KIEV, July 29 – The quick revival of military transport aviation in Ukraine under the conditions of the new challenges to the defense and territorial integrity of the state is possible by optimizing the existing resources of Antonov State Enterprise, former head of Ukrainian Avia-Transport Company (UATC) Vitaliy Popov said.

"The idea is that to bring the single state aircraft building joint-stock company to the global market that would operate under international standards and to raise investment and take orders first from western customers. The company could be created via the merger of all aviation and aircraft repair facilities that were previously transferred to Ukroboronprom on the basis of Antonov State Enterprise," he said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.