The world’s largest plane, the Antonov AN-225, has been destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials, generating alarm and sadness among the aviation world ...

In mankind’s perpetual obsession with the idea that bigger is better, the Soviet Union was tops. Case in point: the AN-225 Mryia, the world’s biggest cargo jet.

The Antonov An-225, the world’s largest plane, was built to transport the Buran space shuttle and support mid-air launches. Today, it’s a modern marvel in cargo aviation.

Six engines, a wingspan longer than a football field, and a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tons—the Antonov An-225 Mriya is unlike anything else that has ever flown. From its Soviet origins to its ...

Ukrainian prosecutors are pursuing a case of alleged official negligence over the destruction of the Antonov An-225 heavy transport during combat at Kyiv’s Gostomel airport.