the project was renamed An-148. The An-74 fuselage was extended and the new aircraft's wing design was created from scratch. The developers initially used Motor Sich D-436-148 engines. Other variants with Western-made engines with thrust of {{convert|58.86|-|78.48|kN| kgf lbf|abbr=on}} (such as the General Electric CF34 or Rolls-Royce BR700) are being considered.{{cite web |url= http://www.antonov.com/products/air/air-liner/AN-148/index.xml |title= An-148 |publisher= Antonov ASTC |access-date= 27 June 2006 |year= 2004 |archive-url= https://timetravel.mementoweb.org/memento/2011/http://www.antonov.com/products/air/air-liner/AN-148/index.xml |archive-date= 25 January 2018 |url-status= dead
}}
In 2002, production of the first three prototypes was begun at AVIANT. On 17 December 2004, the first prototype completed its maiden flight. The second prototype joined the testing programme in April 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.uacrussia.ru/en/models/civil/an-148/an-148_history/ |title=History of An-148 |publisher=United Aircraft Corporation |year=2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003132913/http://www.uacrussia.ru/en/models/civil/an-148/an-148_history/ |archive-date=3 October 2011 }} During the certification programme, the two prototypes performed about 600 flights in total.{{cite web |url=http://www.antonov.com/products/air/air-liner/AN-148/index.xml |title=AN-148 |publisher=Antonov Design Bureau |year=2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://timetravel.mementoweb.org/memento/2011/http://www.antonov.com/products/air/air-liner/AN-148/index.xml |archive-date=25 January 2018 }} On 26 February 2007, the aircraft, its D-436-148 engine and the AI-450-МS auxiliary power unit were certified by the Interstate Aviation Committee of Russia and the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine.
The An-148 is manufactured by the Ukrainian Kyiv AVIANT plant (now Antonov Serial Production Plant) and Russia's Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (VASO). On 28 June 2009, the first serially produced An-148, manufactured at VASO in Voronezh, took to the skies. Although numerous companies are involved in the project, at least 70% of the aircraft's hardware is made by Russian manufacturers.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} The An-148's list price is about $24–30 million. The main problem with the project has been increasing the aircraft's sluggish production rate. The then-independent AVIANT plant initially failed to satisfy to growing orders, leading to VASO's growing involvement in the aircraft's assembly. VASO announced in June 2017 that the two final Russian-assembled An-148s would be delivered, and the project would not see further development.{{cite web|url=https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2017/6/26/9063/|title=Russia will finish the production of the An-148 after completing the assembly of two aircraft – News – Russian Aviation – RUAVIATION.COM|website=www.ruaviation.com|access-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816020736/https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2017/6/26/9063/|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=live}} In early 2018, Ukraine affirmatively banned sales of Progress D-436 aircraft engines to Russia as a consequence of the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.{{cite web|url = https://tass.com/economy/990693 |title=Ukraine bans deliveries of D-436 civil aircraft engines to Russia |publisher=TASS, February 19, 2018|accessdate=September 19, 2022}}
For Siberian operators, Antonov plans a model with a higher gross weight and additional fuel capacity in the center tank, extending the range with 75 passengers from {{convert|2198|km|nmi mi|abbr=on}} to {{convert|3598|km|nmi mi|abbr=on}}. An "E" variant is also planned to offer a special {{convert|5100|km|nmi mi|abbr=on}} range, which would serve as a platform for the "E1", capable of non-stop Moscow-Vladivostok {{convert|6995|km|nmi mi|abbr=on}} services carrying 44 passengers.{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}
Design
File:Antonov An-148-100E, Angara Airlines AN2207570.jpg
Image:Antonov An-148-100E, Angara Airlines AN2208296.jpg
The An-148 aircraft is a high-wing monoplane with two turbofan jet engines mounted in pods under the wing. This arrangement protects the engines and wing structure against foreign object damage. A built-in autodiagnosis system, auxiliary power unit, and the wing configuration allow the An-148 to be used at poorly equipped airfields. Flight and navigation equipment features five {{convert|15|by|20|cm|in|abbr=on}} liquid crystal display panels built by Russia's Aviapribor and a fly-by-wire system, which enables the An-148 aircraft to operate day and night, under instrument flight rules and visual flight rules weather conditions on high-density air routes. Similar to the Boeing 737, the main landing gear rotates into the belly of the aircraft when in flight, with partial doors covering the legs, and the sides of the tires remaining exposed. Built-in entrance stairs enable boarding and disembarking the aircraft without extra ground equipment. The manufacturer claims high fuel efficiency of the Motor Sich D-436-148 engines.
