News / We'll carry on flying says Antonov Airlines, despite Russia's AN-124 engine worries

Antonov: mercy flights only

Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines says it will carry on flying, despite major safety concerns in Russia over the engines of AN-124s.

Yesterday, Volga-Dnepr told The Loadstar it was grounding its entire AN-124 fleet over safety concerns, following an engine failure on one of its aircraft at Novosibirsk earlier this month.

Konstantin Vekshin, group chief commercial officer, said: “I am of the opinion that [Antonov] needs to follow our example under the circumstances. It would be consistent for them to ground their fleet. Ultimately, ...