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105 TONS BUY ONE FLIGHT

05/05/2003

July, 2003 - Company group "Volga-Dnepr" delivered buy An-124-100 "Ruslan" from Richmond (state Virginia) to Bakersfield (state California USA) outsize industrial rotor 80 tons. On a special trailer 32,6 miters long it was loaded on board of "Ruslan" and with the cargo track was delivered by air to the destination place. Average weight was 105 tons.

Unique possibilities and technical characteristics airfleet of "Volga-Dnepr"; currently operating 9 An-124-100 "Ruslan", in and high qualification of personnel and specially invented and patented technologies in of loading and unloading of unique and outsize cargo provide it's stable position on the market of air cargo transportation.

As it's known every "Volga-Dnepr" transportation is unique, demanding from group company staff thoroughly development of technique and organization aspect of every flight, And during development of this contact specialists of "Volga-Dnepr" jointly with group of cargo planing of company "Volga-Dnepr UK" in shortest time period made a decision about technology of loading-unloading, mooring and transportation of rotor? And about cargo centering in the aircraft cabin.

This transportation proved again, that "Volga-Dnepr" specialists make the most efficient decisions for the transportation of outsize cargo using possibilities of An-124-100 "Ruslan" were possible.

Today "Volga-Dnepr" Group being the leader on the world market of air transportation by An-124-100, is also the leader in transportation of airspace and industrial equipment.

"Volga-Dnepr" Group carries out delivering of drilling, oil-processing, gas-purifying and quarry equipment regularly almost in all parts of the world for largest multinational companies, providing them the possibility of delivering outsize technique quickly and efficiently.

As result of realization by company management long-term strategist plan of development, "Volga-Dnepr" become today in an international group of companies, incorporates the subsidiaries around the world, including Great Britain, USA, China, Ireland and UAE. The Groups activities are amid on promotion on the world market of global cargo transportation with using of unique plane An-124-100.

Group is a leader on the world market of transportation of extraweight and outsize cargo. "Volga-Dnepr" fleet consists of nine An-124-100, two Il-76 and six Yak-40.

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