Has the An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft in the world, been destroyed by Russian bombing in Ukraine?
A clash between Russian and Ukrainian helicopters allegedly took place over Hostomel Airport. According to unconfirmed reports, the only existing An-225 Mriya aircraft (Cossack...
The Antonov An-225 Mriya destroyed by fire in its hangar in Ukraine
The world's largest aircraft, the Antonov An-225 Mriya (registered UR-82060) is destroyed by fire in its hangar in Gostomel Airport, Ukraine. The news was...
Why the world’s largest turboprop Antonov An-22 came to Ostend Airport…
A special delivery needed an oversize charter aircraft to meet timeframe, as a damaged undersea pipe demanded an instant responseAntonov Airlines has a fleet...
Antonov An-124-100 suffers engine failure during take-off at Ostend-Bruges Airport, Belgium
On November 26, 2019, surge of the second engine of the AN-124-100-150 (UR-82072) of Antonov Airlines occurred. The aircraft was running with speed of...
Russian An-30 military propeller plane violated Swedish airspace south of Blekinge
On Friday night, a Russian Antonov An-30 military aircraft violated Swedish airspace south of Blekinge. Swedish fighter planes followed the incident and photographed the...
Ukrainian court grounds five Volga-Dnepr Antonov An-124 Ruslan aircraft
On 28 May, the Podolsky District Court of Kyiv has - on request of the General Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv -...
Libyan Arab Air Cargo Antonov An-124 destroyed during military clash at Tripoli Airport
A Libyan Arab Air Cargo Antonov An-124, registered 5A-DKN, got destroyed at Tripoli Airport during military clashes. In 1994, the cargo aircraft first operated...
Antonov Airlines puts giant An-225 Mriya aircraft into commercial operation as demand for heavy-lift capacity surges
The largest aircraft in the world has a 250-tonne capacity and is ready to help customers with high volume or oversized shipments after routine...
Antonov An-12 crashes near Geneina Airport, Sudan – 18 passengers and crew members feared dead
On 2 January, a Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-12 aircraft crashed near Geneina Airport, Sudan, 5 minutes after take-off. Eighteen people, including four children,...
[Update] Avgeek only: Antonov An-225 to the UK on 29 August, heading towards Athens on 30 August
On 29 August, an Antonov AN225 "Mriya" landed at Brize Norton at 20:37 (UTC +1) after overflying Rotterdam, Colchester London and Cirencester. Brize Norton...
Antonov signs agreement on the An-225 Mriya with China
Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov Company (included into Ukroboronprom SC) and Aerospace Industry Corporation of China (AICC) have signed a cooperation agreement on the AN-225...
Military Antonov An-26 crashes in Eastern Ukraine; 26 dead, only one survivor
On 25 September, an Antonov An-26 military aircraft (registration currently unknown) crashed in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, east of the country. The aircraft with 27...
Russian Antonov-124 cargo plane seized by Canadian government at Toronto Pearson Airport
The Canadian government has seized a Russian cargo aircraft, an Antonov 124, at Toronto Pearson Airport. The plane has been grounded at the airport...
Antonov to rebuild world’s biggest cargo plane, the An-225 “Mriya” at a cost of $500 million
On 7 November, Antonov Company, the state-owned Ukrainian manufacturer of the world’s largest cargo plane, announced plans to rebuild the An-225 aircraft.
The...
Warsaw’s Chopin Airport welcomes the Antonov 225
On 14 April, Warsaw Chopin Airport welcomed the only Antonov An-225 "Mriya" as operation "Cargo dla Polski" (Cargo for Poland) begins.A premiere for...
Anchorage airport closed for bomb alert, forcing the An-225 Mriya (among others) to divert
Anchorage, Alaska, one of the world’s busiest cargo airports, has been closed this Saturday 2 May in the morning for a bomb threat towards...
Sydney Airport welcomes Antonov An-124 Ruslan “Volga-Dnepr”
Sydney Airport today welcomed an Antonov An-124 Ruslan, the airport proudly tweeted these images on Twitter. Impressive!
Movie on Sydney Airport Facebook
Volga-Dnepr grounds its Antonov An-124 fleet indefinitely
Volga-Dnepr Group has “put safety first” and made the decision to ground all its An-124s, following a recent emergency landing at Novosibirsk after an...
The 19 people onboard an Antonov An-28 alive after emergency landing in Siberia
An An-28 plane with 2 crew and 17 passengers on board that disappeared from radar in Siberia on Friday has been found, along with...
Volga-Dnepr Airlines brings its first Antonov An-124-100 back into the skies
Volga-Dnepr Airlines, the expert in super heavy and outsized air cargo transportation, has re-started the An-124-100 commercial operations.The first plane has taken off after...