The Volga-Dnepr Group, parent of both Volga-Dnepr Airlines and AirBridgeCargo Airlines, has reported a 25 per cent rise in cargo tonnage for 2008 compared to a year earlier. The group transported 267,000 tonnes of cargo over the 12 months, while freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) rose 32 per cent to 1,720,060 thousand FTKs. … [Read more...] about Volga-Dnepr volumes up 25%
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Volga-Dnepr devices new ‘hook’ for heavy cargo
A special 'hook' system designed by Volga-Dnepr Airlines' technical experts to secure heavy, single pieces of air cargo for transportation has been used successfully to deliver a 89 tonne hydro turbine motor wheel from Russia to Kyrgyzstan. The shipment was transported in early December from Saint Petersburg in Russia to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on board one of Volga-Dnepr's AN-124-100 freighters. The turbine was destined for the Kambartinskaya GES-2 hydro-electric power station, currently under … [Read more...] about Volga-Dnepr devices new ‘hook’ for heavy cargo
Volga-Dnepr devices new 'hook' for heavy cargo
A special 'hook' system designed by Volga-Dnepr Airlines' technical experts to secure heavy, single pieces of air cargo for transportation has been used successfully to deliver a 89 tonne hydro turbine motor wheel from Russia to Kyrgyzstan. The shipment was transported in early December from Saint Petersburg in Russia to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on board one of Volga-Dnepr's AN-124-100 freighters. The turbine was destined for the Kambartinskaya GES-2 hydro-electric power station, currently under … [Read more...] about Volga-Dnepr devices new 'hook' for heavy cargo