The An-148-100 regional aircraft is the main model of the An-148. It seats 70 passengers at {{convert|864|mm|in|abbr=on}} or up to 80 passengers at {{convert|762|mm|in|abbr=on}} pitch in a one-class 2+3 seating layout. The aircraft is also configurable in a multiple-class layout which can carry fewer passengers, typically with four abreast business class.{{cite web|url=http://www.polet.ru/en/passengers/fleet |title=Aircraft fleet |work=polet.ru |access-date=27 May 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616034447/http://www.polet.ru/en/passengers/fleet|archive-date=16 June 2013}}
Variants
File:Air Koryo Antonov An-148-100B.jpg
File:An-158 UR-NTN (6086048444).jpg
File:Antonov_An-148-300MP_scale_model.jpg
;An-148-100A:main version of the An-148. It has a passenger capacity of 85 in a one-class dense configuration or 68 in a two-class configuration, and a range of {{convert|2100|km|nmi mi|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=[Actu] Variantes militaires de l'Antonov An-148 |url=https://redsamovar.com/2017/05/09/actu-variantes-de-lantonov-an-148/ |website=Red Samovar |date=9 May 2017}}
;An-148-100B:extended-range version, up to {{convert|3500|km|nmi mi|abbr=on}}
;An-148-100E:extended-range version, up to {{convert|4400|km|nmi mi|abbr=on}} and a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of {{convert|43.7|tonnes|kg lb|abbr=on}}
;An-148-200:unified with An-158 by the rear part of the fuselage. Hence maximum seating capacity is increased to 89 passengers in dense configuration, comparing to 85 for An-148-100. Planned for production in Kyiv with An-158.{{cite web|url=http://www.aviaport.ru/news/2012/12/07/245210.html|title="Антонов" готовит новую модификацию Ан-148|work=АвиаПорт.Ru|access-date=26 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226182907/http://www.aviaport.ru/news/2012/12/07/245210.html|archive-date=26 December 2014|url-status=live}}
;An-148-300:previously called An-168, business variant, seating 8-40 passengers, with a range up to {{convert|7000|km|nmi mi|abbr=on}}{{cite news|url=http://www.deagel.com/news/Atlant-Soyuz-Airlines-Signs-MoU-for-the-Purchase-of-30-An-148s-and-15-Tu-204SMs_n000006333.aspx|title=New customer of ANTONOV-148|work=Deagel|date=16 June 2009|access-date=8 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116052849/http://www.deagel.com/news/Atlant-Soyuz-Airlines-Signs-MoU-for-the-Purchase-of-30-An-148s-and-15-Tu-204SMs_n000006333.aspx|archive-date=16 January 2011|url-status=live}}
;An-148DRLV:proposed airborne early warning and control variant.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
;An-158:stretched fuselage version for 99 passengers in a one-class standard configuration.{{cite news|last1=Francis|first1=Leithen|title=Antonov discloses An-158 specifications|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/antonov-discloses-an-158-specifications-332823/|access-date=17 March 2010|work=Flightglobal|publisher=Flight International|date=28 September 2009|location=Beijing|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006002819/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/antonov-discloses-an-158-specifications-332823/|archive-date=6 October 2011|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Zaitsev|first1=Tom|title=Antonov points to 9 May for An-158 first flight|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/antonov-points-to-9-may-for-an-158-first-flight-339542/|access-date=17 March 2010|work=Flightglobal|date=16 March 2010|location=Moscow|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231230409/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/antonov-points-to-9-may-for-an-158-first-flight-339542/|archive-date=31 December 2012|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last1=Karnozov|first1=Vladimir|title=An-148 First Revenue Flight|url=http://www.airfleet.ru/arhiv/n3_2009/an-148_first_revenue_flight|access-date=17 March 2010|magazine=Air Fleet|issue=3|publisher=A4 Press|date=2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715182412/http://www.airfleet.ru/arhiv/n3_2009/an-148_first_revenue_flight|archive-date=15 