Antonov An-38

An-38
Antonov An-38-100 of Vostok Aviation Company
General information
Type	Turboprop regional airliner
Manufacturer	Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association
Designer	Antonov
Status	In limited service
Primary user	ALROSA
Number built	11 (2 operational)
History
Introduction date	2000
First flight	23 June 1994
Developed from	Antonov An-28

The Antonov An-38 is a stretched and upgraded version of Antonov's earlier An-28. It is a twin-engined turboprop transport aircraft, designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in Kyiv, Ukraine. Production is in Novosibirsk, Russia, but some crucial parts are also made in Ukraine and Belarus. It first flew in 1994, and received international flight certification in April 2000. A total of 11 were built and 2 remain in airline service as of August 2019.^[1] A recent documentary says that only one remains in service with ALROSA Airlines in 2021.^{[2][unreliable source]}