Antonov Airlines has safely transported five S-70i Black Hawk helicopters on a single AN-124-100 flight from Rzeszów, Poland to Angeles City in the Philippines. The cargo weighed 35 tonnes in total, including loading equipment, and the loading procedure, which took a total of 5 hours, was completed using the AN-124-100's winches. Each S-70i helicopter measured 1.75 m long, 3.2 m wide, 3.9 m in height, and weighed 5.6 tonnes. Antonov said detailed loading and unloading plans were developed … [Read more...] about Antonov moves Black Hawks from Poland to the Philippines
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Volga-Dnepr marks 6th year on DROMLAN air network
Volga-Dnepr Airlines, known for transporting oversized and super-heavy shipments, has completed its sixth year of supporting logistics for the DROMLAN project with five charter flights using its IL-76TD-90VD to Antarctica. The Dronning Maud Land Air Network (DROMLAN) is a coordinated project between 11 countries with research bases in Queen Maud Land to create an air logistics network to reduce costs. Working with Antarctic Logistics Centre International (ALCI), the carrier operated … [Read more...] about Volga-Dnepr marks 6th year on DROMLAN air network
Dimerco airlifts oversized cargo to meet tight deadline
Dimerco delivered oversized cargo loaded with product line equipment from Guangzhou to Lahore, Pakistan within a tight five-day timescale after making a quick decision to use air charter service. Three sets of product line equipment, weighing almost over 90 tonnes (91,577 kilos), were required by a leading telecoms client in time for the planned opening of its new plant in Lahore, but with no final details until after the holiday break, Dimerco advised that an air charter would provide the … [Read more...] about Dimerco airlifts oversized cargo to meet tight deadline