July 2009}} Other changes include the installation of wingtip fences. The airplane successfully completed its first flight on 28 April 2010, with flight certification tests planned to be completed before the end of 2010;{{cite web|url=http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?shop=dae&modele=release&prod=114634&cat=3|title=Maiden Flight of AN-158 Has Been Fulfilled without Problems|access-date=26 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193324/http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?shop=dae&modele=release&prod=114634&cat=3|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=live}} on 3 March 2011, it was given Russian certification.{{cite news|last1=Kaminski-Morrow|first1=David|title=Russian authorities certificate An-158|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russian-authorities-certificate-an-158-353833/|access-date=3 March 2011|work=Flightglobal|publisher=Flight International|date=3 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104122927/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russian-authorities-certificate-an-158-353833/|archive-date=4 November 2012|url-status=live}} Nowadays, after flight and land test in night lands airports of Ecuador (Latacunga / Cotopaxi International Airport, 2806 m AMSL) and Bolivia (La Paz / El Alto International Airport, 4061 m AMSL) in November 2013 prepare documentation for obtaining correspondent supplements to the type certificate of this airplane.{{cite press release|author=|title=ANTONOV−158 completed tests in high mountains|url=http://www.antonov.com/news/285|publisher=Antonov|date=22 November 2013|access-date=7 January 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://timetravel.mementoweb.org/memento/2011/http://www.antonov.com/news/285?|archive-date=25 January 2018}}
;An-178:cargo variant, with a payload capacity of {{convert|15|tonnes|kg lb|abbr=on}}.{{cite news|title=Antonov Design Bureau begins to design An-178 transport aircraft|url=http://nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&listid=112297|access-date=17 March 2010|publisher=Radio Ukraine International|date=24 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220040508/http://nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&listid=112297|archive-date=20 February 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://delo.ua/biznes/ukraina/na-baze-an-158-namereny-sozdavat-gruzovye-samolety-137706/|title=На базе пассажирских Ан-158 намерены создавать грузовые самолеты|date=23 February 2010 |access-date=26 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007104632/http://delo.ua/biznes/ukraina/na-baze-an-158-namereny-sozdavat-gruzovye-samolety-137706/|archive-date=7 October 2011|url-status=live}} The wing outer panels (including winglets), front fuselage with cockpit and nosewheel leg come from the An-158. The cargo hold is slightly enlarged, and there is an extra pair of main-wheels on each side.{{cite news|url=http://aviationweek.com/paris-air-show-2015/latest-antonov-cargo-jet-show|title=Latest Antonov Cargo Jet on Show|date=15 June 2015|access-date=15 June 2015|work=Aviation Week|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623102645/http://aviationweek.com/paris-air-show-2015/latest-antonov-cargo-jet-show|archive-date=23 June 2015|url-status=live}} The An-178 was previously known as the An-148T,{{cite news |work=AINonline |title=Antonov flies new airlifter; seeks civil and military orders |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2015-05-08/antonov-flies-new-airlifter-seeks-civil-and-military-orders |given=Vladimir |surname=Karnazov |date=May 8, 2015 |department=Defense}} which would have had the Progress AI-727 turbofan as a potential power plant option.{{cite magazine |magazine=Image.UA |title=Advanced aeroengines designed at SE Ivchenko Progress |url=https://issuu.com/image.ua/docs/image.ua_2009.2/67 |department=Ukraine Aviation |pages=65–67 |year=2009 |number=2 |publication-date=March 27, 2009}}
;HESA IrAn-148:Designation of An-148 aircraft proposed for license production from knocked down kits in Iran.
