China eyes production of An-70

The Antonov Design Bureau is in negotiations with China’s AVIC aerospace firm to create a joint venture that would build Antonov’s An-70 aircraft in China, Delo reported this morning. Yegor Samusenko: We see this news as positive for Motor Sich (MSICH), which produces engines for Antonov airplanes. Assembling the An-70 in China would decrease the Ukrainian share in the value chain of the airplane, but we believe Motor Sich would be able to retain its role as engine supplier: the company currently supplies engines even for pure Chinese airplanes.