Antonov AN-225 "Dream" makes first flight after repair & modernization

The pilots raised the Mriya to a height of about 12 kilometers, where they tested the plane's new navigation equipment.

"Our designers have implemented another series of improvements in avionics. Such modernization is going on continuously," Director of Antonov Airlines Mykhailo Kharchenko said.

After a two-hour flight, the "Mriya" returned to the airfield in Hostomel.