FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW
Soviets Place An-124 Heavy-Lift Transport In Operational Service
Farnborough—Soviet Union has five Antonov An-124 wide-body transports on flight status and is using the large aircraft in operational service with Aeroflot for heavy-lift duties primarily in Siberia. Petr V. Balabouev, head of the Antonov design bureau, said four production An-124s are flying in addition to the company’s prototype.