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12/27/2011
Volga-Dnepr adds fourth modernised il-76td-90vd freighter to fleetVolga-Dnepr Airlines has added a fourth modernized IL-76TD-90VD cargo aircraft to its fleet.
12/08/2011
AirBridgeCargo sees stable increase for the third consecutive year in Frankfurt.It is the third time in a row AirBridgeCargo is recognized as the leading carrier handled by Fraport in terms of volume during the latest ceremony “Best Cargo Performer”.
11/08/2011
Volga-Dnepr delivers relief cargo to earthquake victims in TurkeyVolga-Dnepr Airlines joined the relief operation to help earthquake victims in Turkey with two flights from Sharjah, UAE delivering urgently-needed equipment on behalf of the United Nations.
10/27/2011
Volga-Dnepr airlines celebrates third successive ‘Best Cargo Charter Airline’ honour in the Baltic Air Charter Association’s annual awardsVolga-Dnepr Airlines has become the first airline to be voted ‘Best Cargo Charter Airline’ for three years in succession in the Baltic Air Charter Association’s (BACA) prestigious annual awards.
10/20/2011
Urgent Delivery of Power Plant Rotor to GhanaVolga-Dnepr Airlines provided KOG Transport, an international project freight forwarder with comprehensive logistics service by delivering a rotor for thermal electric power plant from East Midlands, England to Accra, Ghana.
10/07/2011
Volga-Dnepr UK Ltd secures International seal of approval for Quality and environment managementVolga-Dnepr UK Ltd, part of Volga-Dnepr Group has achieved international endorsement for its quality and environment management processes from the International Organisation for Standardisation (IS0), the most well-established management standards in the world today.
09/14/2011
Volga-Dnepr Airlines opens sales office in JapanVolga-Dnepr Airlines, the world’s largest transporter of outsize and heavyweight air cargo, is to open its own sales office in Japan to reflect the country’s importance and strong growth in demand for its services.
08/31/2011
Flying pigs join ABC's long list of successful live animals flightsAirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has successfully completed its latest movement of live animals with the transportation of 1,150 pigs from Winnipeg to Moscow.
08/17/2011
Volga-Dnepr Technics signs maintenance services agreement for Sukhoi Superjet-100SuperJet International (SJI) - a joint venture between Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, and Sukhoi Holding - and Volga-Dnepr Technics, part of Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, have signed a Letter of Intent for the provision of maintenance services for the Sukhoi Superjet100 (SSJ100) aircraft.
08/17/2011
Volga-Dnepr Group and Antonov Commit to Modernisation of First An-124-1oo to New An-124-111vd StandardRussia’s Volga-Dnepr Group and Antonov Company of the Ukraine have reached an agreement to upgrade the first one of Volga-Dnepr’s fleet of AN-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ freighters to a modernised AN-124-111VD standard in the latest step towards relaunching serial production of this unique cargo aircraft.
07/08/2011
Volga-Dnepr coordinates air logistics for Silk Way Rally 2011For the third consecutive year, Volga-Dnepr Airlines has organised the air logistics requirements of competitors in the Silk Way Rally 2011, part of the Dakar Series of international motor race events
06/14/2011
ABC transports ‘Vostok’ space capsuleThe former USSR space capsule ‘Vostok 3KA-2’ has been safely returned to a museum in Russia onboard an AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ B747-400 freighter.
05/13/2011
Volga-Dnepr Airlines approved to handling cargo at Russian airportsThe Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia’s Ministry of Transport has awarded a certificate to Volga-Dnepr Airlines to perform its own cargo handling at Russian airports.
05/03/2011
AirBridgeCargo Airlines launches its first scheduled route to North AmericaAirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Russia’s largest scheduled cargo airline, has launched services to its first destination in North America with three flights a week to Chicago, becoming the first all-cargo airline with regular flights from the USA to Russia.
04/14/2011
VOLGA-DNEPR OPERATES FREE FLIGHT TO JAPAN WITH MOBILE MEDICAL VEHICLE FOR TSUNAMI SURVIVORSVolga-Dnepr Airlines has transported a special mobile medical vehicle from Miami (USA) to Sendai (Japan) to help survivors of the country’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.
04/11/2011
Volga-Dnepr joins efforts with Ulyanovsk State University to develop electronic safety management systemVolga-Dnepr Airlines has joined forces with Russia’s Ulyanovsk State University on a project to develop an electronic system to support the prevention of air accidents.
04/05/2011
Volga-Dnepr delivers equipment for cooling damaged nuclear plant at FukushimaVolga Dnepr Airlines has completed an urgent delivery from Stuttgart, Germany, to Japan of a large pump to help in the cooling of the damaged reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
03/28/2011
AirBridgeCargo Airlines wins ‘Wings of Russia’ National Award for the third time in a rowAirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has won the ‘Wings of Russia’ national aviation award for the third year in a row for ‘Cargo Airline of the Year on Domestic and International Routes.’
03/25/2011
‘CARGO SUPERMARKET’ RESULTS IN STRONG GROWTHVolga-Dnepr Group’s commitment to offering customers a ‘Cargo Supermarket’ of air logistics solutions has resulted in a significant increase in demand for Boeing 747F charter flights for the transportation of non-standard cargoes.
