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Antonov to the Arctic

Ukrainian-owned An124 operator Antonov Airlines and Netherlands forwarder First Class Freight have moved an urgently needed marine propulsion unit from Hong Kong to Houston. It was needed to ensure the safety of a cruise ship due to set off for the Arctic. The move was complicated by the shape and size of the unit. Antonov Airlines had only three weeks to design and build a frame and complete the transportation. It ... [+]

From Stavanger to Singapore – Antonov to the rescue

Ukraine-owned, Germany-based heavylift carrier Antonov Airlines has moved 95 tons critical oil and gas equipment Stavanger, Norway to Changi, Singapore in partnership with Golden Aviation. An oil company chartered the Antonov-124-100 for the complex 7,700-mile mission, which required specialized loading equipment at both the departure and arrival points. Despite the logistical ... [+]

Quick work keeps Chile plant working

Ukrainian-owned specialist carrier Antonov Airlines NEO Air Charter and Logwin have moved parts for a quicklime kiln from Italy and Brazil for a wood production plant in Chile. The parts, totalling about 80 tons,  needed to be changed during a plant shutdown in a strict timeframe. The movement was organised from Italy ... [+]

America’s Cup yacht takes to the air with Antonov Airlines

Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines has flown an AC75 yacht and equipment for the American Magic team from Providence, Rhode Island, to Barcelona, Spain for the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup. Logistics partners GAC Pindar and Solent Freight Services charted an An124, the world’s largest transport aircraft to deliver the yacht, 22 meters ... [+]

Antonov asserts its independence

Ukrainian-owned outsized freighter operator Antonov Airlines has launched its own website at https://antonov-airlines.aero/. It follows discontinuation of its cooperation with general sales and service agent, Dreamlifts. The state-owned enterprise operates an fleet of cargo aircraft including five AN-124-100 “Ruslan” aircraft with payloads of up to 150 tonnes. The fleet continues ... [+]

Ukraine carrier keeps the lights on in Japan

Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines has delivered a power plant rotor from Atlanta, Georgia to Nagoya, Japan on board one of its An-124-100M aircraft. The 53-tonne piece was transported in a bespoke specific frame manufactured specially for this mission along with a ramp manufactured by Antonov`s in-house engineers. The rotor had been repaired in ... [+]

Ukraine carrier still delivering the goods

Ukrainian carrier Antonov Airlines has delivered Intelsat commercial satellite to Cape Canaveral  on one of its AN-124-100M aircraft. It flew the components from Moffet Federal Airfield in California, to NASA’s Shuttle Landing Facility in Titusville, Florida, USA, for a launch by the US aerospace company SpaceX. The 55,000kg cargo consisted of ... [+]

AN124 is the only option for turbine move

Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines and broker Air Charter Service have moved an oversized solar turbine from San Bernandino, US to Avalon, Australia on board an AN-124-100 aircraft. Due to the size of the cargo - 67 tons, 11.3 metres long and m length and 3.63m high - . the AN-124-100 aircraft ... [+]

Machines on the move with Antonov Airlines

Antonov Airlines and XPO subsidiary RXO Air Transport have moved CNC machinery from Milan, Italy to Hamilton, Canada in two flights on one of the Ukranian carrier’s AN-124-100 aircraft.  The 169-ton cargo consisted of five pieces including three unusually high and narrow machines used to manufacture electric vehicle parts in one ... [+]

Antonov completes island AOG move

Antonov Airlines and broker Air Partner have moved an aircraft engine and critical tooling from Luxembourg to Lajes island in the Azores, on board one of the Ukranian carrier’s AN-124-100M aircraft. The cargo weighing about 75 tonnes was loaded using the aircraft equipment and an external 48-ton mobile crane sourced by ... [+]