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12/12/2014
Award reconfirms AirBridgeCargo’s position as Fraport’s largest international cargo carrier at Frankfurt AirportFraport Cargo Services (FCS) has acknowledged AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) as its largest international air cargo carrier at Frankfurt Airport in 2014 in the company’s annual ceremony to honour its top cargo carriers.
12/09/2014
AirBridgeCargo delivers B737 components for BoeingAirBridgeCargo Airlines, Russia's largest schedule cargo airlines, has successfully delivered a horizontal stabilizer for a Boeing 737 from Shanghai to Chicago on its way to the Boeing aircraft factory in Seattle.
11/28/2014
Volga-Dnepr Gulf Completes First A-Check In Sharjah on a Boeing 737CLVolga-Dnepr Gulf, Volga-Dnepr Technics’ subgroup branch in the Middle East, has successfully performed its first A-check on a Boeing 737-400 for the Slovenian airline SolinAir.
The work was completed in Volga-Dnepr Gulf’s MRO hangar at Sharjah airport. In addition, the Volga-Dnepr maintenance team carried out additional works, replacing some components and aircraft washing.
11/26/2014
Volga-Dnepr meets with business community in ChinaA meeting between Volga-Dnepr management and representatives from Chinese business circles interested in co-operation with Russia and development of partner relations with Volga-Dnepr Group was held in the Russian Embassy in the People’s Republic of China with participation of the Russian ambassador.
11/13/2014
Airbridgecargo’s Winter Schedule Adds More Flights to Europe, Asia Pacific and North AmericaAirBridgeCargo Airlines’ (ABC) winter flight schedule for 2014/15 provides even more service choices for its customers with additional Boeing 747 freighter frequencies linking major markets in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, via the airline’s hub in Moscow.
11/11/2014
Volga-Dnepr Airlines delivers Upper Stage Breeze-M Unit to Baikonur to facilitate launch of Yamal-401 satelliteThe Upper Stage Breeze-M Unit of the Proton-M space vehicle has been delivered to Baikonur onboard a Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 freighter to facilitate the launch of the Russian Yamal-401 communications satellite.
11/07/2014
Volga-Dnepr An-124 Delivers Superjet 100 Fuselage to Zhukovsky for Service Life TestsA Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 freighter has transported a Sukhoi Superjet 100 fuselage as well as the aircraft’s wings and tail section from Komsomolsk-na-Amure in Khabarovsk krai to Zhukovsky, southeast of Moscow.
11/06/2014
A fast delivery as ABC moves cars for Macao Grand PrixAirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia’s largest cargo airline, has delivered Formula 3 cars to China to compete in the Macao Grand Prix.
10/31/2014
Baltic Air Charter Association Honours Volga-Dnepr Airlines with ‘Best Cargo Charter Airline’ AwardVolga-Dnepr Airlines has been voted ‘Best Cargo Charter Airline’ in the prestigious annual awards presented by the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA), the global organisation for leaders in the aircraft charter industry.
10/31/2014
Volga-Dnepr An-124 Stops at Five Cities in Africa with Equipment for Healthcare Workers Fighting Ebola VirusOne of Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 freighters has operated to five cities in Congo, Ghana, Mali, Guinea-Bissau and Ivory Coast to deliver urgent equipment being used to help fight the outbreak of the Ebola virus in the region.
10/30/2014
Heavy Boiler ‘Drum’ Arrives On-Time in Kuwait CityThe skills of Volga-Dnepr Group’s Engineering and Logistics Centre (ELC) were called into action to develop special loading equipment to transport a 30-ton ‘drum’ for desalination of drinking water from Dusseldorf in Germany to Kuwait City.
10/29/2014
An-124-100 'Ruslan' Delivers Cargo to BaikonurVolga-Dnepr Airlines' An-124-100 freighter carrying 48 tons of equipment successfully landed at Yubileyny airport in Baikonur on 29 October at 07:15 MSK. The cargo in its entirety and good condition was delivered to the customer.
10/29/2014
AirBridgeCargo Airlines on Course for Successful 2014 YearAirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, is on course for another year of record growth, reinforcing its position as one of the world’s fastest-growing all-cargo airlines.
In the first nine months of 2014, ABC carried 290,735 tons, a 14% increase over the same period last year. The airline’s average load factor for the nine months ended 30 September was 71%, far exceeding the industry average of around 45%.
10/28/2014
Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ freighter which landed off-schedule in Ulyanovsk will shortly proceed with the flight enroute Toulouse — Sheremetyevo — BaikonurAN-124-100 Ruslan all-cargo aircraft operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines performed off-schedule landing at Ulyanovsk-Vostochny airport in order to conduct maintenance check and replacement of engine spare parts. The aircraft will shortly proceed with the mission enroute Toulouse – Sheremetyevo - Baikonur.
10/27/2014
First A-Check on a Boeing 737 CL by Volga-Dnepr Technics in LeipzigVolga-Dnepr Technics GmbH (VDT GmbH), a representative of Volga-Dnepr Technics in Europe, performed its first A-check on a Boeing 737 CL aircraft owned and operated by Cargo Air, a private Bulgarian charter airline, at its hangar facilities in Leipzig/Halle airport.
10/16/2014
Volga-Dnepr Delivers Helicopters for Emergency UN Mission to Fight EbolaOn October 14, Volga-Dnepr Airlines transported Mi-8 helicopters for the latest United Nations (UN) emergency health mission in response to the Ebola virus outbreak. The flight was operated using one of Volga-Dnepr’s An-124 ‘Ruslan’ freighters from Moscow, Russia, to Freetown, Sierra Leone.
10/15/2014
AirBridgeCargo Airlines Takes Delivery of its Next Brand New Boeing 747- 8 FreighterAirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia’s largest cargo airline, recently celebrated the delivery of its next brand new 747-8 Freighter.
10/14/2014
Air Partner and Ruslan International Ensure Safe Delivery of Historical Arts for ‘Medieval Morocco’ Exhibition at the Louvre Museum in ParisRuslan International, part of Volga-Dnepr Group and air charter broker, Air Partner, have been entrusted with carrying 18 tonnes of artefacts from Rabat in Morocco to Paris Vatry in France for an exhibition of ‘Medieval Morocco’ at the world famous Louvre Museum.
10/10/2014
Volga-Dnepr Rushes Humanitarian Aid To Refugees in IraqVolga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered 45 tons of humanitarian supplies from Zurich, Switzerland, to Erbil International Airport for victims of the civil war in Iraq.
The airline’s IL-76TD-90VD freighter carried 905 tents, 6,000 blankets and mattresses, and 600 kitchen sets for refugee camps in the region. The flight was contracted by one of Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ logistics partners, Air Charter Service.
10/08/2014
Volga-Dnepr Gulf awarded EASA Part-145 aircraft maintenance certificate in Sharjah.Volga-Dnepr Gulf (VD Gulf), Volga-Dnepr Technics Subgroup branch in the Middle East, passed all required procedures to receive EASA approval (European Aviation Safety Agency) to perform maintenance of western-made aircraft at the Sharjah Airport.
