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COVER STORY<br />
In a separate interview, Andriy<br />
Blagovisniy, Antonov Airlines<br />
Commercial Director, echoed the<br />
same to Air Cargo Update, saying,<br />
“Business is growing. We increased<br />
our sales team. We now keep 66.7<br />
percent of the whole market and<br />
there is prospect for more growth.”<br />
Blagovisniy said the race among<br />
countries in the aerospace industry<br />
and the United States' resolve to<br />
increase its dominance in the<br />
outerspace is fueling growth for<br />
super heavy cargo which Antonov<br />
dominates.<br />
“We work in different industries oil<br />
and gas, energy, industrial, maritime,<br />
and the growing aerospace sector,”<br />
said Blagovisniy who studied aircraft<br />
engineering and international<br />
relations in Ukraine. “We fly<br />
everything. We can fly even trains<br />
and ships. In the aerospace industry,<br />
we transport satellites from<br />
production facilities to launch points.<br />
The US and Europe are our main<br />
markets.”<br />
The two said Antonov Airlines<br />
continue to tap innovative ideas to<br />
keep up with the changing times. It<br />
recently developed two new plane<br />
models which the global aviation<br />
industry could potentially benefit<br />
from.<br />
“We want people to be aware that<br />
here we are, a Ukrainian carrier, not<br />
perceived as a sensitive nation to<br />
deal with. We're very flexible to the<br />
customers' needs. A friendly team<br />
that can be as personal and flexible<br />
as a customer wants,” said Witton.<br />
And while Antonov AN-225<br />
Mriya's production line had closed a<br />
long time ago, technology continues<br />
to be harnessed and introduced to<br />
the world's only super cargo carrier<br />
to ease its load of providing lift to the<br />
heaviest cargo up for delivery on all<br />
corners of the planet.<br />
OlegAntonov:<br />
The man behind the Antonov planes<br />
Oleg Antonov, a prominent<br />
aircraft designer, was the<br />
man behind the legendary<br />
Antonov planes. He was<br />
credited for establishing the<br />
Antonov Design Bureau in<br />
Kiev, Ukraine, now known as<br />
Antonov Airlines, in honor of<br />
his legacy.<br />
A man of many talents,<br />
Antonov passed away on<br />
April 4, 1984 at age 78. His<br />
death came just a month<br />
after he received the gold<br />
Tupolev Medal, the highest<br />
award in Soviet aerospace<br />
construction.<br />
U k r a i n e o ffi c i a l l y<br />
recognized Antonov as a<br />
D o c t o r o f S c i e n c e ,<br />
A c a d e m i c i a n o f t h e<br />
Academy of Science of the<br />
Ukrainian SSR (1968), Hero<br />
of Socialist Labor (1966).<br />
Prior, he was elected as a<br />
member of the Supreme<br />
Soviet of the USSR of the<br />
5th, 6th & 7th convocations.
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