A turbine runner and tooling weighing 115 tonnes and destined for the Ust-Srednekanskaya hydroelectric power station has arrived safely at Sokol Airport in Magadan, Russia, onboard a Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ freighter. Preparations for the transportation of the six-metre diameter turbine runner from St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport started in late 2015 in consultation with Power Machines Company, which produced the 85-tonne runner for the power station. Volga-Dnepr has … [Read more...] about Volga-Dnepr delivers 85 tonne runner for power plant
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Volga-Dnepr expands fleet with two more AN-124-100 freighters
Volga-Dnepr Group has signed the finance lease agreement with JSC Sberbank Leasing to acquire two An-124-100 Ruslan freighters. Sergey Shklyanik, group senior VP said: “The AN-124-100 aircraft acquisition goes in line with the Group Strategy 2020 which provides for the fleet extension with Russian and foreign-made aircraft.” Dennis Gliznoutsa, VP sales at Volga-Dnepr Airlines, said: “Two more Ruslan freighters shall secure the Airline’s leadership in the global outsize and super-heavy air … [Read more...] about Volga-Dnepr expands fleet with two more AN-124-100 freighters
Volga-Dnepr delivers delicate laser technology
Delicate laser technology from Orebro in Sweden has arrived safely in Japan following six months of planning and preparation by the cargo transportation specialists at Volga-Dnepr Airlines. The high value industrial laser equipment required a non-standard engineering solution and a controlled temperature environment to complete its journey onboard one of Volga-Dnepr’s IL-76TD-90VD freighters. The laser installation will be used by one of the enterprises producing industrial electronics in … [Read more...] about Volga-Dnepr delivers delicate laser technology
Volga-Dnepr delivers Superjet 100 fuselage
A 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. The flight carried the detached airframe parts of an extended range and upgraded version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. The 33-tonne cargo was loaded and offloaded using the An-124’s onboard cranes and auxiliary loading equipment. In Zhukovsky, the … [Read more...] about Volga-Dnepr delivers Superjet 100 fuselage
Volga-Dnepr celebrates birthday of An-124 designer
Volga-Dnepr Group celebrated the 80th birthday of Victor Tolmachev, the legendary Chief Designer of the An-124 ‘Ruslan’ and An-225 ‘Mriya’ transport aircraft on 11 August, to mark his outstanding contribution to the world of aviation. Tolmachev, who continues to serve the industry as technical director of Volga-Dnepr and as an advisor to the group’s president, Alexey Isaikin, is a Doctor of Engineering Science, a Member of the Russian Academy of Natural … [Read more...] about Volga-Dnepr celebrates birthday of An-124 designer