Urgent oil pumps land in Canada from Norway within 48 hours of flight request

Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ was quick to react to a request from Panalpina to urgently transport two oil and gas pumps from Norway to Canada.

The Volga-Dnepr Airlines team worked through a weekend to organise the urgent delivery onboard one of its IL-76TD-90VD freighters, ensuring it arrived within 48 hours of the initial request from Panalpina. The aircraft operated from Bergen to St. John’s in Canada.

Georgy Sokolov, Volga-Dnepr’s Regional Sales Manager at London Stansted, said: “This shipment had to arrive in Canada as quickly as possible and we were able to achieve this, working closely with Panalpina. The customer made a decision to fly the pumps on a Saturday and we had to mobilise our team quickly, create the most efficient flight schedule, gain the necessary flight approvals and develop the best loading solution. We were able to do this using the experience we have gained from similar deliveries and also thanks to the professionalism of our flight operators, engineers, crew, sales managers and customer service teams, who all worked over a weekend to ensure the success of this flight.”

The 33 tons shipment was destined for AGR Drilling Services Canada Inc, a worldwide provider of integrated services and innovative technological solutions for the oil and gas industries.