Volga-Dnepr helps set-up of natural gas plant
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has run charter flights and used scheduled freighter services through AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines to transport equipment for the set-up of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) production plant. The company operated a series of An-124-100 and IL-76TD-90VD charter flights and utilised ABC Boeing 747 Freighter services for deugro Airfreight – who was setting up the plant […]
Volga-Dnepr’s van de Weg resigns from his role
Volga-Dnepr Group’s senior vice president of sales and marketing, Robert van de Weg has resigned after three months in the role. The Russian air cargo operator says he will continue to co-operate with the Group on a strategic level. He was appointed in October last year. Van de Weg looked after the commercial side for […]
Aeroflot’s cargo recovers after difficult two years
Aeroflot’s cargo and mail volumes have recovered after two difficult years, handling 205,795 tonnes, a figure not seen since 2013. Cargo and mail had been 204,554 tonnes in 2013, before falling 18.7 per cent in 2014 to 166,262 tonnes, and another six per cent in 2015 to 156,335 tonnes before the 31.6 per cent recovery […]
Yusen launches air import consolidation services in Russia
Yusen Logistics has launched air import consolidation services in Russia at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport and Domodedovo Airport and Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg. Yusen is the first international airfreight forwarder to offer such consolidation services at these three airports, and the operation also includes customs clearance operated by Yusen Logistics RUS subsidiary, Yusen Terminal Logopark. […]
ABC keeps on growing as Russia stabilises
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has continued record-breaking growth, while Russian airport volumes have stabilised following the slump caused by economic sanctions, Volga-Dnepr Group senior vice president, sales & marketing, Robert van de Weg tells Air Cargo Week (ACW) staff writer James Muir. Cargo volumes at ABC, part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, grew 29 per cent in […]
Rare horses flown from Budapest to Orenburg
14 rare Przewalski horses have flown from Budapest to Orenburg on an Atran Airlines Boeing 737-400SF as part of a reintroduction programme. The animals from the Hortobagy National Park where tranquilised by staff before being loaded onto trucks. They were put into separate transport cages hauled by Horse Trans Cargo to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International […]
AirBridgeCargo gains IATA CEIV Pharma certification
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has become the first Russian airline to gain International Air Transport Association (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification at its Moscow hub. The certificate was presented to ABC by IATA manager aviation solutions Russia branch office, Andrey Bystrov. ABC completed preparation for CEIV certification and passed the audit […]
AirBridgeCargo blasts past 2015 result in just 10 months
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has continued to soar with tonnage growing 30 per cent in October, sending its year-to-date figure up 29 per cent. In the first nine months of 2016, ABC handled 498,177 tonnes, compared to 483,000 tonnes in the whole of 2015, which had been a record-breaking year and October alone saw growth of […]
Volga-Dnepr provides gold standard service to mining industry
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has successfully transported a 88-tonne ‘jaw crusher’ used for gold mining to Russia’s Magadan Region using an Antonov AN-124-100 Freighter. It was transported from Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg along with other equipment and tooling to Sokol Airport in Magadan, and Volga-Dnepr says using the AN-124-100’s onboard loading systems removed the need for […]
Volumes grow with capacity for ABC
The growing number of airlines refusing to carry certain lithium batteries is helping AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines’ volumes rise in line with capacity, Volga-Dnepr Group senior vice president of sales and marketing, Robert van de Weg tells Air Cargo Week’s staff writer, James Muir. ABC, which operates freighter aircraft only, has benefitted from the restrictions placed on […]
ABC to operate freighter services to Heathrow via Moscow
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is to operate a twice-weekly Boeing 747 Freighter service to connect Heathrow Airport with its international network via its Moscow hub, starting 3 November. ABC will become the hub’s second all-cargo carrier and will use slots that are not in high demand with passenger carriers. Heathrow was given backing last month to build a third […]
Aeroflot to increase London services with Gatwick flights
Aeroflot is to increase Moscow – London services with the launch of flights from Sheremetyevo to Gatwick from 15 November. The daily outbound flight from Sheremetyevo to Gatwick, number SU2588 will leave at 13.15h and arrive at 14.30h, with the return journey leaving London at 16.10h and landing back in Moscow at 22.50h. Gatwick Airport […]
Volga-Dnepr completes air-sea delivery of patrol boats
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has shown it can complete air-sea deliveries by delivering four patrol boats to the Far East of Russia and then launch them at the port. The four Mangust patrol boats were built at the Vympel Shipyard in Rybinsk for the Border Guard Service were carried onboard two Antonov AN-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ flights from Tunoshna […]
ABC adds Seattle to its US freighter network
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched twice-weekly Boeing 747 Freighter services from Moscow to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, its sixth route within the US. The carrier says Seattle is not only one of the biggest cities in the Pacific Northwest region – but also a major gateway for trade with Asia. The new flight from Seattle will […]
Zhukov to head up Volga-Dnepr energy & heavy machinery industries
