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Oct 18, 2005 (newstodate): Volga-Dnepr will add five new AN-124-100M-150 freighter aircraft after signing a delivery agreement with the Aviastar-SP aviation plant as part of the AN-124-100 Production Recovery Project.
The new aircraft will be delivered from 2008.
The AN-124-100�-150 is an operationally improved version of the AN-124 outsize and heavyweight cargo aircraft, capable of transporting single or multiple pieces of cargo weighing up to 150 tonnes as well as general cargo.
Modification of the aircraft extends the AN-124's freight capacity and involves the use of modernised on-board equipment. The new aircraft will also require fewer crew members, reducing from six currently to four.
Designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the early 1980s making its first flight in 1982, a total of 56 AN-124s have so far been manufactured, about half of which are currently in commercial operation.
The new aircraft will be delivered from 2008.
The AN-124-100�-150 is an operationally improved version of the AN-124 outsize and heavyweight cargo aircraft, capable of transporting single or multiple pieces of cargo weighing up to 150 tonnes as well as general cargo.
Modification of the aircraft extends the AN-124's freight capacity and involves the use of modernised on-board equipment. The new aircraft will also require fewer crew members, reducing from six currently to four.
Designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the early 1980s making its first flight in 1982, a total of 56 AN-124s have so far been manufactured, about half of which are currently in commercial operation.