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04/05/2016
Volga-Dnepr and Chapman Freeborn Deliver Welding System to Malaysian Power StationA 19-ton portable welding system was part of a shipment delivered to Malaysia by Volga-Dnepr Airlines and air charter specialists Chapman Freeborn to support restoration work at one of the country’s biggest electricity power stations
04/05/2016
AirBridgeCargo Increases Singapore Services with Third Weekly B747 FreighterAirBridgeCargo Airlines is increasing its support of the Singapore market with the addition of a third weekly Boeing 747 freighter operation, commencing 1 April 2016.
03/10/2016
Volga-Dnepr Transports Breeze-M Booster for ExoMars Mission Space VehiclesVolga-Dnepr Airlines is continuing to support the ExoMars mission organised jointly by the European Space Agency and the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, by delivering a Breeze-M booster to Baikonur in preparation for the space vehicles’ scheduled launch on 14 March 2016.
03/01/2016
Volga-Dnepr Gulf has successfully released the unique customized aircraft for IRON MAIDEN rock-bandDuring the period 9 January through 17 February 2016 an ex-Air France B747-400 aircraft, contracted by Air Atlanta to VD Gulf, underwent major rework, painting, cabin reconfiguration and customization for IRON MAIDEN rock-band World Tour called “The book of souls” on behalf of Air Atlanta Icelandic by VD Gulf staff at VD Gulf main hangar in Sharjah, UAE.
03/01/2016
Volga Dnepr Gulf (VD Gulf) participated in MRO Middle East (MR ME) in Dubai World Trade Center, UAE, on February 3 and 4, 2016.MRO ME, Middle East’s annual leading conference and exhibition for the commercial aviation maintenance industry, attracts top-tier solution providers and more than 5000 aviation industry professionals from all over the world.
02/03/2016
Spacecraft Payload Module Delivered to Stansted Onboard IL-76TD-90VDThe payload module of a spacecraft represented Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ recent aerospace delivery when it arrived in the UK from Moscow.
01/22/2016
Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow to set up a company-based Aviation Training CenterVolga-Dnepr Technics Moscow (VDTM) one of the lead players on Russia market of western aircraft maintenance and repair services is set to establish a Company-based Aviation Training Center located within the Moscow Aviation Cluster. EASA Part-147 Certificate granted by the European Aviation Safety Agency authorizes the Company to provide classroom and hands-on training of engineering and mechanical personnel for Boeing 747-type airplanes.
01/21/2016
Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Bollore Logistics Nice help to discover ‘is there life on Mars?’Volga-Dnepr Airlines has operated three An-124-100 cargo flights for global logistics company BOLLORE LOGISTICS carrying equipment and materials for the ExoMars space exploration programme that aims to discover any traces of life on Mars.
01/18/2016
Volga-Dnepr Gulf expanded its EASA Part-145 Base Maintenance CertificateVolga-Dnepr Gulf (VD Gulf) company, which represents Volga-Dnepr Technics Subgroup in the Middle East region has successfully completed the full cycle of procedures required for being granted the authorization by European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to perform base maintenance checks (C-Checks) on Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 737NG aircraft in the Company’s hangar facility at Sharjah Airport, UAE.
12/30/2015
Volga-Dnepr Group Announces the Winners of its Fourth International Photo ContestVolga-Dnepr Group has announced the winners of its Fourth International Photo Contest to mark its 25th anniversary year. The competition attracted entries from 130 professional and amateur photographers globally as well as over 15,000 visitors from 50 countries to the official website created for the contest.
12/29/2015
Dear Friends, Customers, Partners!Volga-Dnepr Airlines expresses its sincere gratitude for your financial aid for families of employees who died in the tragedy in Bamako, Mali on 20th November 2015.
12/28/2015
Volga-Dnepr Gulf performs the first С-check maintenance for Avia Traffic Company.Volga-Dnepr Gulf, a division of Volga-Dnepr Technics (an aircraft MRO branch of Volga-Dnepr Group in the Middle East region) completed the first C-check maintenance service for a B737-300 operated by Kyrgyzstan-based Avia Traffic Company, at its hangar facility in Sharjah, UAE.
12/21/2015
AirBridgeCargo Continues Strong 2015 Growth with 27% Year-on-Year Tonnage Gain in NovemberAirBridgeCargo Airlines’ (ABC) growth continued in November with 27% upswing in cargo carried compared tothe same month a year ago.
12/17/2015
Volga-Dnepr's IL-76TD-90VD aircraft ‘parachutes’ cargo to remote Antarctic airfieldVolga-Dnepr Airlines has completed its first-ever ‘air drop’ by parachuting 208 barrels of fuel from an IL-76TD-90VD freighter onto a remote airfield in the Antarctic.
12/07/2015
AirBridgeCargo Airlines Renews IOSA Operational Safety CertificationAirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has successfully passed the audit procedures for compliance with the International Air Transport Association’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), renewing its certification for a further two years.
12/07/2015
Volga-Dnepr Makes Flying All the FashionVolga-Dnepr Airlines supported the UK’s £1.1 billion ‘Black Friday 2015’ by ensuring a timely delivery of 120 tons of clothing sold by a well-known brand through its online store.
12/03/2015
Volga-Dnepr Pays Last Respects to Six Crewmembers Killed in Mali Terror AttackA civil funeral service was held in Ulyanovsk on 30 November to remember Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ employees who became the victims of a terrorist attack on Radisson hotel in Bamako, Mali. The ceremony was attended by thousands of people, and the local civic hall could not even fit all those wishing to pay tribute to the dead and express condolences to their families and close ones.
11/25/2015
Dear Friends, Customers and Partners,We sincerely thank you for your letters of condolences sent to Volga-Dnepr Airlines following the tragic death of our crew members in Mali.
11/21/2015
OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY VOLGA-DNEPR AIRLINES REGARDING THE TRAGEDY IN BAMAKO, MALIOn 18-19 November, an AN-124-100 aircraft operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines was carrying construction machinery from Oslo (Norway) to Bamako (Mali).
After completion of the transportation, 12 employees of the Airline were staying at the Radisson Blu Hotel to rest before their next flight. On 20 November at around 7 a.m. local time the hotel was attacked by armed militants of the al-Murabitoun terrorist group. Six Volga-Dnepr crew members were rescued during the rescue operation by Special Forces and they are now staying safe onboard the aircraft within the airport’s protected area.
11/20/2015
Russian Railways Logistics and Volga-Dnepr Airlines Sign a Strategic Co-Operation AgreementRussian Railways Logistics, a subsidiary of United Transport and Logistics Company, and Volga-Dnepr Airlines, a global leader in heavy and outsize cargo airlift solutions, have entered into a strategic cargo logistics co-operation agreement.
The agreement will focus on scaling up the sales channels and opportunities as well as enabling both companies to diversify and expand their reach and range of multimodal transportation services.
