Antonov Airlines' Revenues Rising Sharply
2017 saw an 81 percent gain in income for the Ukraine-based cargo specialist
Antonov Airlines, which operates a fleet of seven An-124 freighters, saw revenue increase by 81 percent in 2017. (Photo: Antonov Airlines)
Antonov Airlines, which operates a fleet of seven An-124 freighters, saw revenue increase by 81 percent in 2017. (Photo: Antonov Airlines)

Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines, which operates a fleet of seven An-124 freighters (one of which is in the static park at this week's airshow, Outside Exhibit 32 "Cargo Village"), enjoyed an 81 percent year-over-year increase in revenue in 2017. January-to-May figures for this year were up by 42 percent, according to the company. Antonov attributes much of the gain to its strategic partnership with Dreamlifts Ltd., which is managed by “an international group of well known experts in the field,” and Antonov’s newly established headquarters at London Stansted Airport.