Theres no Antinovs here
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Theres no Antinovs here
Despite numerous photographs of the Antinov, the Aus Border Farce have denied any Antinovs landed in OZ.
From the OZ
Move along, nothing to see here.
Mick
From the OZ
The arrival of the world’s second largest cargo plane in Sydney last Friday did not go unnoticed by planespotters but Australian Border Force insists it never landed.
In response to queries from The Australian about the Antonov An-124, an ABF spokeswoman said “this aircraft never landed at Sydney Airport”.
Pictures captured by planespotter Kurt Ams show differently, and Sydney Airport also confirmed the An-124’s arrival on Good Friday afternoon and departure Monday morning.
Flight radar data showed the An-124 registered UR82009 arrived in Sydney from Colombo in Sri Lanka after leaving Kiev in Ukraine. Airservices Australia also confirmed the An-124’s landing in Sydney.
The Australian has learned the massive aircraft, operated by the Antonov Design Bureau was carrying a 25-tonne solar energy converter, destined for an Australian wind farm.
The converter was collected from Palermo, Sicily where it was manufactured.
In response to queries from The Australian about the Antonov An-124, an ABF spokeswoman said “this aircraft never landed at Sydney Airport”.
Pictures captured by planespotter Kurt Ams show differently, and Sydney Airport also confirmed the An-124’s arrival on Good Friday afternoon and departure Monday morning.
Flight radar data showed the An-124 registered UR82009 arrived in Sydney from Colombo in Sri Lanka after leaving Kiev in Ukraine. Airservices Australia also confirmed the An-124’s landing in Sydney.
The Australian has learned the massive aircraft, operated by the Antonov Design Bureau was carrying a 25-tonne solar energy converter, destined for an Australian wind farm.
The converter was collected from Palermo, Sicily where it was manufactured.
Mick
Should someone tell the wind farm that they ordered the wrong part
I wonder how this 25 ton payload made its way from Palermo to Kiev to join the aircraft ?
Sounds like the info in the Oz is suspect.
I watched the arrival live on FR24 and it was surrounded by 4 or 5 vehicles quick smart after it parked up
Sounds like the info in the Oz is suspect.
I watched the arrival live on FR24 and it was surrounded by 4 or 5 vehicles quick smart after it parked up