The Antonov An-225 “Mriya” was the largest aircraft ever built—and in 2022, it was destroyed during the battle for Hostomel Airport in Ukraine. With its loss, the world lost more than just a ...

The Antonov An-225 Mriya, destroyed in the Russia-Ukraine war, may be rebuilt for around $500 million. Plans to rebuild the aircraft resurfaced after initial delays; no confirmed specifics yet.

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.

During the 20th century, Antonov built several important airplanes for the Soviet Union—including a smaller, four-engine, cargo jet dubbed the An-124 and in the massive, four-turboprop An-22 ...

Now, Antonov is planning on resuming to build the second An-225 that was stored since 1994, when it was decided to stop its construction following the fall of the Soviet Union.

Ukrainian airframer Antonov has disclosed that several aircraft types, including an An-22 outsize freighter, were damaged during the firefight with Russian forces at Gostomel airport. The large ...

March 22, 1989 - Mriya takes off ... Dangerous Bird’s Eye View of Antonov An-225 Mriya Taking Off Is Simply Breathtaking Ukraine Plans to Rebuild the Antonov AN-225 Mriya, ...

Antonov An-225 Mriya: The World’s Largest Aircraft Was Destroyed in Failed Russian Raid. In the early stages of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin mounted an ...

Russia to retire its fleet of An-22. A follow-on of the An-12, the An-22 Antei was first unveiled internationally in the Paris Air Show in 1965 ...

A look at the Antonov An-225 in Microsoft Flight Simulator, courtesy of Xbox Game Studios. "Using the An-124 Ruslan as a design base, in 1985 Antonov began engineering a project called "Mk. 401." ...

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 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 ...