Both Russia and China will sell aircraft to Burma in 2010, news agencies reported on Thursday.The Antonov An-148 (Flightglobal)
Burma will buy two Antonov-148 passenger planes from Russia's United Aircraft Corporation and three MA-60 transport aircraft from the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC) this year, according to Russia's Itar-Tass news agency and the Flightglobal Website.
According to Itar-Tass, the An-148 is a short-haul plane designed to transport 7-90 passengers. Its maximum flying range is 5,000 kilometres at a cruising speed of 820-870 kilometers per hour. The estimated value of An-148 is around US $20 million.Flightglobal said the planes, which will be used for “passenger and VIP” transport, will be delivered no later than 2011.
Burma will receive the transports from CATIC in September with help from a Chinese government preferred loan scheme, according to a Xian Aircraft official quoted by Flightglobal.
Flightglobal also said Burma is depending on aging Fokker F27s and is unable to source military equipment from the West due to trade sanctions.
In 2009, Russia and Burma signed a contract for the purchase of 20 MiG-29 jet fighters at a cost of nearly 400 million euros (US $570 million).
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