The largest and heaviest transport aircraft ever built was originally designed to carry the Soviet space shuttle ...

00:01, Sun, Feb 1, 2026 Updated: 07:08, Mon, Feb 2, 2026 The Antonov An-225 Mriya (or “dream” in Ukrainian) is the biggest and heaviest-lift transport aircraft in the world. Manufactured by the Soviet ...

Airline and Airport Management Graduate, Student Commercial Pilot and Commercial Aviation Writer. In the world of strategic airlifting, the question of which behemoth reigns supreme is a constant ...

DALLAS — The Antonov An-124 Ruslan made its first flight today in 1982 and was unveiled to the West in 1985 at the Paris Air Show. The Antonov Design Bureau in the 1980s developed the large strategic ...

The Antonov AN-225 “Mriya” was more than just an aircraft – it was a moving monument to human engineering. With six massive engines, a wingspan wider than a football field, and the ability to carry ...

Antonov’s mighty An-225 Mriya is a legendary aircraft. It is the largest plane to ever enter service in the world, and only one has been completed to date, with the first aircraft entering service in ...

One of Antonov Airlines’ prized An-124s, which was undergoing an overhaul at the time of Russia’s full scale invasion, escaped Ukraine’s contested airspace and arrived at Antonov’s temporary base at ...

An Antonov An-124-100 cargo aircraft operated by Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines flew over Kyiv on July 11, 2025, before landing at Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) in Germany, in what appears to be an ...