The wreckage at Hostomel Airport – and the end of the 'Dream' aircraft

an225enginefront

By Alex Lennane

04/04/2022

If you had heard that the mighty An-225 could be repaired, these BBC images from Hostomel Airport will put that idea to rest. The airport – and home to the world’s largest freighter – became a battleground, and the Mriya “Dream” is over. A truly sad end for Antonov’s pride and joy.

Read more...

Comment on this article

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Topics

AN-225 Antonov Airlines Russia-Ukraine War Russia Russia sanctions

Most read news

Back to work order sees Canadian ports reopen to a battle against backlogs

Hapag-Lloyd reveals rotation changes to Asia-Europe CGX service

Indian importers face freight rate hike shock out of Asia

Delays at Mauritius transhipment hub spark box line congestion surcharges

MSC 'to offer feeder vessel' to get stranded Canadian cargo to its destination

US and Mexico intermodal traffic surge too much for railways to swallow?

DSV Schenker – Herr Kuehne redux

US 'de minimis' rises its head again as shipments hit a billion a year

eVTOL drone project gets closer to flights carrying air cargo

Vancouver airport closes runway after Cargojet's Amazon flight skids off tarmac

Five key questions facing ocean container shippers under a Trump presidency

'Retreating from globalisation can put your competitive position at risk'

Hede Shipping rejigs transpac feeder service to target growing ecommerce

Western carriers call Russian airspace ban and Chinese advantage 'unfair'

European forwarders set for a bumpy ride in automotive logistics, says Ti

Is Amazon Air Cargo flying in the right direction?