Antonov Allows Russia To Produce An-148s.

The Voronezh Air Construction Company signed an agreement with Antonov on November 25, that allows the former to produce the An-148 regional jet. Almost 68% of the components for the plane will be produced in Russia. The only distributor of these jets in Russia, Illishyn Finance Company, announced that it had received several orders from Russian companies. In addition, Kazakhstan announced it was interested in purchasing 7 jets. Concorde Capital: The upcoming expansion of An-148 markets will boost business for Motor Sich (MSICH: BUY), which equips the planes with D-436-148.