an124.com » Production http://www.an124.com All about the Antonov An-124 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:06:07 +0000 en hourly 1 Peter Peter No No New Build An-124 http://www.an124.com/2010/01/11/new-build-an-124/ http://www.an124.com/2010/01/11/new-build-an-124/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:08:00 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=378
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There have been a flurry of press comment on the possibility of the Russian military ordering new An124 aircraft to kick start the production of new build aircraft.

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2010/01/11/new-build-an-124/feed/ 3 Will They Or Won't They….Restart Production of An-124-100? http://www.an124.com/2009/07/09/will-they-or-wont-they-restart-production-of-an-124-100/ http://www.an124.com/2009/07/09/will-they-or-wont-they-restart-production-of-an-124-100/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:26:47 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=328 Mosnews.com today reported that Russia intends to restart production of the An-124-100.  It will be interesting to see whether this much talked of event comes to fruition.

The Aviastar-SP factory in Ulyanovsk, in Russia’s Volga region, will again begin making the An-124-100 aircraft, otherwise known as the Ruslan, Lenta.ru reports. It is the world’s largest commercial cargo plane and was the largest plane of any type in production until the An-225 took that title away from it.

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2009/07/09/will-they-or-wont-they-restart-production-of-an-124-100/feed/ 0 More Talk Of Co-operation On An-124 And An-70 http://www.an124.com/2009/03/20/more-talk-of-co-operation-on-an-124-and-an-70/ http://www.an124.com/2009/03/20/more-talk-of-co-operation-on-an-124-and-an-70/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:13:48 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=314 Further talks on joint co-operation between Russia and Ukraine relating to the An-124 and An-70 are on the radar after a recent meeting of the Ukrainian-Russian sub-commission on cooperation in the aircraft industry, in preparation for talks between Prime Ministers Tymoshenko and Putin.

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2009/03/20/more-talk-of-co-operation-on-an-124-and-an-70/feed/ 0 An-124-100 Production Re-Start On Hold? http://www.an124.com/2009/01/30/an-124-100-production-re-start-on-hold/ http://www.an124.com/2009/01/30/an-124-100-production-re-start-on-hold/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:53:14 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=298 The long held dream of Volga Dnepr to restart production of the An124-100 has suffered something of a setback recently as reported by ITAR-TASS.

It seems that the project could be delayed for one or two years due to the global economic situation (should the project ever have had a starting point from which to be delayed).   The announcement came from Dmitry Romanov, investments and external relations minister of Russia’s Ulyanovsk Region, at a news conference on Thursday.

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2009/01/30/an-124-100-production-re-start-on-hold/feed/ 0 Post Georgian Consequences for An-124? http://www.an124.com/2008/09/01/post-georgian-consequences-for-an-124/ http://www.an124.com/2008/09/01/post-georgian-consequences-for-an-124/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:56:10 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=182 There's an interesting take on Russian/Ukrainian cooperation in an article today on the Flight Global site where the implications for further investment in the Russian Air Force is considered including strategic airlift assets such as the An-124 following the experiences of the recent sabre rattling over Georgia.

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2008/09/01/post-georgian-consequences-for-an-124/feed/ 0 Renewed Political Interest In An-124 And An-70 http://www.an124.com/2008/08/04/renewed-political-interest-in-an-124-and-an-70/ http://www.an124.com/2008/08/04/renewed-political-interest-in-an-124-and-an-70/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:14:19 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=126 Defense-Technology News reports further news of cooperation between Ukraine and Russia relating to the Antonov An-124 as well as the An-70. The success of the Ruslan SALIS project is sparking further thinking.

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2008/08/04/renewed-political-interest-in-an-124-and-an-70/feed/ 0 Antonov An70 Again Under Discussion http://www.an124.com/2008/06/13/antonov-an70-again-under-discussion/ http://www.an124.com/2008/06/13/antonov-an70-again-under-discussion/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:07:05 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=55 It seems that the struggle by Antonov Design Bureau and the Ukrainian Government to keep the An70 project alive continues. 

It is more than 7 years since an independent review by the German government concluded that the An70 was "operationally, technically and financially" by far the best buy for the German military.  However, nothing was going to derail the European politico/military/industrial complex in its plans for the A400M and the An70, the most advanced military airlifter of it's day, was left on the sidelines.

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2008/06/13/antonov-an70-again-under-discussion/feed/ 0 Antonov Presentation At ILA http://www.an124.com/2008/05/30/antonov-presentation-at-ila/ http://www.an124.com/2008/05/30/antonov-presentation-at-ila/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 12:23:20 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=47 In a press release issued by Antonov Design Bureau on 30 May 2008 the company reported on the presentation given by General Designer, Mr D S Kiva, to the First European Air Transport Congress.
On May 28, 2008, during ILA’2008 the international air show (Berlin, FRG), Dmytro Kiva, General Designer of ANTONOV ASTC, made a report at the First European Air Transport Congress. The Congress was conducted under the aegis of Federal Ministry of Economy and Technology of Germany. The members of Europarliament, leaders of the Ministry of Defense of Germany, airlines and industrial enterprises of European countries took part in its work.

Mr. D.S.Kiva told about the great experience of the ASTC in the development of transport aircraft. Among the modern programmes in this sphere he mentioned the further development of the AN-124-100 Ruslan heavy transport, completion of testing the AN-70 medium military-transport STOL aircraft, design of a new transport on the basis of AN-148.

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2008/05/30/antonov-presentation-at-ila/feed/ 0 Refurbished An124 production facilities? http://www.an124.com/2008/05/29/refurbished-an124-production-facilities/ http://www.an124.com/2008/05/29/refurbished-an124-production-facilities/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 09:58:27 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=33 There is a piece over on Flight Global that refers to OAK refurbishing the An124 production facilities in the Aviastar factory in Ulyanovsk.

Restarting production of the An124 is a long held dream of various individuals in the industry.  Further presentations at ILA indicate that the wishes of the two major operators in the business, Volga Dnepr and Antonov have already reached agreement in principle with Motor Sich the engine manufacturer on whom so much would depend for the engine performance requirements.  The emergence of OAK representing the consolidation of the Russian aviation industry provides a management and financial structure through which the wishlists of the Russian and Ukrainian governments can be put into practice.

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