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03/19/2014
Helicopters cross the Atlantic for Heli Expo 2014Four helicopters bound for Heli Expo in Los Angeles, the world’s largest helicopter show, have crossed the Atlantic onboard one of Volga-Dnepr’s An-124-100 freighters.
02/28/2014
Volga-Dnepr delivers a total logistics solution for 73-ton ‘runner’ from Austria to Bratsk hydroelectric power stationVolga-Dnepr Airlines has increased its reputation for supplying end-to-end logistics services by managing 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.
02/27/2014
Volga-Dnepr Group Documentary Reaches The Final Of The New York Festivals’ International Television & Film AwardsA film documenting one of Volga-Dnepr Group’s biggest ever air logistics projects to supply a new gas processing plant in Papua New Guinea is a finalist in the 2014 New York Festivals’ International Television & Film Awards.
02/25/2014
Volga-Dnepr ships ‘Cygnus’ resupply spacecraftVolga-Dnepr Airlines’ expertise in the movement of space cargoes has been called upon once again to transport the Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) of the Cygnus resupply spacecraft from Turin, Italy, to Wallops Island, USA.
02/20/2014
1100th Oil & Gas Flight in Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ HistoryVolga-Dnepr Airlines delivered 45 tons of oil and gas equipment onboard IL-76TD-90VD aircraft from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) to Prestwick (Great Britain).
02/19/2014
Volga-Dnepr Lifts Lifts for Reconstruction Programme at Belarus AirportVolga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered lifts and escalators for the modernisation of the National Belarus Airport from Shanghai in China to Minsk, Republic of Belarus. The flight was operated under the Ruslan International joint venture.
02/17/2014
Romantic Russians Boost AirBridgeCargo’s Flower VolumesRomantic Russians have provided a business boost for AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the country’s largest cargo carrier, with a big rise in flower imports ahead of St. Valentine’s Day.
02/17/2014
Volga-Dnepr Organises End-to-End Delivery of 103-Ton Rotor to YekaterinburgA 103-ton rotor has arrived in Yekaterinburg, Russia, onboard an An-124-100 Ruslan heavy freighter aircraft operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines. The shipment was delivered from Frankfurt/Hahn.
02/07/2014
Volga-Dnepr Group Helps Sochi Make History as the 2014 Winter Olympic Games Get under WayAs Sochi prepares to make history, Volga Dnepr Group has completed its role in helping the 2014 Winter Olympic Games get off to a flying start by delivering over 1,800 tons of air cargo to the Russian city over the last 12 months, carrying broadcast, lighting and sports equipment.
02/03/2014
Ruslan SALIS Passes ISO 9001:2008 Quality AuditRuslan SALIS GmbH has passed a verification audit for compliance of its quality management system to ISO 9001:2008 standards. The company’s core activities of air cargo charter operations and aircraft maintenance services were recognised as conforming to international standards and its recertification has been renewed to the end of 2014.
01/31/2014
New appointments in ATRAN AirlinesEvgeniy Borisov has been appointed General Director of ATRAN Airlines, a small freighter operations arm of Volga-Dnepr Group, from 9 January 2014.
01/30/2014
AirBridgeCargo Airlines is Ready to Face the New 2014 YearAirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia’s largest cargo airline, achieved a 5% growth in cargo tonnage in 2013, with its highest ever volume of 340,000 tonnes across its network linking Europe, Russia, Asia and North America.
01/22/2014
Volga-Dnepr Airlines delivers Türksat telecommunications satelliteVolga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered the Türksat 4A telecommunications satellite from Japan to Kazakhstan in its latest specialist delivery on behalf of the space industry.
01/17/2014
Volga-Dnepr Technics increases its aircraft maintenance services in Leipzig for Western aircraftVolga-Dnepr Technics GmbH (VDT), the Leipzig-based maintenance company responsible for the outreach of Volga-Dnepr Group’s maintenance operations in Europe, has expanded its current scope of activities on Western aircraft.
01/17/2014
Video Broadcast Equipment Arrives in Sochi as Countdown Begins to 22nd Winter Olympic GamesVolga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered 40 tons of video broadcasting equipment to Sochi supporting the 22nd Winter Olympic Games, which begin in the Russian city on February 7th 2014.
01/16/2014
AirBridgeCargo Airlines Takes Delivery of Fifth Boeing 747-8FBoeing and AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia’s largest cargo airline, recently celebrated the delivery of the airline’s fifth 747-8 Freighter. "ABC has already experienced the outstanding payload and operating economics of the 747-8 family,” said Denis Ilin, Executive President of AirBridgeCargo Airlines. “We are really excited to receive our fifth 747-8 Freighter.”
12/26/2013
Olympic Flame Soars Ulyanovsk Sky on AN-124AN-124-100 Ruslan aircraft lifted Russia’s 2014 Winter Olympic Torch high into the sky above the city of Ulyanovsk on the first day after Christmas.
12/25/2013
Darwin Airline Awards Maintenance Contract to Volga-Dnepr Technics in GermanyVolga-Dnepr Technics (VDT) in Germany has entered into a contract with Swiss air carrier Darwin Airline for aircraft technical assistance and maintenance support at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
12/19/2013
AirBridgeCargo Airlines once again met high IOSA standardsAirBridgeCargo Airlines, Russia’s largest scheduled cargo carrier, had successfully passes audit procedures for compliance with the International Air Transport Association’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).
12/09/2013
Bus stops in an IL-76TD-90VD and takes off for KazakhstanOne of Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ IL-76TD-90VD freighters was the ultimate “bus stop” for an 18 metre Irisbus Citelis bus on its journey from Turin in Italy to Astana, Kazakhstan.
