Design Bureau 153 (OKB-153) was established in 1946 thanks to the outstanding aircraft designer Oleg ANTONOV. It is exactly the time the world famous Design Bureau 153 (OKB-153) was established in 1946 thanks to the outstanding aircraft designer Oleg ANTONOV. It is exactly the time the world famous ANTONOV Aeronautical Scientific Technical Complex originated in. Experienced staff, design bureau, vast test laboratories’ facility, experimental facility, flight test and finishing facility stand for ANTONOV Aeronautical Scientific Technical Complex today. More than one hundred types and modifications of different class and purpose aircraft were created by the company since that time. The reliability of design, economic efficiency, flexibility in utilization and multi-purpose capability, the possibility of operation from unpaved airfields and maintenance simplicity are the advantages of ANTONOV types’ aircraft. All these took shape in the development of the newest An-148 aircraft family.