KIEV, May 12 – The completion of a second An-225 Mriya transport aircraft with a carrying capacity of 250 tons requires at least $300 million, but if the financing is provided, its exploitation could be started in three years, Antonov Airlines CEO Kostiantyn Lushakov told Interfax-Ukraine.

"The need for financing to complete the second Mriya aircraft is estimated at no less than $300 million. If the contract is signed today, I think that in three years the aircraft could start to be flown by an operator," he said.