Volga-Dnepr Group’s Engineering & Logistics Center (ELC) developed a special loading frame that provided a timely and cost efficient solution for a customer moving a
The oil and gas shipment consisted of five pieces, including
Azat Yakupov, Senior Load Planning Engineer, Dangerous Cargo at Volga-Dnepr Airlines, said: “We created a solution by developing a compact 600kg frame that enabled the pipes to be loaded using the aircraft’s roller tracks. Together with my ELC colleagues we prepared the necessary drawings and contracted a company in Johor Bahru to manufacture the frame for us. This enabled us to load the shipment safely at Johor Bahru Senai International Airport using the IL-76TD-90VD’s onboard crane as well as an external crane and lifting equipment without any delay to the planned flight schedule.”
Volga-Dnepr says air charter sales of IL-76TD-90VD flights carrying oil and gas equipment doubled in the first half of 2014 to 32% of all flights operated by the aircraft compared to the opening six months of last year. Volga-Dnepr Airlines has a fleet of five new generation IL-76TD-90VD aircraft, which are approved by ICAO for global operations.
“The customer for this particular oil and gas cargo delivery was our longstanding partner, Panalpina. The modernized IL-76TD-90VD has developed an excellent reputation in the international air cargo market and especially in the oil and gas industry and this is reflected in the doubling of our business in this market segment in the first six months of 2014,” added Georgy Sokolov, Regional Sales Manager of Volga-Dnepr.