According to details via AviationGhana.com, the aircraft known as the “Antonov An-225 Mriya” landed successfully in Ghana on July 7, 2021 at around 4:00pm from Leipzig in Germany. Ghana is one of the few countries where the aircraft successfully transported strategic cargo which requires at least six crew made up of a pilot, co-pilot, two flight engineers, a navigator and a radio operator. It has the heaviest fixed-wing for a plane with a maximum take-off weight of 640 tonnes worth of cargo. While the Airbus A380 Airliner, the An-124 and the Boeing 747 Freighter are relatively huge, the “Antonov An-225 Mriya” is said to be the largest aircraft to ever be built for the aviation industry. The Antonov An-225 Mriya which carries a NATO code name 'Cossack' is currently the only fleet in operation.

Source: GhanaWeb July 09, 2021 09:00 UTC