As of April 2026, 15 Antonov An-124s are in commercial service. 13 more are operated by the Russian military, of which 4 are with the 224th Flight unit.
Current operators Military operators
Russian Aerospace Forces – 13 in service, 13 in reserve. In 2008, a contract was signed with Aviastar-SP for modernization of 10 aircraft by 2015. As of December 2019, at least 11 aircraft were modernized. 2 on order. 12th Military Transport Aviation Division 566th Military Transport Aviation Regiment – Seshcha air base, Bryansk Oblast 18th Military Transport Aviation Division 235th Military Transport Aviation Regiment – Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport, Ulyanovsk Oblast 224th Air Detachment of Military Transport Aviation – Migalovo, Tver Oblast
Civil operators
Volga-Dnepr (7 of which 2 are parked, out of an original fleet of 12)
Antonov Airlines (7 of which 3 are parked)"World Airliner Census". Flight International, 16–22 August 2013.
Maximus Air Cargo (1) An-124-100 variant built in 2003
Former operators Military operators
Soviet Air Force – aircraft were transferred to the Russian and Ukrainian Air Forces after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Civil operators
Libyan Arab Air Cargo – had 2 aircraft in service as of 2013; 1 seized by Ukraine in 2017, and 1 destroyed on ground by shelling at Mitiga International Airport in June 2019.
Aeroflot Russian International Airlines – retired from fleet in 2000 Ayaks Cargo (Ayaks Polet Airlines) Polet Flight – ceased operations 2014 Rossiya Airlines – retired from fleet Transaero Airlines – retired from fleet Titan Cargo – company ceased operations 2002 TransCharter Titan Cargo – ceased operations 2003
Aeroflot Soviet Airlines – transferred to the Russian Aeroflot fleet
Air Foyle (in partnership with Antonov Design Bureau) – joint venture dissolved 2006 HeavyLift Cargo Airlines (in partnership with Volga-Dnepr Airlines) – ceased operations 2006
Antonov AirTrack – ceased operations
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