News

21.08.2018

New appointment in Volga-Dnepr Group
As part of its air charter business leadership strategy, Volga-Dnepr Group has appointed Konstantin Vekshin as Executive President, Charter Cargo Operations (CCO) for Volga-Dnepr Airlines, effective from 15 August 2018

08.08.2018

Volga-Dnepr and Henan province partners to expand ‘One Belt, One Road’ cooperation
Volga-Dnepr Group, Henan Airport Group and Zhongyuan Asset Management have signed a framework agreement on long-term strategic cooperation following a series of meetings between the leaders of Volga-Dnepr and Henan province in Russia and China

12.04.2018

Giant Pandas transported by Volga-Dnepr are welcomed at their new home in Finland
Giant Pandas Lumi and Pyry have settled into their new home at Ahtari Zoo in Finland after travelling from China onboard one of Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ freighter aircraft

29.03.2018

Volga-Dnepr An-124-100 delivers 130 tonnes of equipment to the polar region for ‘Yamal LNG’ project
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has performed two flights from Novy Urengoy to Sabetta in Russia delivering 130 tonnes of industrial equipment for ‘Yamal LNG’, one of the world’s largest gas recovery projects

31.01.2018

Volga-Dnepr ensures a first-class arrival in Russia for Southern White Rhinos
Volga-Dnepr Airlines used all its expertise in delivering live animals to ensure the well-being and safe delivery of two Southern White Rhinos fr om Tel Aviv, Israel, to Russia wh ere they will now reside in one of the largest Russian zoos in Rostov-on-Don, which participates in international programmes for the preservation of rare and endangered animals

01.11.2017

BACA members vote Volga-Dnepr Airlines as ‘Best Cargo Charter Airline’
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has won the coveted ‘Best Cargo Charter Airline’ award in The BACA Excellence Awards 2017, voted for by members of BACA – the Air Charter Association

01.11.2017

Volga-Dnepr An-124-100 delivers 30 Mercedes vehicles to Angola for new President’s inauguration ceremony
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has used the special two-tier car racking system developed for its

04.10.2017

Volga-Dnepr airlines ensures a symbolic homecoming for ‘Landshut’ Boeing 737
Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 and IL-76TD90-VD freighters have proudly completed an emotional homecoming to Germany of a Boeing 737-200 which was hijacked by terrorists in 1977. The former Lufthansa aircraft is to be fully restored and placed on permanent display in the Dornier Museum in the town on Friederichshafen

10.07.2017

Volga-Dnepr An-124-100 speeds up the delivery of 197 tonnes of automotive cargo for Nippon Express
Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ team of specialists in Asia Pacific was quick to respond to an urgent request from Nippon Express to transport 197 tonnes of sensitive automotive machinery from Japan to the United States

19.06.2017

Siemens recognises the value of partnership as Volga-Dnepr delivers 57-tonne generator rotor to Kuwait
Siemens, one of the world’s leading suppliers of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions, called on its longstanding transportation and logistics relationship with Volga-Dnepr Airlines to complete the urgent delivery of a 57-tonne generator rotor to Kuwait