Amazing Antonov Airlines (ADB)
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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 — 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). 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.
Main article: Battle of Antonov Airport
At the outbreak of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukrainethe An-225 Mriya was at its home base of Antonov Airport in Hostomel undergoing an engine swap. During the Battle of Antonov Airport the site was captured by the Russians, and the An-225 was destroyed. UkrOboronProm said that: "The restoration is estimated to take over 3 billion USD and over five years. Our task is to ensure that these costs are covered by the Russian Federation, which has caused intentional damage to Ukraine's aviation and the air cargo sector." Other Antonov Airlines aircraft were diverted to Leipzig/Halle Airport upon completion of commercial missions, from where the airline continued operations with five An-124 aircraft
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| Founded | April 1989; 34 years ago | ||||||
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| Hubs | Leipzig/Halle Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8-10* (5 active, refer to fleet summary) | ||||||
| Parent company | Antonov | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine | ||||||
| Website | antonov.com | ||||||
Antonov Airlines fleet current.
Antonov Airlines fleet
Aircraft In
fleet Orders Registration Notes
Antonov An-22A Antei 1 — UR-09307 In Kyiv during attacks, damaged
Antonov An-28 1 — UR-NTE Sustained minor damage inside hangar
Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan 2–3* (2 active) — UR-82029
UR-82072
UR-82073 UR-82073 in Kyiv during attacks, condition unknown
Antonov An-124-100M Ruslan 4 (3 active) — UR-82007
UR-82008
UR-82009
UR-82027 UR-82009 in Kyiv during attacks, damaged inside hangar during refit.
Antonov An-178 ? — UR-EXP Condition unknown
Former Inventory Fleet Antonov airlines
Former fleet
The An 225 was destroyed in February 2022.
The following Antonov Airlines aircraft were destroyed in 2022 during the Battle of Hostomel Airport:
Antonov An-26-100 (UR-13395)
Antonov An-74T-100 (UR-74010)
Antonov An-225-100 Mriya (UR-82060
The airline's fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of 2009):
3 further Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan
2 Antonov An-12 (stored)
1 Antonov An-26
1 Antonov An-74
Antonov Airlines also operated the following aircraft for the Antonov Design Bureau:
1 Antonov An-28
1 Antonov An-32
3 Antonov An-140
2 Antonov An-148
Ongoing heritage
Antonov Company (Ukrainian: Державне підприємство «Антонов»), formerly the Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex named after Antonov (Antonov ASTC) (Ukrainian: Авіаційний науково-технічний комплекс імені Антонова, [АНТК ім. Антонова]), and earlier the Antonov Design Bureau, for its chief designer, Oleg Antonov, is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and services company. Antonov's particular expertise is in the fields of very large aeroplanes and aeroplanes using unprepared runways. Antonov (model prefix "An-") has built a total of approximately 22,000 aircraft, and thousands of its planes are operating in the former Soviet Union and in developing countries
Antonov Company is a state-owned commercial company originally established in Novosibirsk, Russia.
The Antonov An-2 ("kukuruznik"—corn crop duster; USAF/DoD NATO reporting name Colt[
The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, lit. 'dream' or 'inspiration' (Cossack)
| Role | Strategic airlifter |
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| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Antonov |
| First flight | 27 February 1965 |
| Introduction | 1967 |
| Status | In limited service |
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| Primary users | Russian Aerospace Forces Aeroflot Antonov Airlines |
| Produced | 1966–1976 |
| Number built | 68 |
