Jinx wrote:

> However many AN225s there are, it/they get around. One's
> been down to New Zealand at least once, and did a grand tour
> of the city, so maybe it was the Antonov you saw. According
> to Antonov, the AN225 is still in service and available for hire
> 
> http://www.antonov.com/products/air/transport/AN-225/index.xml

There's a British company that rents them out.

Discovery Channel or History Channel over here in the U.S. had a 
"World's largest aircraft" show recently, and the Antonov was on there. 
  Big beast.

A cup of coffee, a free evening, and a copy of Jane's and I bet I could 
find a few more six-engined aircraft.  ;-)

Nate
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