 The company plans to build more than 200 of the aircraft.On 18 December 2015, Antonov and Тaqnia Aeronautics signed a Memorandum to deliver 30 An-178s to the Royal Saudi Air Force.Taqnia's President, Ali Mohammed Al−Ghamdi, noted that the An-178 had been selected because "its price and low operational costs are important advantages in comparison with other airplanes of this class".