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Volga-Dnepr is playing the long game when it comes to its precious AN-124s – and will no longer use them for anything other than outsize cargo or humanitarian aid.

The group, which owns 12, has been seriously shaken by the engine failure on one of its aircraft in Novosibirsk in November.

It immediately grounded its fleet to ensure thorough engine checks on all its aircraft, a process still underway. Six of the aircraft are now back in the air, “which is OK ...

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