Antonov expects the second Mriya to bring in $30 million annually

Antonov expects the second Mriya to bring in $30 million annually

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Destroyed aircraft AN-225 “Dream”
photo by Dmytro Larin,

Antonov’s management expects that the second Mriya will be able to bring in $30 million in profit every year and pay for itself in 15 years.

This is stated in articles EP.

Now the company is spending its working capital on the construction of the new “Mria”, and the design work on the plane costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, if you count with the salaries of the employees.

But in the end, the management of “Antonov” believes that the new “Mriya” will be able to bring at least 30 million dollars in profit every year and will pay for itself in 15 years.

It should be noted that before the full-scale invasion of Russia, the entire aircraft fleet of Antonov Airlines, consisting of eight aircraft, brought in 30 million dollars a year.

“Mriya” itself rarely found customers for exceptionally large shipments of 200 tons of cargo, and could make two or three flights a week, after which it would take a month to wait for the next ones.

The new management of “Antonova”, on the other hand, believes that it will be able to find customers and increase the profitability of the new “Mriya”.

“We have already managed to double the profitability of our An-124 “Ruslan” in foreign currency. This was achieved by reducing costs and increasing tariffs. The previous management spent much more money on fuel, maintenance, parking, food and services than we do now,” – Viktor Avdeev, Deputy General Director of Antonov State Enterprise, noted.

The cost of the new An-225 is preliminarily estimated at 500 million dollars, but it will be adjusted in the future. The final amount of the construction of the new “Mria” will be known when the destroyed plane is disassembled and the first ground tests are carried out.

Read more in the article: War and corruption at “Antonov”. Will Ukraine ever be able to resume aircraft construction?

We remind you:

On the first day of the full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the Russian invaders destroyed in Gostomel, the flagship of Ukrainian aviation – the An-225 “Mriya” aircraft. An-74 and An-26 were also destroyed as a result of the fighting. Five more were damaged: An-12, An-22 “Antey”, An-28, An-132D and An-124 “Ruslan”.

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