World’s largest aircraft flies again after 10 months

The world’s longest and heaviest operational aircraft, the Antonov An-225, is back in the skies after 10 months. The aircraft’s operations were paused in August 2020, according to RadarBox.com.

Operated by Antonov Airlines, the 84-metre huge aircraft took off from Gostomel Antonov Airport in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Tuesday evening and flew towards West Asia, as per aviation news website Simple Flying. The site further claimed that Antonov is heading towards Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport (KBL). The plane was scheduled to land in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The operator took the aircraft out of service for heavy maintenance after an August 3 flight to Gostomel from Tel Aviv (TLV).