Dubai World Central (DWC), Dubai’s second airport and the 20th busiest in the world for international air freight, yesterday (May 17) welcomed the world’s largest and most powerful aircraft, the Antonov 225 at 0200 pm.

The aircraft, named Mriya – which means Dream in Ukrainian, made stops in Australia, Turkey and Malaysia before touching down in Dubai, said the statement from DWC.

The aircraft departed Dubai this morning for Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Italy, it added.

The wide body aircraft is powered by six turbofan engines and is the longest and heaviest airplane ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes. - TradeArabia News Service