Antonov Airlines
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| Founded | April 1989 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Leipzig/Halle Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Hostomel Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 (refer to fleet summary) | ||||||
| Parent company | Antonov | ||||||
| Headquarters | Leipzig, Germany since April 2022[1] | ||||||
| Net income |  US$216 million (2018)[citation needed] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Antonov Airlines is a Ukrainian cargo airline, a division of the Antonov aviation company. It operates international charter services in the oversized-cargo market. Its main base is Leipzig/Halle Airport since April 2022, as Hostomel Airport Installations and Structure near Kyiv were severe damaged.
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1989 through a marketing agent agreement with Air Foyle to market Antonov An-124 Ruslan cargo charters worldwide. This relationship ended in June 2006. The same month Antonov Airlines and another large player in the global specialty air cargo business, Volga-Dnepr Airlines (Russia), established a joint venture company – Rusland International[2] — where each company has a 50% stake. The joint operation of the Ukrainian and Russian fleets allows them to share the combined An-124-100 commercial fleet of seventeen aircraft (twelve of which belong to Antonov Airlines).[3] The unique Antonov An-225 was destroyed in February 2022 when Russia attacked the state of Ukraine. [4] In 2017 Antonov Airlines opened a United Kingdom office at London Stansted Airport, with a first flight in February by an Antonov An-124 Ruslan.[5]
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
At the outbreak of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the An-225 Mriya was based at Antonov Airport in Hostomel undergoing repair.[6][7] During the Battle of Antonov Airport the site was captured by the Russians twice and destroyed it in its hangar at Hostomel Airport.[8][9][10][11][12] A report by the Ukrainian edition of Radio Liberty stated that the airplane was destroyed on 24 February,[13] which was confirmed by Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba[14] and by UkrOboronProm, Antonov's parent organisation.[6] The Antonov company initially refused to confirm or deny the reports,[15][13][16] On the 4 March, a news report by Russia's Sate TV broadcaster showed the An-225 destroyed.[17] Satellite imagery and a press release by UkrOboronProm[6] showed also.[18] UkrOboronProm said that they planned to rebuild the plane at the Russians' expense.[6][4] Most was not remained useful.
Notable operations
- An 88-ton water turbine for the Tashtakumska Hydroelectric Plant from Kharkiv to Tashkent;
- Civil engineering vehicles to deal with the consequences of the earthquake in Spitak, Armenia;
- Vehicles and systems for resolving the Persian Gulf crisis (mine clearance bulldozers, mobile electric stations, special mine, and oil-clearing boats, humanitarian assistance);[19]
- A 135.2 ton Siemens generator from Düsseldorf, Germany, to Delhi, India, was air-lifted by an An-124;[20]
- Nuclear fuel in special containers from Habaniya, Iraq, to Yekaterinburg, Russia, under the United Nations program for disarmament of Iraq;
- A 102-ton locomotive from London, Ontario, Canada, to Dublin, Ireland;[21][22]
- A 70-ton generator was flown to Lahore, Pakistan, from Doncaster Robin Hood, United Kingdom, for power station needs;
- A 140-ton generator was flown from Zagreb, Croatia, to Cebu, Philippines for replacement on one of two generators which was hit by lightning.[23]
- A 187.6 ton power plant generator from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, Germany, to Yerevan, Armenia (listed in the Guinness Book of Records[24])
- A 95-ton Putzmeister concrete pump from the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, United States, to Japan to assist with the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant[25]
- On 20 July 2015 a 76-ton single piece electrical transformer was flown from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, China, to Karachi, Pakistan, for Quaid-e-Azam solar park power project.
- Delivery of two Max Bögl TSB maglev trains from Munich, Germany to Chengdu, China.[26]
Fleet Operational
The Antonov Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of 5 April 2022[update]):[27]
| Aircraft | In fleet |
Orders | Registration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan | 2 | — | UR-82029< UR-82072 |
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| Antonov An-124-100M Ruslan | 3 | — | UR-82007 UR-82008 UR-82027 |
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| Total | 5 | Preferring Humanitary Help Cargo | ||
Fleet Inoperational
The Antonov Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of 5 April 2022[update]):[28][29][30]
| Aircraft | In fleet |
Orders | Registration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonov An-22A Antei | 1 | — | UR-09307 | Damaged according to video[31] |
| Antonov An-28 | 1 | — | UR-NTE | Sustained minor damages inside Hostomel main hangar |
| Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan | 1 | — | UR-82073 (in Kyiv during attacks) | Damaged |
| Antonov An-124-100M Ruslan | 1 | — | UR-82009 (in Kyiv during attacks) | Damaged inside hangar during refit.[32][33][34][35] |
| Antonov An-178 | ? | — | UR-EXP | Condition unknown |
| Total | 4–5* | |||
*Until conditions of all the Inoperational aircraft in Hostomel are restored, those are not inserted as current fleet.
The airline's fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of 30 March 2022[update]):[36]
- 3 further Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan
- 2 Antonov An-12 Damaged
- 2 Antonov An-26 Destroyed † UR-13395 Full Burned down
- 2 Antonov An-74 Destroyed † UR-74010 Full Burned down
- 1 Antonov An-132 Damaged
- 1 Antonov An-225 Mriya † Destroyed UR-82060 during the Battle of Antonov Airport.[17][4][37]
Antonov Airlines also operated the following aircraft for the Antonov Design Bureau:1 Antonov An-28, 1 Antonov An-32, 3 Antonov An-140 and 2 Antonov An-148
References
- ^ "Antonov Airlines Company transferred Operations further from Germany". 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 76.
