5 November 2024

Airside visit: RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 of Volga-Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport: 25 October 2019

RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.

25 October 2019 © David Eyre – photos © David Eyre & Keith Anderson

Aviation Association of Western Australia Inc (AAWA) was invited to have a close-up look around RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 of Volga-Dnepr Airlines.

The aircraft arrived on 23 October 2019 as flight VI2086 from Melbourne. It then stayed at Perth for 20 days, awaiting its next cargo load, before departing back to Melbourne on VI2087.

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RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View inside the cargo hold facing towards the open rear doors. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View inside the cargo hold facing towards the open rear doors. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View inside the cargo hold facing towards the open rear doors. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View inside the cargo hold facing towards the open rear doors. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View inside the cargo hold facing towards the open rear doors. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Visible at bay 153 is ZS-SXG Airbus A340-300 of South African Airways. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View inside the cargo hold facing towards the open rear doors. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Visible at bay 153 is ZS-SXG Airbus A340-300 of South African Airways. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View inside the cargo hold of the closed rear doors and ramp. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View inside the cargo hold of the closed rear doors and ramp. The ladder on the left goes to the passenger cabin above the cargo hold. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View inside the cargo hold of the two 10-Tonne cranes, which can move cargo fore and aft inside the hold. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View inside the cargo hold of 30-Tonne crane, which can move cargo fore and aft inside the hold. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View inside the cargo hold facing from the rear towards the front, which has the nose and ramp closed. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View inside the cargo hold facing from the rear towards the front, which has the nose and ramp closed. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View through the window of the left wing and Lotarev D-18T engines, from inside the cargo hold. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View through the window of the left wing and Lotarev D-18T engines, from inside the cargo hold. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. The flight deck. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. The flight deck. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View of the Captain's seat and instrument panel on the flight deck. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View of the Captain’s seat and instrument panel on the flight deck. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View of the First Officer's seat and instrument panel on the flight deck. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View of the First Officer’s seat and instrument panel on the flight deck. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Overhead instrument panel on the flight deck. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Overhead instrument panel on the flight deck. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View of the Navigator's instrument panel on the flight deck. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View of the Navigator’s instrument panel on the flight deck. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View through the flight deck window of the right wing and Lotarev D-18T engines, from inside the cargo hold. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. In the background are PK-GNN Boeing 737-800 of Garuda Indonesia which was unserviceable, and VH-VQH Airbus A320-232 of Jetstar, operating a Bali flight. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View through the flight deck window of the right wing and Lotarev D-18T engines, from inside the cargo hold. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. In the background are PK-GNN Boeing 737-800 of Garuda Indonesia which was unserviceable, and VH-VQH Airbus A320-232 of Jetstar, operating a Bali flight. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Hatch and ladder from the forward upper deck flight deck/crew rest area down to the forward end of the cargo hold. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Hatch and ladder from the forward upper deck flight deck/crew rest area down to the forward end of the cargo hold. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Crew rest area on the forward upper deck. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Crew rest area on the forward upper deck. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Crew galley on the forward upper deck flight deck/crew rest area. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Crew galley on the forward upper deck flight deck/crew rest area. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View of the left wing and Lotarev D-18T engines. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View of the left wing and Lotarev D-18T engines. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Behind is ZS-SXG Airbus A340-300 of South African Airways. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View of the left wing and Lotarev D-18T engines. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View of the left wing and Lotarev D-18T engines. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View of the left wing and one of the Lotarev D-18T engines. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. View of the left wing and one of the Lotarev D-18T engines. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Nose landing gear, which can kneel down to lower the front of the aircraft for ease of loading cargo. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Nose landing gear, which can kneel down to lower the front of the aircraft for ease of loading cargo. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Left main landing gear. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Left main landing gear. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov AN-124 (MSN 9773052255117) of Volga Dnepr Airlines at Perth Airport – 25 Oct 2019. Parked on the International Ramp Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.
RA-82046 Antonov An-124-100 (MSN 9773052255117/06-10) of Volga Dnepr Airlines, at Perth Airport – 25 October 2019. Arrived 23 October 2019 as VI2086 from Melbourne. It stayed for 20 days, waiting for its next cargo load, then departed on 12 November 2019 back to Melbourne as VI2087. Built in 1992 as CCCP-82067, later RA-82046, for Volga-Dnepr. Photo © David Eyre.

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