New Video Shows Last Flight of An-225 'Mriya,' the World’s Largest Airplane

Air charter company 26Aviation honors the destroyed one-of-a-kind airlifter.

Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 11:32 AM ET

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A new video features the final flight of what had been the world’s largest airplane, the Antonov An-225 Mriya. [Courtesy: 26Aviation]

Key Takeaways:

The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's largest airplane, was destroyed in Ukraine during Russia's invasion, just weeks after its final humanitarian cargo flight.
London-based 26Aviation released a tribute video showcasing Mriya's last mission on February 4, 2022, which involved transporting life-saving humanitarian cargo from China to Denmark.
Originally designed for the Soviet space shuttle, Mriya ("Dream" in Ukrainian) served for decades as a unique commercial cargo transport.
Plans are reportedly underway to rebuild the An-225 using an existing unfinished second airframe, though its certainty remains unclear amidst the ongoing conflict.

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London-based air charter company 26Aviation released a tribute video Tuesday, showing “the last ever” flight of the Antonov An-225 Mriya, just weeks before the world’s largest airplane was destroyed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“On February 4th, 2022, Mriya flew its last mission,” says the video, which was posted on 26Aviation’s YouTube channel. “26Aviation arranged the final charter flight captured in the following footage.”