Английская Википедия:Antonov Airlines

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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 Hostomel Airport near Kyiv. In the aftermath of the Battle of Hostomel Airport, Antonov relocated its remaining aircraft to Leipzig/Halle Airport.

History

Early years

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.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Шаблон:Main At the outbreak of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Шаблон:Nowrap was at its home base of Antonov Airport in Hostomel undergoing an engine swap.Шаблон:R 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."Шаблон:R 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.

Notable operations

• An 88-ton water turbine for the Tashtakumska Hydroelectric Plant from Kharkiv to Tashkent;Шаблон:Citation needed
• Civil engineering vehicles to deal with the consequences of the earthquake in Spitak, Armenia;Шаблон:Citation needed
• Vehicles and systems for resolving the Persian Gulf crisis (mine clearance bulldozers, mobile electric stations, special mine, and oil-clearing boats, humanitarian assistance);
• A 135.2 ton Siemens generator from Düsseldorf, Germany, to Delhi, India, was air-lifted by an An-124;
• Nuclear fuel in special containers from Habaniya, Iraq, to Yekaterinburg, Russia, under the United Nations program for disarmament of Iraq;Шаблон:Citation needed
• A 102-ton locomotive from London, Ontario, Canada, to Dublin, Ireland;
• A 70-ton generator was flown to Lahore, Pakistan, from Doncaster Robin Hood, United Kingdom, for power station needs;Шаблон:Citation needed
• A 140-ton generator was flown from Zagreb, Croatia, to Cebu, Philippines for replacement on one of two generators which was hit by lightning.
• A 187.6 ton power plant generator from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, Germany, to Yerevan, Armenia (listed in the Guinness Book of Records)
• A 95-ton Putzmeister concrete pump from the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, United States, to Japan to assist with the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant
• 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.Шаблон:Citation needed
• Delivery of two Max Bögl TSB maglev trains from Munich, Germany to Chengdu, China.

Fleet

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Antonov Airlines Antonov An-22

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Antonov Airlines Antonov An-74

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Antonov Airlines Antonov An-124

Current fleet

The Antonov Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft (Шаблон:As of):

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
Total	8–10* (5 active)

*Cannot give the exact size of fleet until condition of all the aircraft is confirmed.

Former fleet

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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)Шаблон:R

The airline's fleet previously included the following aircraft (Шаблон:As of):

• 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:Шаблон:Citation needed

• 1 Antonov An-28
• 1 Antonov An-32
• 3 Antonov An-140
• 2 Antonov An-148

External links

• Antonov Airlines
• Antonov Airlines UK Шаблон:Webarchive