The new rule requires manufacturers to incorporate improved fuel-efficient technologies into airplanes manufactured after January 1, 2028. It also applies to subsonic jet airplanes and large turboprop and piston-engine airplanes that have not yet been certified, the FAA said.

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“We are taking a large step forward to ensure the manufacture of more fuel-efficient airplanes, reduce carbon pollution, and reach our goal of net-zero emissions by 2050,” said FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker.

Among the aircraft that will be required to meet the new standards are the Boeing 777X and newly built versions of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner; the Airbus A330neo; business jets including the Cessna Citation; and turboprop transports such as the ATR 72 and Viking Air Limited Q400. The regulation does not affect airplanes currently in service. 

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Civil aircraft such as those listed contribute 9 percent of domestic transportation emissions and 2 percent of total U.S. carbon pollution, according to the FAA. 

The final rule, which can be found in the Federal Register, is part of the U.S. Aviation Climate Action Plan aimed at achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from the American aviation sector by 2050.

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“I thought things would be better here,” says the pilot, Dmytro Antonov (no relation), in a YouTube video purportedly shot last Friday. “There is so much damage and a lot of bullet holes.”

The video may be the best documentation to date revealing extensive damage to the historic airplane since it was involved in intense battles in February between Ukrainians and invading Russian troops at Ukraine’s Gostomel (Antonov) Airport (UKKM). 

In the video, Antonov is heard sighing heavily as he walks around the An-225’s massive wreckage inside an airport hangar, commenting on what may or may not be salvageable. “The cabin is here somewhere, burnt out,” he says.

Discussing the plane’s six engines, the veteran pilot comments: “Three pieces are in order but the rest are not,” according to a YouTube translation. He says some of the flaps appear to be intact and some landing gear appears to be “acceptable for use,” offering the caveat, “the experts will figure it out.”

The walk-around includes what little remains of the flight deck and a shot of Mriya’s titanium tile identifying the aircraft’s certificate of production and plant number. 

• READ MORE: Mourning the World’s Largest Cargo Airplane

The nearly 28-minute video also shows other damaged aircraft at UKKM, including a smaller Antonov transport, an An-124 Ruslan. “What can I say? It sucks, but it will survive.”

Antonov also suggests the unique airplane may be replaced someday. 

“We need to redo production,” he says. “This is such a serious job… the commission would decide everything.”

In a recent Facebook post, Mriya’s operator, the Antonov Company, announced a fundraising campaign aimed at “reviving” the jet. 

• READ MORE: Antonov Launches Fundraiser

Antonov’s Facebook post noted a “lack of funds” for reviving the airplane. The post said Mriya was “destroyed” in “the process of aggression against Ukraine.”

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