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Oct 07, 2009 (newstodate): Operators, registered in the EU, og the AN-26 and AN-26B freighter aircraft are relieved by the EASA certification of the aircraft on September 28, 2009.
Operated had feared that the eventual certification might be only a limited certification, as once envisaged, exempting the aircraft's engines and APU.
A total of 17 AN-26 and AN-26B ramp-loading freighter are currently operated by carriers in Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary and Poland, mainly serving integrators like DHL with regional freight feeder services.
Opponents to the certification of the aging Soviet-built aircraft argued in vain that the existing Western-built fleets of ATR and ATP freighters burn only half the fuel and are more environmentally friendly than their Soviet counterparts.
Operated had feared that the eventual certification might be only a limited certification, as once envisaged, exempting the aircraft's engines and APU.
A total of 17 AN-26 and AN-26B ramp-loading freighter are currently operated by carriers in Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary and Poland, mainly serving integrators like DHL with regional freight feeder services.
Opponents to the certification of the aging Soviet-built aircraft argued in vain that the existing Western-built fleets of ATR and ATP freighters burn only half the fuel and are more environmentally friendly than their Soviet counterparts.