The Russians have landed ... at Everett

Antonov An-124
Photo copyright Marc Weinberg

Marc Weinberg was taking some out of town guests to the Boeing Everett plant when he saw this plane coming in - and of course he got some pictures.

A little Googling turned up this information:

The Antonov An-124 Ruslan (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-124 "Руслан") (NATO reporting name: Condor) is a strategic airlift jet aircraft. 

It was designed by the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union. 

The An-124 is the world's highest gross weight production cargo aeroplane and second heaviest operating cargo aircraft, behind the one-off Antonov An-225 (a greatly enlarged design based on the An-124).

An-124 at Boeing Everett
Photo copyright Marc Weinberg

Marc says, "I was talking with some Boeing guys also taking photos ..... they said that Boeing is short handed and the Russians are helping to make deliveries of parts for the Everett.

"I was told that the crew is taken by bus to Sea Tac to be processed by Customs every time they land. After a long flight, I'd hate to be riding on a bus through late afternoon traffic all the way to Sea Tac."