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07/03/2014
Volga-Dnepr delivers 80 tons of oil and gas equipment to Cape TownAn-124-100 and IL-76TD-90VD freighters from Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ fleet were called into action to deliver more than 80 tons of oil and gas equipment to Cape Town in South Africa.
06/24/2014
Singapore Sports Hub is pitch perfect thanks to ‘flying’ artificial grass machinesTwo 9-ton artificial grass machines used to create sustainable sports stadium pitches have arrived in Maastricht in the Netherlands onboard a Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ IL-76TD-90VD.
06/23/2014
AirBridgeCargo Airlines Is Voted ‘Best All Cargo Carrier’ in 28th Asian Freight and Supply Chain AwardsAirBridgeCargo Airlines, Russia’s largest scheduled cargo airline and part of Volga-Dnepr Group, has been named ‘Best All Cargo Carrier’ in the 28th Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA).
06/19/2014
Volga-Dnepr moves Turkey’s prototype attack helicopterVolga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered a prototype of the Turkish T129 attack helicopter onboard an IL-76TD-90VD cargo flight from Ankara to Berlin, Germany, and back to Turkey.
06/16/2014
A Rig for Russian DrillersVolga-Dnepr Airlines again proved its competence as the global leader in the specialist market of oversized cargo by delivering a mobile 24-meter high drilling rig onboard its AN-124-100 Ruslan freighter from Novy Urengoy to Mirny, Russia for Verkhnechonskoe oil-gas condensate field.
06/05/2014
Best Documentary AwardA documentary film “Welcome to Paradise” was named the “The Best Nonfiction Film” of the VI International Festival of Films and TV Programs also known as “With All My Heart” annual film festival organized in Ulyanovsk, Russia in memory of the famous Soviet and Russian TV anchor Valentina Leontyeva.
06/04/2014
Volga-Dnepr sees strong growth in satellite businessVolga-Dnepr Airlines has seen a big increase in shipments for the aerospace industry with 22 flights moving space satellites over a 12-week period to the end of May.
05/29/2014
Volga-Dnepr operates first satellite flight for Saudi Arabia’s “KACST” Science and Technology organisationVolga-Dnepr Airlines has operated its first flight for Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) organisation, moving the SaudiSat-4 satellite made in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to its launch site in Orsk, Russia.
05/28/2014
Russian meteorological complexes arrive home onboard An-124-100 after “Test-Drive”Two mobile meteorological support complexes have arrived back in Yekaterinburg, Russia, from Delhi, India, onboard a Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 aircraft after going for a “test drive”.
05/20/2014
Volga-Dnepr Group to showcase Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan cargo aircraft at ILA-2014 Air ShowAs part of its participation in the ILA-2014 air show in Berlin on May 20-25, one of Volga-Dnepr Group’s An-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ freighter aircraft will provide a unique venue for the 7th European Air Cargo Transport Congress.
05/13/2014
Volga-Dnepr completes door-to-door delivery of equipment for counter terror exhibitionVolga-Dnepr Group has provided a total logistics solution for a mobile inspection system from Russia on its way to a counter terrorism exhibition in London.
05/07/2014
Boeing 747 of AirBridgeCargo Airlines goes to BavariaEffective from May 9th, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, the largest Russian scheduled cargo airline and part of Volga Dnepr Group, is further expanding its services in Central Europe by introducing direct services to/from Munich with a Boeing 747 freighter.
05/05/2014
AirBridgeCargo starts its 10th anniversary year with a record start to 2014AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Russia’s largest cargo airline, has commenced its 10th anniversary year with the strongest first quarter in its history, with tonnage up nine per cent in Q1 to 86,500 tonnes.
04/29/2014
Atran Airlines invests in Boeing 737-400SF systems upgradeAtran Airlines, part of Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, has contracted Fokker Services in the Netherlands to upgrade its Boeing 737-400SF freighter aircraft with the latest version of the Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS).
04/21/2014
Volga-Dnepr Group Celebrates Partnership with U.S. Customers as AirBridgeCargo Turns 10 YearsVolga-Dnepr Group has hosted customers at the Field Museum of Chicago to celebrate AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ (ABC) 10-year anniversary and to mark the Group’s 22 years of successful operations in the U.S. market.
04/21/2014
Kudos from the СustomerVoith Hydro, the Austrian production company expressed gratitude to Volga-Dnepr experts for the delivery of a 73-ton turbine ‘runner’ to Russia’s Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station, one of the world’s leading producers of electrical energy.
04/08/2014
Volga-Dnepr An-124-100 delivers Russian and Kazakh satellites to Baikonur cosmodrome launch siteA Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ freighter aircraft has delivered the Luch-5V and KazSat-3 telecommunications satellites from Krasnoyarsk in Russia to Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome.
04/07/2014
ABC Launches New Routes To MoscowAirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is expanding its presence in Europe with new routes linking Moscow with Malmo, Sweden, and Leipzig, Germany.
03/27/2014
AirBridgeCargo launches B747F services to Dallas/Fort Worth and increases Chicago OperationsRussia’s largest cargo carrier, AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), is expanding its presence in the U.S. market with the launch of Boeing 747-8 freighter flights linking Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) with Amsterdam and Moscow. New twice-weekly all-cargo flights from Dallas/Fort Worth will operate on Mondays and Thursdays to Amsterdam Schiphol and Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airports.
03/21/2014
New Appointments in the Volga-Dnepr GroupVolga-Dnepr Group would like to note on changes to management team aimed at implementing Air Cargo Supermarket development strategy and synergy between air cargo charter and scheduled businesses run by Volga-Dnepr Airlines and AirBridgeCargo.
