December 2019 / January 2020 - Noteworthy Movements Thread (Movements + Photos)

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Brenden S

Yes Sydney and RA-820??

Is it Volga or Antonov aircraft given a Ruslan dropped into the home of firefighting choppers in the US yesterday?

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UR82027

[Sean L]

Originally Posted by MarkR

Is it Volga or Antonov aircraft given a Ruslan dropped into the home of firefighting choppers in the US yesterday?

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UR82027

Well if its RA-820?? Then its Volga Dnepr.
If its UR-820?? then its Antonov

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Sean L

Well if its RA-820?? Then its Volga Dnepr.
If its UR-820?? then its Antonov

I was asking if it’s confirmed which airline, not a question about rego

[Sean L]

Originally Posted by MarkR

Is it Volga or Antonov aircraft given a Ruslan dropped into the home of firefighting choppers in the US yesterday?

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UR82027

Its not UR-82027 since it departed SBD heading towards portsmouth.

[Tim Bowrey]

Originally Posted by Sean L

Its not UR-82027 since it departed SBD heading towards portsmouth.

It was, however it was damaged on ground and could not get the door closed. A replacement is expected in the next few days.

[Sean L]

Originally Posted by Tim Bowrey

It was, however it was damaged on ground and could not get the door closed. A replacement is expected in the next few days.

Ohhh, no wonder it never arrived. Ok then. Thx for the info. Anyone got any info on its estimated arrival and departure time from sydney?

[Tim Bowrey]

Originally Posted by Sean L

Ohhh, no wonder it never arrived. Ok then. Thx for the info. Anyone got any info on its estimated arrival and departure time from sydney?

The schedule would be all out of whack considering they don't have a replacement yet so I'd just wait and see

Maybe set a Flightaware.com Alert for An124's arriving at Sydney