Antonov Airlines has safely transported five S-70i Black Hawk helicopters on a single AN-124-100 flight from Rzeszów, Poland to Angeles City in the Philippines. The cargo weighed 35 tonnes in total, including loading equipment, and the loading procedure, which took a total of 5 hours, was completed using the AN-124-100's winches. Each S-70i helicopter measured 1.75 m long, 3.2 m wide, 3.9 m in height, and weighed 5.6 tonnes. Antonov said detailed loading and unloading plans were developed … [Read more...] about Antonov moves Black Hawks from Poland to the Philippines
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‘Open skies’: Antonov moves car parts from Asia to US
Antonov Airlines has safely transported 80 tonnes of automotive parts from Indonesia and Vietnam to Ohio in the United States, which is expected to the support increasing demand as auto manufacturing plants reopen. The Ukrainian airline was able to rapidly deploy one of its AN-124-100s for the said route, picking up 40 tonnes of parts in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and a further 40 tonnes in Hanoi, Vietnam. “The Open Skies Agreement between Ukraine and the USA, which promotes an increase in … [Read more...] about ‘Open skies’: Antonov moves car parts from Asia to US
Antonov delivers pharma equipment for vaccine production
Ukrainain carrier Antonov Airlines has transported essential machinery for the production of Covid-19 vaccines between Germany and the US, in partnership with DHL Global forwarding. The carrier operated six charter flights amidst poor weather conditions due to snowstorms in the US. It deployed its AN-124s to airlift the consignments, each weighing 100 tonnes, which were loaded and unloaded onto the aircraft using external cranes and loading equipment developed by in-house engineers. From … [Read more...] about Antonov delivers pharma equipment for vaccine production
Antonov moves mining equipment from Australia to Brazil
Antonov Airlines has safely moved 370 tonnes of new machinery parts on three AN-124 flights to a mine in Brazil from Australia in time to keep work at the plant going. Antonov’s load-planning engineers designed tailored frames to carry two separate pieces of equipment, including a giant drill shaft and a transport cradle, which were required for upgrading machinery at the final destination. Cargo was loaded and unloaded using the airline’s in-house engineering solutions for oversized project … [Read more...] about Antonov moves mining equipment from Australia to Brazil
Antonov Airlines uplifts 54-tonne powergen rotor
Antonov Airlines drafted its AN-124 to complete an urgent order to carry a 54-tonne rotor, used in power generation, from Ghana to India for repairs and back to Ghana in good condition. Forwarder Rhenus Project Logistics USA, which specialises in heavy-duty transport services, chartered the flight to carry the 10.50m x 3.89m x 4.13m rotor from Accra in Ghana to Mumbai in India, including the return trip. Also read: Antonov Airlines drafts world’s largest freighter to do the … [Read more...] about Antonov Airlines uplifts 54-tonne powergen rotor
Antonov Airlines drafts world’s largest freighter to do the heavylifting
Antonov Airlines on 7 December announced that it will be putting its An-225 Mriya (meaning “dream” in Ukrainian) into commercial operation as customers face a crunch in heavylift capacity. The 250-tonne-capacity An-225 Mriya aircraft had been sideline this year for routine maintenance but will be back in action next week, according to the Ukrainian airline. The move comes as the airline saw a surge in demand for An-124s due to limited capacity for such aircraft. Antonov has a fleet of … [Read more...] about Antonov Airlines drafts world’s largest freighter to do the heavylifting