Big plane is coming back
The monster plane AN-225 will be touching down at Mirabel again Sunday, with another massive shipment of PPE.
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John B 10:55 on 2020-05-21 Permalink
Looks like an AN-124 was here yesterday too. That we need the worlds largest aircraft to make regular runs to keep PPE in stock here underlines how bad the situation actually is.
Faiz imam 00:50 on 2020-05-22 Permalink
I find it odd that they are using such a specialized aircraft though. The Antonov is usually used for cargo that cannot be shipped any other way.
Sure its a big plane, but two 747s carry more, and wouldn’t they be cheaper? There are literally thousands of them out there.
I guess not?
Spi 08:28 on 2020-05-22 Permalink
There’s a multitude of reasons, it could be a way of getting priority treatment at the airport “look we have the world’s biggest cargo carrier waiting on the tarmac, get it filled up and gone” vs the probably dozens of 747. There were 2 planes bound for Canada that had to depart empty because their cargo was being held up at the airport and they needed to fly out.