- ^ "Volga-Dnepr | Company Profile". Volga-Dnepr Airlines. n.d. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
The airline operates a unique fleet of ramp aircraft comprising of 12 Antonov-124-100 'Ruslan' and five Ilyushin-76 freighter aircraft
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 17 January 2021 suggested (help) - ^ a b c Guy, Jack (28 February 2022) [2022-02-27]. "World's largest cargo plane damaged in Ukraine". CNN. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
The enormous aircraft, named 'Mriya,' or 'dream' in Ukrainian, was parked at an airfield near Kyiv when it was attacked by 'Russian occupants,' Ukrainian authorities said, adding that they would rebuild the plane. 'Russia may have destroyed our 'Mriya'. But they will never be able to destroy our dream of a strong, free and democratic European state. We shall prevail!' wrote Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Twitter. There has been no independent confirmation of the aircraft's destruction. A tweet from the Antonov Company said it could not verify the 'technical condition' of the aircraft until it had been inspected by experts
- ^ "UK office handles Antonov Airlines charter". aircargonews. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Russians destroy An-225 «Mriya», it will be restored at the expense of the occupant" (Press release). UkrOboronProm. 27 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Kulisch, Eric (27 February 2022). "The 'Dream' is dead: Air cargo wonder destroyed in Ukraine". FreightWaves. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
A Ukrainian defense industry association said the AN-225 will be restored at Russia's expense, which it put at $3 billion. Rebuilding the plane would take five years, it said.
- ^ Key, Aero (24 February 2022). "Antonov An-225 Mriya is safe". KEY.Aero. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Antonov, Dmytro (24 February 2022). "Дмитрий Антонов". Facebook. Retrieved 25 February 2022.[self-published source?]
- ^ ANTONOV Company [@AntonovCompany] (25 February 2022). "We don't have accurate information about #AN225 Mriya" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022 – via Twitter.
We don't have accurate information about #AN225 Mriya. Now in Gostomel (it is the region where airfield base) still fighting continues, according to the latest information (24.02.2022) the plane was intact
- ^ Breaking Aviation News & Videos [@aviationbrk] (27 February 2022). "Reports that the unique Antonov An-225, the largest plane in the world is on fire at Hostomel Airport" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ OSINT_Canada [@canada_osint] (27 February 2022). "Satellite imagery matches the paneling type of the hanger, and ground level photo's match the open back and from the of hanger" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022 – via Twitter.
Satellite imagery matches the paneling type of the hanger, and ground level photo's match the open back and from the of hanger. I believe we can confirm the #An225 has been destroyed
- ^ a b У результаті російської атаки згорів найбільший в світі літак «Мрія» [As a result of the Russian attack, the world's largest aircraft "Mriya" burned down]. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Ukrainian). 27 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022. У результаті повітряної атаки російських військ на аеропорт Гостомель під Києвом був спалений один із найбільших та найпотужніших літаків у світі українського виробництва АН-225 «Мрія». Про це Радіо Свобода повідомили два поінформованих джерела на підприємстві «Антонов» та підтвердив міський голова міста Буча [As a result of an air attack by Russian troops on Gostomel Airport near Kyiv, one of the largest and most powerful Ukrainian-made AN-225 "Mriya " aircraft in the world was burned. This was reported to Radio Svoboda by two informed sources at the Antonov enterprise and confirmed by the mayor of Bucha]
- ^ Kuleba, Dmytro [@DmytroKuleba] (27 February 2022). "This was the world's largest aircraft, AN-225 'Mriya' ('Dream' in Ukrainian). Russia may have destroyed our 'Mriya'. But they will never be able to destroy our dream of a strong, free and democratic European state. We shall prevail!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Antonov Defers Comment After Reports Say An-225 Destroyed". Aviation Week & Space Technology. 27 February 2022. ISSN 0005-2175. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
Ukrainian aircraft maker Antonov deferred comment after multiple officials and news outlets reported that the An-225 Mriya heavy airlifter was destroyed during fighting at an airport near Kyiv
- ^ Antonov [@AntonovCompany] (27 February 2022). "Update on the information of #AN225 "Mriya" aircraft: Currently, until the AN-225 had been inspected by experts, we cannot report on the technical condition of the aircraft. Stay tuned for further official announcement" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Aldin [@aldin_ww] (4 March 2022). "Russian State TV report from Gostomel Airport in Kyiv. Sadly An-225 completely destroyed" (Tweet) (in English and Russian). Retrieved 4 March 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "AN-225 Destroyed by Russian forces at Gostomel". airlineratings.com. 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Antonov Airlines | Company Profile". Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "World's largest aircraft, An-225, emerges to set new lift record". Archived from the original on 20 August 2009.
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- ^ "looking at Irish rail past and today". Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
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- ^ Pavey, Rob (31 March 2011). "SRS pump will head to Japan". The Augusta Chronicle. ISSN 0747-1343. LCCN sn83016181. OCLC 956073125. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
The pump was moved Wednesday from the construction site in Aiken County to a facility in Hanahan, S.C., for minor modifications, and was trucked to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, where it was picked up by the world's largest cargo plane, the Russian-made Antonov 225, which flown it to Tokyo
- ^ "Antonov flies maglev trains in a single flight". No. 1 July 2020. Global Cargo News. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
Antonov Airlines has completed a unique cargo delivery of two Max Bögl TSB maglev trains from Munich, Germany to their customer Chengdu Xinzhu Road & Bridge Machinery Co. Ltd., Chengdu, China in cooperation with KN Airlift GmbH company
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- ^ Basseto, Murilo (27 February 2022). "Fontes na Antonov afirmam que foi destruído o An-225 Mriya, o maior avião do mundo" [Antonov sources claim that the An-225 Mriya, the world's largest plane, was destroyed]. AEROIN (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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