Vekshin appointed CEO of Volga-Dnepr Group
Konstantin Vekshin has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Volga-Dnepr Group. He joined the group back in 1997 and developed his career from sales executive to chief commercial officer. Between 2013 and 2016, he held the positions of vice-president, charter & government division with Centurion Cargo Airlines and vice-president of air freight charters with […]
FEMA calls on Volga-Dnepr to deliver fire engine trucks for California
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has operated the An-124-100 charter flight for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist the US firefighting mission in California. The two fire engines and a Ford F-250 pickup truck, weighing more than 20 tonnes in total, were delivered from Atlantic City, New Jersey to San Francisco, California after all the documentation […]
Volga-Dnepr Airlines supports Moria refugees
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has operated a dedicated charter flight to assist Moria camp refugees in Greece, on the island of Lesbos. The flight was organised in cooperation with Chapman Freeborn Airmarketing from Vienna to Athens a week after the fire destroyed almost the whole camp and neighbouring territories. Volga-Dnepr’s AN-124-100 landed in Athens with 55 tonnes […]
Volga-Dnepr accomplishes another delivery as oil and gas traffic rebounds
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has completed a charter flight to guarantee delivery of much-needed oil and gas equipment for P-cube aviation. Four compressors and two rotors, weighing more than 26 tonnes, were delivered onboard an IL-76TD-90VD from Singapore to Melbourne for urgent repair and maintenance works. With an approaching national holiday in Singapore, Volga-Dnepr operational specialists managed […]
Air cargo veteran Ron King dies aged 76
Air cargo veteran Ron King, who helped establish Volga-Dnepr in the US market has died just days before his 77th birthday. King, who died suddenly on 19 July, and would have turned 77 on 22 July, spent almost 50 years in logistics. Leading the tributes, Volga-Dnepr says King was always eager to share his professionalism, […]
Volga-Dnepr extends One Belt, One Road with partners in Henan
Volga-Dnepr Group, Henan Airport Group and Zhongyuan Asset Management have signed an agreement to expand the ‘One Belt, One Road’ cooperation in the province. The ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative was announced by the president of China, Xi Jinping in 2013 to develop international cooperation between China and other countries through creating transport and investment […]
Volga-Dnepr welcomes van de Weg back as VP sales and marketing
Robert van de Weg has rejoined Volga-Dnepr as vice president for sales and marketing, a year after leaving the company to pursue other interests. In his new role, which will be based in London, van de Weg will embrace the commercial activities of the group’s airlines, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Atran Airlines, with responsibility […]
CargoLogicAir cleared for take-off and set for five 747F’s by 2018
CargoLogicAir has been cleared for take-off, having received its air operator certificate (AOC) from the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The Volga-Dnepr subsidiary is based at London’s Stansted Airport and has taken delivery of one Boeing 747-400 Freighter from Air Castle, with a second to be added in July. It expects to have five 747Fs in […]