Volga-Dnepr Group has appointed Vasiliy Zhukov as global director of energy & heavy machinery to continue growth in these industry areas. Zhukov joined Volga-Dnepr in 2015 having spent five years working for one of Russia’s largest power engineering and construction corporations. He is the fourth global industry director after Axel Kaldschmidt, who is responsible for […]
Market picks up after slow summer for NeWay
The charter market is picking up again as the slow summer period is coming to an end, NeWay Logistics general manager Erwin Burger tells Air Cargo Week. He says 2016 started well but fixed flights declined in the first quarter, though charter requests have remained steady: “Reason for this could be that shippers are shopping […]
Low oil prices causes ‘domino effect’ on other industries
Low oil prices are causing projects to be cancelled or delayed, having a ‘domino effect’ on other industries, but Volga-Dnepr Airlines regional sales manager, Georgy Sokolov says he is hoping for a strong end to the year. As well as projects being cancelled or delayed, which has caused a knock-on effect of stricter budgets and […]
Aeroflot cargo revenue up 17% while group returns to profit
Aeroflot’s cargo revenue has increased by 17.5 per cent in the first half of 2016 while the airline returned to profit. Cargo revenue rose by 17.5 per cent to 5.2 billion roubles ($80 million) in the first half of 2016 while the airline made a profit of 2.4 billion roubles compared to a 3.5 billion […]
Record July for ACS despite uncertain European market
Air Charter Service (ACS) had a record month in July as it booked 1,114 charter contracts, making it the company’s best ever monthly figure. Chief executive officer, Justin Bowman says it is a “great achievement” with many of these consisting of multiple sectors and explains: “With our diversification into other markets, such as OBCs and aircraft sales, we […]
Domestic volumes make up for international weakness at Aeroflot
Aeroflot’s domestic volumes continue to make up for international weakness, with cargo and mail increasing by 10.5 per cent in May to 13,077 tonnes. International volumes fell by 11.2 per cent to 6,500 tonnes in May while domestic cargo and mail rose by 45.8 per cent to 6,577 tonnes. Year-to-date volumes increased by 14.2 per […]
Volga-Dnepr brings power to Russia’s Magadan region
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported a turbine running and tooling weighing 115 tonnes for the Ust-Srednekanskaya hydroelectric power station in Magadan, Russia, onboard an Antonov AN-124-100 Freighter. Preparations for transporting the six metre diameter turbine runner from St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport to Sokol Airport in Magadan started in late 2015 in consultation with Power Machines Company, […]
AirBridgeCargo soars by 31% in May
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has continued strong growth with 31 per cent year-on-year growth in both May and the first five months of 2016. The Russian carrier carried 50,482 tonnes in May and 238,154 tonnes in the first five months, assisted by expanding its network through new and increased routes. ABC has started a Houston – […]
ABC adds 6th freighter destination in China
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has introduced another new freighter destination to its expanding international network with the launch of flights to Chongqing, one of the leading commercial centres in China. The new service operates from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport two times per week, every Wednesday and Friday, and will be linked with ABC’s Shanghai flights returning to […]
Domestic cargo drives Aeroflot growth
Aeroflot has seen cargo and mail volumes increase by 15.3 per cent to 14,652 tonnes in April, with the domestic market driving the growth. In April, domestic volumes were up by 33.2 per cent to 7,195 tonnes while international saw an increase of 2.1 per cent to 7,456 tonnes. Between January and April, cargo and […]
DHL adds Russia to Airfreight Plus network
DHL Global Forwarding has added Moscow and other major cities in Russia to its Airfreight Plus network, and will expand further into the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) by the end of the year. Airfreight Plus provides customers with intra-European and intra-Asian door-to-door air transportation for cargo up to two tonnes. Moscow and other Russian […]
Domestic traffic make up for falling imports at Sheremetyevo
Aviation in Russia, along with the country’s economy, had a difficult year in 2015, with imports noticeably decreasing, but domestic traffic has been better, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport tells Air Cargo Week. The airport says sanctions, falling oil prices and the strength of the US dollar made 2015 challenging for the Russian economy and for […]
Former Transaero aircraft moved as sea cargo in Ireland
A Boeing 767 that was used by former Russian carrier Transaero Airlines that will be transformed into glamorous holiday campsite facility is being hauled up Irish West Coast in barge. The decommissioned Boeing767 aircraft is set to make land on the Irish West Coast tomorrow morning after being moved by barge on the high seas in […]
ABC gets F1 cars to the grid for Russian Grand Prix
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has made sure every competitor can get to the starting line for the Russian Grand Prix by flying the Formula 1 cars and equipment to Sochi. The 2016 Russian Grand Prix in Sochi takes place from 29 April to 1 May and ABC prepared and operated six Boeing 747 charter flights from […]
Quarterly tonnage record in Q1 for ABC
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) set a new quarterly tonnage record in the first quarter of 2016, carrying over 132,000 tonnes of cargo across its network, a 27 per cent year-on-year (YOY) rise while freight tonne kilometres rose by 23 per cent in Q1. January 2016 saw ABC record a YOY cargo volumes of 43,000 tonnes, while in February tonnage rose […]
Volga-Dnepr and Sheremetyevo partner up for cargo development
Volga-Dnepr Group and Sheremetyevo International Airport have joined with the aim of growing the air cargo industry in Russia. They have signed an agreement on long-term and mutually-beneficial co-operation to develop cargo at the Moscow gateway, which they say aims to achieve correspondence with the high global industry standards. This is a strategic step and a milestone in the history […]
