page_title: Antonov An-124 Ruslan
section_title: Civil
hierarchical_section_title: Antonov An-124 Ruslan / Operators / Civil
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Letoun Antonov An-124-100 s dvěma letouny Suchoj Su-27 na moskevských oslavách Dne vítězství v roce 2010 English: An Antonov An-124-100 (RA-82028) of 224th Flight Unit inflight with 2 Sukhoi Su-27s of the Falcons of Russia aerobatic team, as part of the flyover contingent for the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade. Français&#160;: Un avion Antonov An-124-100 (RA-82028) de la 224e unité volande, en vol, accompagné de deux Soukhoï Su-27 de l'équipe acrobatique russe Falcons of Russia, participe au Défilé du Jour de la Victoire 2010, à Moscou. Русский: Су-27 пилотажной группы Соколы России и Ан-124 во время Парада на Красной площади 9 мая 2010 года
context_page_description: The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is a large, strategic airlift, four-engined aircraft that was designed in the 1980s by the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union. Until the Boeing 747-8F, the An-124 was, for thirty years, the world's heaviest gross weight production cargo airplane and second heaviest operating cargo aircraft, behind the one-off Antonov An-225 Mriya. The An-124 remains the largest military transport aircraft in current service. The lead designer of the An-124 was Viktor Tolmachev.
  During development it was known as Izdeliye 400 in house, and An-40 in the West. First flown in 1982, civil certification was issued on 30 December 1992. In July 2013, 26 An-124s were in commercial service with 10 on order.
  In August 2014, it was reported that plans to resume joint production of the Antonov An-124 had been shelved due to the ongoing political tensions between Russia and Ukraine. The sole remaining production facility is Russia's Aviastar-SP in Ulyanovsk. The various operators of the An-124 are in discussions with respect to the continuing airworthiness certification of the individual An-124 planes.
context_section_description: In July 2013, 26 An-124s were in commercial service.
   Russia
  Volga-Dnepr (12, with 3 on order)
   Ukraine
  Antonov Airlines (7)
   United Arab Emirates
  Maximus Air Cargo (1)
caption: 224th Flight Unit An-124 inflight with 2 Sukhoi Su-27s of the Falcons of Russia at the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade.
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