Operational history
In April 2005, the Ilyushin Finance Leasing Company ordered the first series of An-148 for the Krasair airline. Lease agreement calls for ten aircraft with an option for five units valued at $270 million.{{cite news |last= Ryzhkin |first= Sergey |url= http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=583456 |title= Aircraft for the Provinces |date= 7 June 2005 |access-date= 26 June 2006 |publisher= Kommersant |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060708221055/http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=583456| archive-date= 8 July 2006 | url-status= live}}
On 2 June 2009, the first An-148 entered commercial service with the Ukrainian carrier Aerosvit.{{cite news |title=Antonov Design Bureau developing new aircraft on base of An-148, industrial ministry says |publisher=Interfax-Ukraine |date=9 June 2009 |url=http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/15291.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222143333/http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/15291.html |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live }} The first passenger flight was from Kharkiv to Kyiv; the aircraft had the civilian registration UR-NTA.{{cite news|last1=Karnozov|first1=Vladimir|title=Supporting An-148|url=https://www.ruaviation.com/docs/3/2010/11/1/2/|access-date=12 February 2011|publisher=Russian Aviation|date=1 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222023833/http://www.ruaviation.com/docs/3/2010/11/1/2/|archive-date=22 February 2011|url-status=live}} By November 2009, Aerosvit was operating the An-148 on the Kyiv–Odesa and Simferopol–Lviv routes, performing two flights a day with the average flight time of 4–5 hours.{{cite news|last1=Синицкий|first1=Алексей|date=1 November 2009|title=Antonov-148 jet enters in service in Russia|url=http://www.ato.ru/content/antonov-148-jet-enters-service-russia|work=Air Transport Observer|publisher=A.B.E Media|access-date=12 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307211501/http://www.ato.ru/content/antonov-148-jet-enters-service-russia|archive-date=7 March 2011|url-status=live}}
On 21 December 2009, the An-148 was put into service in Russia with Rossiya airline. The first passenger flight was FV135 from Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg to Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow. By 20 May 2010, Rossiya's An-148 fleet had accumulated a total of 915 flight hours and performed 710 landings.{{cite news|last1=Karnozov|first1=Vladimir|title=An-148 proves worthy of airline service|url=https://www.ruaviation.com/docs/2/2010/11/1/6/|access-date=12 February 2011|publisher=Russian Aviation|date=1 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221052833/http://www.ruaviation.com/docs/2/2010/11/1/6/|archive-date=21 February 2011|url-status=live}} Rossiya complained that the aircraft experienced some reliability problems.{{cite news|title=Rossiya slams An-148 reliability|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/rossiya-slams-an-148-reliability-347983/|access-date=2 October 2010|work=Flightglobal|publisher=Flight International|date=1 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324085142/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/rossiya-slams-an-148-reliability-347983/|archive-date=24 March 2017|url-status=live}} There were some technical problems with the aircraft, and pilot training could not be ramped up fast enough, leading to pilot shortages. However, by 2011 the situation had improved.{{cite news|title=An-148 monthly utilization rose to 270 flight hours|url=https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2011/1/19/110/|access-date=19 January 2011|publisher=Russian Aviation|date=19 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123171300/http://www.ruaviation.com/news/2011/1/19/110/|archive-date=23 January 2011|url-status=live}}
On 15 February 2010, the An-148 started international flights to the European Union (Poland) with the Aerosvit airline.{{cite web|url=http://kyivweekly.com.ua/style/etno/2010/04/01/112045.html|title=A wing to EU|publisher=Kyiv Weekly|date=1 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314115301/http://kyivweekly.com.ua/style/etno/2010/04/01/112045.html|archive-date=14 March 2012}}
On 18 April 2013, the first serial An-158 version was delivered to the Cuban flagship airline Cubana de Aviación. According to Antonov, Cubana additionally ordered two more aircraft,{{cite web|url=http://www.antonov.com/news/253?lang=en|title=The First AN−158 Has Entered into Operation|date=18 April 2013|access-date=27 May 2013|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://timetravel.mementoweb.org/memento/2011/http://www.antonov.com/news/253?lang=en|archive-date=25 January 2018}} while other sources report this order to be for ten aircraft.{{cite news |title=An-158 gearing up for new orders |publisher=Take-off Magazine |url=http://en.take-off.ru/news/102/598 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726003417/http://en.take-off.ru/news/102/598 |archive-date=26 July 2014 |access-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}
On 28 April 2013, Ukraine's Antonov aircraft maker handed over a third An-158 passenger airliner to Cuba and signed a contract for the delivery of three more.
