Volga-Dnepr’s international competition to design an ‘Advanced Transport Aircraft of the 21st Century’ inspired aircraft engineers and aviation enthusiasts to put forward their ideas and was won by three students attending the Moscow Aviation Institute. The 12-month long contest culminated in the winners being announced on 15 August 2014 at the third International Air Transport Forum (IATF-2014) in Ulyanovsk, Russia. The winning team of Sergey Borovykh, Nikolay Turbin … [Read more...] about Future Airlifter’ contest winners invited to join Volga-Dnepr
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Future Airlifter' contest winners invited to join Volga-Dnepr
Volga-Dnepr’s international competition to design an ‘Advanced Transport Aircraft of the 21st Century’ inspired aircraft engineers and aviation enthusiasts to put forward their ideas and was won by three students attending the Moscow Aviation Institute. The 12-month long contest culminated in the winners being announced on 15 August 2014 at the third International Air Transport Forum (IATF-2014) in Ulyanovsk, Russia. The winning team of Sergey Borovykh, Nikolay Turbin … [Read more...] about Future Airlifter' contest winners invited to join Volga-Dnepr
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
ABC launches Dallas service, increases Chicago
Russia’s largest cargo carrier, AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), is expanding its presence in the US market with the launch of B747-8F freighter flights linking Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) with Amsterdam and Moscow. The new twice-weekly all-cargo flights from Dallas/Fort Worth will operate to Amsterdam Schiphol and Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airports. The airline, part of Volga-Dnepr Group, is also developing its current services to Chicago, introducing direct flights from Frankfurt. The new … [Read more...] about ABC launches Dallas service, increases Chicago
Volga-Dnepr makes move on Air Cargo Germany
Russian cargo group Volga-Dnepr is planning to buy Frankfurt Hahnbased carrier Air Cargo Germany with German antitrust authorities now evaluating a request that was submitted by Amsterdam-based Volga-Dnepr Logistics on 1 March. ACG operates four B747-400Fs on routes including China, Africa, India and the United Arab Emirates. … [Read more...] about Volga-Dnepr makes move on Air Cargo Germany
AirBridgeCargo finds clear air amid the turbulence
For AirBridgeCargo (ABC) – the scheduled cargo unit of the Volga-Dnepr Group – the current industry downturn is a mixed blessing. While its scheduled cargo business has clearly suffered, the slowdown has opened up new, and welcome,opportunities for its ad hoc charter business. By Donald Urquhart. Operating its fleet of six Boeing 747s – one -200, one -300 and four -400s – ABC has followed a similar rudimentary blue print that most other … [Read more...] about AirBridgeCargo finds clear air amid the turbulence
