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Antonov Airlines (ADB, Gostomel) is planning to relocate its base from Gostomel airport, heavily damaged during the war with Russia, to Leipzig/Halle where it will deploy five An-124s.

According to the carrier's presentation during the annual Worldwide Project Consortium conference in Vienna, reported by industry publication Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International, Antonov Airlines is evaluating its options for the relocation of its maintenance equipment, spare part inventory (including engines), and staff from Ukraine to Germany. The state-owned airline said it would continue to prioritise humanitarian and military charters on behalf of the Ukrainian government and flights for NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization and its allies under the SALIS strategic airlift programme, but estimates that it will have enough spare capacity to operate around 385 commercial services over the next 12 months.

The carrier's fleet of An-124s comprises one An-124-100 (and another one in long-term storage), one An-124-100-150, three An-124-100Ms, and one An-124-100M-150. Except for the -100M-150 unit, which was at Gostomel at the time of...

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