In April 2016, Indian company Reliance defense limited and Antonov entered into an agreement to construct an aircraft based on An 148/ An 158 for defense and commercial purposes.{{cite news |url= https://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/news/defense-aviation-news/global-news-2016/may/2630-antonov-and-reliance-signed-moc-for-india-s-multi-role-transport-aircraft-program.html |title= Antonov and Reliance signed MoC for India's Multi-role Transport Aircraft program |date= 2 May 2016 |work= Air Recognition }}
In April 2017, Cubana de Aviación suspended its flights between Havana and Guantánamo due to "technical problems" with its An-158 fleet. The route from Havana to Holguín also had problems: of 116 planned flights in the first months of 2017, 38 were cancelled and 36 suffered significant delays.{{cite news |url=http://www.diariodecuba.com/cuba/1492781209_30551.html |title='Problemas técnicos' de los An-158 provocan retrasos y suspensiones en vuelos nacionales |language=es |trans-title='Technical problems' with the Antonov An-158 cause domestic flight delays and suspensions |work=Diario de Cuba |location=Havana |date=21 April 2017 |access-date=16 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527055032/http://www.diariodecuba.com/cuba/1492781209_30551.html |archive-date=27 May 2017 |url-status=live }} Yoanka Acosta, head of Cubana's commercial division, explained that the planes were leased from Ukraine but spare parts were sourced from Russia, so the state of conflict between the two countries had affected the supply of parts, making maintenance difficult. In late April, however, representatives from Antonov and Cubana met and signed a service agreement that extended the aircraft's navigation directives to 3,600 flights and guaranteed the supply of spare parts, although it did not specify a date for normalization.{{cite news |url=https://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2017-04-28-u1-e186450-empresa-ucraniana-antonov-y-cubana-aviacion-firman-acuerdo |title=Empresa ucraniana Antonov y Cubana de Aviación firman acuerdo |language=es |trans-title=Ukrainian company Antonov and Cubana de Aviación sign an agreement |work=CiberCuba |location=Havana |date=28 April 2017 |access-date=16 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083556/https://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2017-04-28-u1-e186450-empresa-ucraniana-antonov-y-cubana-aviacion-firman-acuerdo |archive-date=12 February 2018 |url-status=live }}
In March 2018, Rostransnadzor suspended all flights of An-148 in Russia after the crash on 11 February 2018.{{Cite web |url=https://vz.ru/news/2018/3/20/913437.html |title=ВЗГЛЯД / Ространснадзор приостановил эксплуатацию Ан-148 |access-date=15 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116001158/https://vz.ru/news/2018/3/20/913437.html |archive-date=16 November 2018 |url-status=live }}
In May 2018, Cubana de Aviación grounded its An-158 fleet after it received an order from the Cuban National Aviation Authority after "multiple and repeating failures (had) been found in complex systems, built by mechanical, hydraulic and electrical components, as well as computer performance algorithms", in addition to "evidence of design and manufacturing flaws, serious issues in flight control system, cracks in the structure and engine temperature increase above normal parameters".
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|+ Production ! Total !! 2018 !! 2017 !! 2016 !! 2015 !! 2014 !! 2013 !! 2012 !! 2011 !! 2010 !! 2009 !! 2008 !! 2007 !! 2006 !! 2005 !! 2004 | |||||||||||||||
|47 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
On 18 September 2023, the Ukrainian military intelligence claimed a raid against Chkalovsky Air Base, near Moscow, occurred. During which they claimed to have damaged an An-148.{{Cite news |date=2023-09-20 |author= Jake Epstein |title= Saboteurs 'blew up' aircraft at a Russian base in the latest in a string of attacks, causing 'hysteria,' Ukrainian military intelligence reports |language=en-US |work= Business Insider |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/saboteurs-blew-up-aircraft-russian-military-base-cause-hysteria-ukraine-2023-9?amp |access-date=2023-09-21}}
Orders and deliveries
The following sheet depicts all known orders and deliveries of An-148 aircraft. However it is unclear if all of them are currently operational:
Incidents and accidents
- On 5 March 2011, an Antonov An-148 (assembled by VASO) carrying test registration 61708 crashed during a test flight in Russia's Belgorod Oblast after an inflight breakup, killing all six crew members on board. An investigation commission found that the crew permitted the aircraft to accelerate more than 60 knots above its "Never Exceed" speed in an emergency descent, which led to the inflight breakup.{{cite news|last1=Hradecky|first1=Simon|title=Crash: Antonov A148 near Voronezh on Mar 5th 2011, in flight break up|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=438db1d5|access-date=5 March 2011|work=The Aviation Herald|date=5 March 2011}} Witnesses on the ground reported a wing had separated from the aircraft in flight. The aircraft was due to be delivered to Myanmar.
