Kazakhstan, Astana, Jul. 24 / Trend K.Konirova /
Boshung-Sineks Company presented a new "510 Thrush" airliner in the Lakeside Akmola region of Kazakhstan allocated for aerial chemical work, the Kazakh Transport and Communications Ministry told Trend .
Taking into account a strategic task to ensure food security in the country and increase exports of domestic agricultural production, it is necessary to renew aircraft fleet used in the agro-industrial complex, the same source said.
Kazakh pilots well trained and holding an international certificate will demonstrate the aircraft. Engineering and technical staff, who also trained and practiced in the United States, will offer technical elucidation and consulting services.
According to the ministry, at present there are about 300 AN-2 airliners of Soviet production in Kazakhstan involved in aviation chemical work. The average exploitation term of this fleet is 32 years.
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