The Antonov An-124 was a heavy-lift strategic military transport the Soviets built in 1982. This aircraft was similar to the U.S.'s Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and was the basis of the An-225.

With the destruction of the An-225, the largest aircraft by MTOW is the Airbus A380. The Superjumbo comes with an MTOW of 1,268,000 lbs (575,000 kg), making it by far the heaviest aircraft today.

The Antonov An-225 Mriya is the heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640,000 kg. The Airbus A380 is the second-heaviest aircraft globally, with a maximum takeoff weight ...

The Antonov An-225 Mriya—once the world’s largest aircraft—lies in pieces in an airport northwest of ... and a maximum payload of 551,150 pounds—nearly twice that of the C-5M Super Galaxy.

The Ukrainian-made Antonov An-124 Ruslan became the world's new largest cargo plane after Russia destroyed the beloved An-225 Myria last year. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

The sheared nose cone of the Antonov An-225 cargo plane towers over pilot Yevhen Bashynsky. Ukraine says it will rebuild the giant aircraft after it was destroyed as Russia’s full-scale invasion ...

The An-225, in fact, was a regular presence in Leipzig and the airport is now hosting also the surviving An-124s that were not damaged in Ukraine, as well as about 300 employees working for Antonov.

Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov Company has completed all urgent restoration work on the An-225 Mriya, the world's largest aircraft, and will resume it after the end of hostilities. Source ...

Antonov officials say another An-225 was partially built -- but abandoned in the 1990s because of a lack of funds. The current plan is to use what they already have as the basis for a new plane.

The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world’s largest cargo plane, destroyed in the Battle of Antonov Airport during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, stays in a ruined hangar in Hostomel, Kyiv ...

The Antonov AN-225, which was destroyed in the early stages of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, will be rebuilt to the tune of $500 million, its manufacturer has announced.

The sheared nose cone of the Antonov An-225 cargo plane towers over Yevhen Bashynsky. Affectionately known as the Mriya, or “Dream,” the leviathan plane was the pride of Ukraine and of 38-year ...