- On 11 February 2018, an Antonov An-148 operating as Saratov Airlines Flight 703, crashed shortly after takeoff near Ramenskoye, outside of Moscow. The aircraft was carrying 65 passengers and six crew members. There were no survivors. This is the first fatal commercial accident for this aircraft type.{{cite web |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20180211-0 |title=RA-61704 Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=11 February 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211173053/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20180211-0 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |df=dmy-all }}
Specifications
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|+ Antonov An-148 specifications{{cite web|url=http://www.antonov.com/aircraft/passenger-aircraft/an-148|title=AN-148|access-date=26 December 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://timetravel.mementoweb.org/memento/2011/http://www.antonov.com/aircraft/passenger-aircraft/an-148|archive-date=25 January 2018}}{{cite web|title=An-148 Flight Performance |url=http://www.uacrussia.ru:80/ru/models/civil/an_148/data/ |publisher=United Aircraft Corporation |access-date=15 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428042805/http://www.uacrussia.ru/ru/models/civil/an_148/data/ |archive-date=28 April 2010 |language=ru |url-status=dead }} {{Cite web |url=http://www.aviant.ua/eng/an-148_1_2.html |title=AN-148-200 Specifications |access-date=17 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715210134/http://www.aviant.ua/eng/an-148_1_2.html |archive-date=15 July 2007 |url-status=dead }} {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028173114/http://www.aviant.ua/eng/an-148_1_2.html |date=28 October 2007 }} ! Variant !148-100E !158 * |
Cockpit crew
| colspan=2 | 2 |
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Seats
| 68–85 | 86–99 |
Seat pitch
| 30–35 in | 30–34 in |
Cargo
| {{cvt|14.60|m3|cuft}} | – |
Length
| {{cvt|29.13|m|ftin|lk=on}} | {{cvt|30.83|m|ftin}} |
Wingspan
| colspan=2| {{cvt|28.91|m|ftin}} |
Wing area
| colspan=2| {{cvt|87.32|sqm|sqft}} |
Height
| colspan=2| {{cvt|8.19|m|ftin}} |
Cabin
| colspan=2 | {{cvt|3.15|m|ftin}} width × {{cvt|2.00|m|ftin}} height |
MTOW
| colspan=2 |{{cvt|43700|kg|lb}} |
Max. payload
| {{cvt|9000|kg|lb}} | {{cvt|5000|kg|lb}} |
OEW
| colspan=2 | {{cvt|22000|kg|lb}} |
Max. fuel
| colspan=2 | {{cvt|12050|kg|lb}} |
Turbofan (x 2)
| Progress D-436-148 | D-436 |
Thrust (x 2)
| {{cvt|6400|kgf|lbf kN|disp=out|lk=on}} | {{cvt|6830|kgf|lbf kN|disp=out}} |
Ceiling
| colspan=2 |{{cvt|12200|m |
|-
! Cruise
| colspan=2 | {{cvt|800 to 870|km/h|kn|lk=on}}
|-
! Range (75 pax/max PL)
| {{cvt|4400|km|nmi}}
| {{cvt|2500|km|nmi}}
|-
! Fuel burn
| {{cvt|1650|kg/h|lb/h}}
| {{cvt|1800|kg/h|lb/h}}
|-
! Takeoff (MTOW)
| {{cvt|1885|m|ft}}
| {{cvt|1900|m|ft}}
|}
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120821170412/http://www.antonov.com/aircraft/passenger-aircraft/an-148 Antonov An-148 page on the Antonov website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130411001236/http://www.antonov.com/aircraft/passenger-aircraft/an-158 Antonov An-158 page on the Antonov website]
- [http://www.spotters.net.ua/video/ Promotional video of the An-148 by Antonov]
- 3D-model [http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=42286d923b48dfcd63995fb119e59971 Antonov ASTC. An-148 twin jet airliner] for the ″3D Buildings″ layer inside Google Earth
- 3D-model [http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=d8a749c7265315e218225124bb08a0e An-148 jet aircraft take off, Kyiv] for the ″3D Buildings″ layer inside Google Earth
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