vr 20/08/04 – Op de militaire luchthaven van Melsbroek staat sinds woensdag een Oekraïens vrachtvliegtuig geblokkeerd. Een deurwaarder en de federale politie hebben beslag gelegd op het toestel. Aan boord zijn 21 bemanningsleden. De bemanning van de Antonov weigert het toestel te verlaten en verschanst zich in het vliegtuig, naar verluidt op bevel van Kiev.
Het Oekraïense toestel is gecharterd door het Belgische leger om materieel over te vliegen naar onze troepen in Afghanistan.
Het toestel is de inzet van een internationaal financieel geschil. Bij de kwestie zijn heel wat partijen betrokken. Een rechtbank in Zweden heeft gevraagd om beslag te leggen op het vrachtvliegtuig, omdat Oekraïne voor bijna 40 miljoen dollar in het krijt staat bij een Cypriotische onderneming.
In Canada staat vliegtuig van hetzelfde bedrijf vast
In Canada staat een vliegtuig van hetzelfde bedrijf een jaar na de inbeslagname nog steeds aan de grond in afwachting van het vonnis.
Het toestel werd in juni 2003 geblokkeerd op Goose Bay in Labrador, in het noordoosten van Canada, naar aanleiding van een internationaal financieel geschil tussen het Canadese bedrijf TMR Energy en het Oekraïense Fonds voor Staatsgoederen.
A Ukrainian cargo aircraft is blocked at the military airport of Melsbroek in Belgium since Wednesday. A bailiff and the federal police seized the aircraft. 21 crew members are on board. The crew of the Antonov 124 refuses to leave the plane and are hiding in the plane. It is believed that the HQ in Kiev told them to do that.
The Ukrainian aircraft is chartered by the Belgian army to transport material to the Belgian troups in Afghanistan.
The aircraft is involved in an international financial dispute. Many parties are involved. A court in in Sweden asked to seize the aircraft, because Ukraine has a debt of over 40 million dollar with a company from Cyprus.
Aircraft of the same company is blocked in Canada
In canda, an aircraft of the same company is still grounded after the seizure of it, waiting for it’s verdict.
The aircraft was blocked in june 2003 atr Goose Bay in Labrador, in the northeast of Canada. All this is the result of an international financial dispute between the Canadian company TMR Energy and the Ukrainian Foundation for State goods.
I hope my translation is ok…
By: A225HVY - 23rd August 2004 at 10:39
Thank you :rolleyes:
ME
By: Arthur - 22nd August 2004 at 12:22
Myria is a sole example with a second example about 70% built in Kiev awaiting funds to be completed, although if 073 gets nailed it’s not looking good with the loss of revenue!!
MYRIA
It’s Mriya, not Myria. It’s the Ukrainian word for dream.
By: A225HVY - 22nd August 2004 at 12:05
Latest is crew released from aircraft and are now in hotel…:)
MYRIA
By: A225HVY - 22nd August 2004 at 09:41
Myria is a sole example with a second example about 70% built in Kiev awaiting funds to be completed, although if 073 gets nailed it’s not looking good with the loss of revenue!!
MYRIA
By: steve rowell - 22nd August 2004 at 08:31
The An124 and An225 are very high on my list to photograph sometime.
I believe the An 225 is a very rare bird as only one or two were ever built, can anyone verify this?
By: Arthur - 21st August 2004 at 23:43
You should have gone to Maastricht then. A Wolga-Dnepr An-124 was chained there from 1998 to 2001. It ended up being bought by Air Foyle.
By: Comet - 21st August 2004 at 21:52
Sorry if I sounded selfish with my post, I am just such a big fan of the Antonov (and also the Ilyushin) heavies, I would hate to see any of them unable to fly and making losses. I was just hoping for a chance to get a photo of one of my favourite aircraft.
The An124 and An225 are very high on my list to photograph sometime.
By: A225HVY - 21st August 2004 at 20:54
Antonov Design Bureau the operator of the aircraft will NOT be shutdown just because of the possible loss of this aircraft as they do have other assets!!! As I understand it the aircraft is parked on a remote stand at BRU and the crew are still inside thereby thwarting the offical trying to serve the impounding order..
The crew that are on board would be quite capable of flying the aircraft to wherever after suitable crewrest without resorting to another crew being flown in from Kiev or wherever ADB chose to send the aircraft. The flight deck crew have probably moved to the rearcrew compartment where they can take rest in the fitted rest areas and be in a suitable condition to fly the aircraft out of Brussels.
Comet I hope the aircraft is NOT in BRU on the the 6th Sept as I think the loss in revenuee to this airframe would make even your eyes water!!
MYRIA
By: Jeanske_SN - 21st August 2004 at 17:57
That is very likely as they are probably now succeeding in seizing their assets. An other crew will have to be found to fly the aircraft back to Ukraine as the company will probably be shut down. The Ukrainian government is a bit in trouble now.
By: Comet - 21st August 2004 at 14:20
I’d already seen this on another piece of sh*t aviation forum (not the one mentioned in the link above I hasten to add!)
As I am a big fan of that particular aircraft, I can only say that I hope it is still in BRU on 6th September and that I can see it again. It is a superb aircraft and I have seen it twice before in MAN.
By: A225HVY - 21st August 2004 at 13:29
Another sites feature if interested!!
http://www.aviatsiya.ru/forums/viewtopic.php?t=65&sid=f8eb0f8926e579cf76e971b44bd23bd8
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