Editing Antonov An-28 (section)

{{short description|Utility transport aircraft by Antonov}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
 |name= An-28
 |image= File:PZL-Mielec An-28, Chaika Avia Company AN1414321.jpg
 |caption= Antonov An-28 in 2008
 |type= Short-range [[airliner]], [[utility aircraft]]
 |builder= WSK [[PZL Mielec]]
 |design_group =[[Antonov]]
 |first_flight= September 1969
 |introduction= 1986
 |retired=
 |status= In service
 |primary_user= [[Aeroflot]] (former)
 |more_users=
 |produced= 1975–1993
 |number_built= 191
 |developed_from= [[Antonov An-14]]
 |variants=[[PZL M28]]
 |developed_into= [[Antonov An-38]]
}}

The '''Antonov An-28''' ([[NATO reporting name]] '''Cash''') is a twin-engined light turboprop transport aircraft, developed from the [[Antonov An-14]]M. It was the winner of a competition against the [[Beriev Be-30]], for use by [[Aeroflot]] as a short-range airliner.<ref name="airliners.net">{{cite web|author=Lundgren, Johan (1996–2006)|url=http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=38|title=The Antonov/PZL Mielec An-28|work=[[Airliners.net]]|publisher=AirNav Systems LLC|access-date=1 July 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060618095400/http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=38| archive-date= 18 June 2006 | url-status= live}}</ref> It first flew in 1969. A total of 191 were built and 16 remain in [[airline]] service as at August 2015.<ref>Morrison, Murdo; Fafard, Antoine (31 July 2015). "World Airliner Census 2015". Flightglobal Insight. Flight International (Flightglobal, published 11 August 2015)</ref> After a short pre-production series built by Antonov, it was licence-built in Poland by [[PZL-Mielec]]. In 1993, PZL-Mielec developed its own improved variant, the [[PZL M28 Skytruck]].