News / Antonov ready to offer NATO AN-124 support as Volga-Dnepr bows out

Antonov Airlines is ready to provide any required additional support to the EU and NATO’s Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS) programme, following the exit of Volga-Dnepr, the other major operator of the AN-124 aircraft.

A consortium of 10 countries has guaranteed access to AN-124 aircraft for NATO and EU operations. Under the Ruslan joint-venture between Antonov and Volga-Dnepr, SALIS countries could get two of the aircraft on charter, two more on six days’ notice and another two on nine days’ notice, with ...