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Volga-Dnepr's IL-76TD-90VD fleet
sees Oil and Gas Deliveries
double in first half of 2014
July 25, 2014 + + + Volga-Dnepr Group’s
Engineering & Logistics Center (ELC) developed a special loading frame
that provided a timely and cost efficient solution for a customer moving a
30-ton oil and gas shipment onboard its IL-76TD-90VD from Johor Bahru,
Malaysia, to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia. The oil and gas shipment
consisted of five pieces, including 13-metre pipes weighing 18 tons.
Normally, loading such cargo would require the use of six tons of
special loading equipment but at the time of the customer enquiry for the
flight, Volga-Dnepr already had an aircraft positioned in the Asia Pacific
region so the ELC team set about creating a solution that prevented the
additional time and cost of moving the specialist loading equipment from
Europe.
Azat Yakupov, Senior Load Planning Engineer, Dangerous
Cargo at Volga-Dnepr Airlines, said: “We created a solution by developing
a compact 600kg frame that enabled the pipes to be loaded using the
aircraft’s roller tracks. Together with my ELC colleagues we prepared the
necessary drawings and contracted a company in Johor Bahru to manufacture
the frame for us. This enabled us to load the shipment safely at Johor
Bahru Senai International Airport using the IL-76TD-90VD’s onboard crane
as well as an external crane and lifting equipment without any delay to
the planned flight schedule.”
Volga-Dnepr says air charter sales of
IL-76TD-90VD flights carrying oil and gas equipment doubled in the first
half of 2014 to 32% of all flights operated by the aircraft compared to
the opening six months of last year. Volga-Dnepr Airlines has a fleet of
five new generation IL-76TD-90VD aircraft, which are approved by ICAO for
global operations.
“The customer for this particular oil and gas
cargo delivery was our longstanding partner,
Panalpina. The modernized
IL-76TD-90VD has developed an excellent reputation in the international
air cargo market and especially in the oil and gas industry and this is
reflected in the doubling of our business in this market segment in the
first six months of 2014,” added Georgy Sokolov, Regional Sales Manager of
Volga-Dnepr.
Source: Volga-Dnepr Group
See also:
»
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