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CargoLogicAir, casualty of Russia sanctions, faces liquidation

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CargoLogicAir, the U.K.-based all-cargo airline affiliated with Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, appears...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cargologicair-casualty-of-russia-sanctions-faces-liquidation

Will lessors repossess Volga-Dnepr freighters stranded in Russia?

A close up view of a blue-white AirBridgeCargo jumbo jet with wheels down on approach to airport.

A new ruling by Bermuda’s Civil Aviation Authority may increase slim odds that all-cargo airline Volga-Dnepr Group can return to leasing companies Boeing aircraft grounded by Western sanctions on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. 

The carrier is desperately trying to survive, after losing most of its international business, and not burn bridges with partners needed for any postwar comeback. 

Repatriation is far from certain because the Russian government has blocked foreign-owned aircraft from...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/will-lessors-repossess-volga-dnepr-freighters-stranded-in-russia

Russian cargo carrier provides air bridge between Moscow, Asia

A big high-wing freighter with blue lettering comes in for landing with wheels down.

Struggling to stay afloat in the face of crippling Western sanctions on Russia, all-cargo airline Volga-Dnepr has narrowed its scope of operation to supporting Russian supply chains’ access to Asia with only Russian-built heavy freighters.

The government of Moscow last month hired Volga-Dnepr to provide cargo transport to and from a handful of Asian and Middle Eastern nations, aboard its five Ilyushin-76TD-90 quad-engine jets, according to a statement shared with FreightWaves. The deal runs...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/russian-airline-provides-cargo-air-bridge-between-moscow-asia

Volga-Dnepr freezes Boeing freighter operations over Russia sanctions

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Russia’s largest cargo airline, Volga-Dnepr Group, has shut down its two airline subsidiaries that rely on Boeing aircraft because of Western sanctions. The move eliminates an important source of cargo aircraft from the market when cargo shipping capacity is in short supply because the pandemic continues to limit international passenger flights.

Moscow-based Volga-Dnepr said Friday it has suspended operations at AirBridgeCargo and Atran Airlines and furloughed some office staff because of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/volga-dnepr-freezes-boeing-freighter-operations-over-russia-sanctions

US warns against helping Russian aircraft fly home

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The U.S. government on Friday identified more than 85 Russian aircraft, including a dozen freighters, that have scurried back to Russia to escape sanctions imposed following the invasion of Ukraine and warned that companies assisting such flights are subject to enforcement of secondary sanctions for violating export controls.

In addition to the U.S. closure of airspace to Russian aircraft on March 1, the Commerce Department imposed stringent controls on aviation-related items destined for Russia...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-warns-against-helping-russian-aircraft-fly-home

Sanctions squeeze Russian carrier Volga-Dnepr, air cargo capacity

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Volga-Dnepr, a Moscow-based airline specializing in outsize and heavy freight, is a notable casualty of the economic crossfire between the West and Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, knocking it out of business in major markets and delivering another supply chain shock to shippers at a time of scarce capacity.

The airline group has 41 aircraft in its fleet, including a dozen Soviet-era Antonov An-124 super freighters and five modernized Ilyushin IL-76 freighters with unique capabilities for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sanctions-squeeze-russian-carrier-volga-dnepr-air-cargo-capacity

An-124 super freighter delivers machinery for U.S. vaccine fill plant

The open rear tail of a giant Russian cargo plane unloading a big crate.

A massive piece of machinery that can produce up to 30 million doses of COVID vaccine per month, and help alleviate production bottlenecks, landed Saturday at Chicago Rockford International Airport on a specialized cargo jet.

The flight was operated by Russian all-cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines, Zachary Oakley, deputy director of operations and planning at the Greater Rockford Airport Authority, confirmed. 

The vaccine filling machine and isolator were delivered to a plant being built by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/an-124-super-freighter-delivers-machinery-for-us-vaccine-fill-plant

GSCW chat recap: Vekshin on AN-124 engine updates, unprecedented volume demands

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of Freightwaves’s Global Supply Chain Week. Day 1 focuses on military, aerospace and manufacturing.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: From Russia, With Cargo

DETAILS: Volga-Dnepr is one of the most unusual specialist, all-cargo airlines in the world.  It has a large fleet of Boeing 747s but also some Russian-made aircraft that can handle out-of-gauge cargo or land on smaller airfields under challenging runway conditions. Find out about the company’s role in airlift...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-recap:-vekshin-on-an-124-engine-updates-unprecedented-volume-demands

Boeing 777 freighters bring relief to tight air cargo market

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A wavelet of Boeing 777 freighters entering commercial service is providing a dose of relief to shippers struggling to find capacity ever since passenger airlines closed down most international flights nine months ago due to the pandemic.

Qatar Airways and China Airlines are the latest carriers to add the 777 freighter to their fleets, as they set their sights on expansion in 2021.

Qatar Airways’ cargo division on Friday took delivery of three production 777 cargo planes built by Boeing, adding...

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Volga-Dnepr returns first An-124 from safety suspension

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Outsized air cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr Airlines said Tuesday it has restarted commercial flights with one of its An-124 heavy loaders one month after grounding the fleet as a safety precaution in response to an accident.

The Moscow-based carrier pulled its eight An-124-100s from service following an engine failure that forced one aircraft to make an emergency landing in Russia. The suspension put a big dent in the supply of ultra-large aircraft for project cargo, such as wind tower...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/volga-dnepr-returns-first-an-124-from-safety-suspension

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