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Antonov An-225 Carries 150 Ton Load Into China

Bruce — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:49:17 +0000

Antonov's AN-225 freighter aircraft, the largest commercial freighter in the world was last week unloading in Shijiazhuang, northern China

The aircraft was chartered by freight forwarder, Panalpina, to carry two laser welding machines with a combined weight of about 150 metric tons bound for Tangshan City, Hebei Province.

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190 Ton World Record Airlift By Antonov An-225

Bruce — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:35:03 +0000

After a lengthy refit and life extension program in Antonov Design Bureau's facilities in Kiev during the first part of this year the Antonov An-225 has claimed a new world record airlift out of Frankfurt Hahn Airport.

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Antonov An-124 Delivers Metro Cars

Bruce — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:40:16 +0000

Delhi Metro cars arriving by Antonov An-124-100

The first of 424 Bombardier metro cars arrived in Delhi, India from Germany onboard an Antonov Airlines AN-124-100M on February 26.

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HOT BIRD 10 Being Delivered By Polet Antonov An-124 To Cayenne.

Bruce — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:55:53 +0000

Another delivery by a Polet An-124 carrying the HOT BIRD 10 satellite into Cayenne International Airport on 9th January.Â Hot Bird 10 is intended to fly on the first Ariane 5 mission of 2009 on 12 February.

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Antonov An-124 Benefits From A-400M Delay

Bruce — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:00:28 +0000

Austrian military contingent arriving Kabul

The two major operators of Antonov An124-100 aircraft are benefiting from the continued delays to the Airbus military A400M program.

On Dec 17th the budget committee of the German Bundestag agreed to extend the SALIS – Strategic Airlift Interim Solution – contract by two years to 31 December 2010.Â The initial contract was intended to end in January 2009, however delays in the A400M programme has made the extension of the SALIS programme necessary due to increased demand for airlift by NATO European countries.

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Antonov An-124 Ruslan Returns UK Military Helicopters

Bruce — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:31:29 +0000

While Russia was delivering helicopters into Chad, an An-124-100 Ruslan of Antonov Design Bureau was operating the same day into Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) near Darlington in the UK.

Antonov Airlines An-124-100 at Durham Tees Airport

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Russia Delivers Humanitarian Support To Chad

Bruce — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:05:32 +0000

RIA Novosti reported a Russian Air Force spokesman on Monday 8 December that an An-124 Condor aeroplane has delivered four helicopters together with personnel to the struggling country of Chad.Â The detachment is to take part in an EU-led mission to support UN peacekeeping efforts in the country,

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Volga Dnepr An124-100 Transports Superjet 100 Test Airframe

Bruce — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:53:27 +0000

Superjet 100 Delivery By An124-100

A Volga Dnepr An124-100 was used by Sukhoi yesterday to carry the sixth Sukhoi Superjet 100 airframe (MSN 95006) to Novosibirsk where it will undergo fatigue testing.

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Eutelsat's W2M satellite is delivered to Cayenne by Antonov An-124

Bruce — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:05:27 +0000

The W2M satellite payload for Arianespaceâ€™s upcoming Ariane 5 mission arrived today at Rochambeau International Airport in in French Guiana,

The W2M satellite is the product of an alliance between Europeâ€™s EADS Astrium and the ANTRIX commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ANTRIX/ISRO supplied the satellite bus, and also was responsible the spacecraftâ€™s integration and test before its shipment to French Guiana.

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An-124s Contribute To MRAP Delivery Effort.

Bruce — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:48:39 +0000

MRAP (mine resistant, ambush protected) vehicle

The vulnerability of ground forces to IEDs and landmines has led to a major effort by coalition forces in the conflict areas of the Iraq and Afghanistan to provide better protection for their ground forces.

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