Air Transport Canada to send seized Russian An-124 to Ukraine The Canadian government decided to pass on a seized An-124 Ruslan freighter to Ukraine on February 27, 2022,… Ricardo MeierApril 18, 2023 Read More
History Antonov An-124 turns 40 If it does not have the majesty of the late An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft ever built and… Ricardo MeierDecember 26, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Massive Slon freighter could emulate 777X with folding wingtips Russian project that may result in one of the largest aircraft in the world, the freighter “Slon” (Elephant)… Thiago VinholesNovember 22, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Antonov Airlines expands An-124 cargo flights around the world After having its operational base at Gostomel Airport, near Kiev, hit in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Antonov… Ricardo MeierSeptember 28, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Final Antonov An-124 delivered can be recovered for flight Russia recently announced a plan to reactivate former Soviet jets to offset Western sanctions over the invasion of… Ricardo MeierJuly 11, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Slon, replacement for the An-124, had an improved design The TsAGI, Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute of Russia, has revealed a new configuration for the design of the “Slon”… Ricardo MeierJuly 7, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Antonov Airlines sets up new base in Germany Antonov’s management confirmed that it is setting up a new operations headquarters at Leizig International Airport, in Germany.… Thiago VinholesMay 17, 2022 Read More
Air Transport After incident, Volga-Dnepr grounds An-124 freighters fleet Volga-Dnepr, Russian airline focused on special cargo transport, decided to suspend flights with its Antonov An-124 planes after… Ricardo MeierNovember 26, 2020 Read More
Air Transport An-124 freighter suffered runway excursion after an uncontained engine failure Almost 23 years after suffering his last fatal accident, an Antonov An-124 freighter had a very serious incident… Ricardo MeierNovember 13, 2020 Read More
Technology Slon, the Russian super freighter, has scale model revealed The Russian Central Institute of Aerodynamics, known by the acronym TsAGI, released the first image of the “Slon”… Ricardo MeierNovember 9, 2019 Read More
Air Transport Famous for the An-124 cargo aircraft An-124, Volga-Dnepr would be in serious financial crisis Volga-Dnepr Airlines is one of the most unique cargo companies in the world. Arising in the midst of… Ricardo MeierNovember 3, 2019 Read More
Defense Russia plans its own successor to the Ukrainian An-124 Revealed by the Russian Aerohydrodynamics Central Institute (TsAgi) in 2017, the design of a new large-capacity transport jet has… Ricardo MeierFebruary 4, 2019 Read More