an124.com » Volga Dnepr http://www.an124.com All about the Antonov An-124 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:06:07 +0000 en hourly 1 Peter Peter No No An-124-100 Production Re-Start On Hold? http://www.an124.com/2009/01/30/an-124-100-production-re-start-on-hold/ http://www.an124.com/2009/01/30/an-124-100-production-re-start-on-hold/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:53:14 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=298 The long held dream of Volga Dnepr to restart production of the An124-100 has suffered something of a setback recently as reported by ITAR-TASS.

It seems that the project could be delayed for one or two years due to the global economic situation (should the project ever have had a starting point from which to be delayed).   The announcement came from Dmitry Romanov, investments and external relations minister of Russia’s Ulyanovsk Region, at a news conference on Thursday.

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2009/01/30/an-124-100-production-re-start-on-hold/feed/ 0 Antonov An-124 Benefits From A-400M Delay http://www.an124.com/2008/12/19/antonov-an-124-benefits-from-a-400m-delay/ http://www.an124.com/2008/12/19/antonov-an-124-benefits-from-a-400m-delay/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:00:28 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=265 Austrian military contingent arriving Kabul

Austrian military contingent arriving Kabul

The two major operators of Antonov An124-100 aircraft are benefiting from the continued delays to the Airbus military A400M program.

On Dec 17th the budget committee of the German Bundestag agreed to extend the SALIS – Strategic Airlift Interim Solution – contract by two years to 31 December 2010.  The initial contract was intended to end in January 2009, however delays in the A400M programme has made the extension of the SALIS programme necessary due to increased demand for airlift by NATO European countries.

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2008/12/19/antonov-an-124-benefits-from-a-400m-delay/feed/ 0 Russia Delivers Humanitarian Support To Chad http://www.an124.com/2008/12/11/russia-delivers-humanitarian-support-to-chad/ http://www.an124.com/2008/12/11/russia-delivers-humanitarian-support-to-chad/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:05:32 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=259 RIA Novosti reported a Russian Air Force spokesman on Monday 8 December that an An-124 Condor aeroplane has delivered four helicopters together with personnel to the struggling country of Chad.  The detachment is to take part in an EU-led mission to support UN peacekeeping efforts in the country,

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2008/12/11/russia-delivers-humanitarian-support-to-chad/feed/ 0 Sales Increase Reported By Volga Dnepr http://www.an124.com/2008/11/07/sales-increase-reported-by-volga-dnepr/ http://www.an124.com/2008/11/07/sales-increase-reported-by-volga-dnepr/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:08:39 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=248 The Volga-Dnepr Group of companies has announced a 75 per cent increase in sales for the first nine months of 2008 including a 56% increase by its An-124 fleet.

Total revenue from its charter and scheduled cargo transportation services reached US$1,265 million with total cargo tonnage up by 51 per cent to 210,000 tons.

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2008/11/07/sales-increase-reported-by-volga-dnepr/feed/ 0 Volga Dnepr An124-100 Transports Superjet 100 Test Airframe http://www.an124.com/2008/11/04/volga-dnepr-an124-100-transports-superjet-100-test-airframe/ http://www.an124.com/2008/11/04/volga-dnepr-an124-100-transports-superjet-100-test-airframe/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:53:27 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=241 Superjet 100 Delivery By An124-100

Superjet 100 Delivery By An124-100

A Volga Dnepr An124-100 was used by Sukhoi yesterday to carry the sixth Sukhoi Superjet 100 airframe (MSN 95006) to Novosibirsk where it will undergo fatigue testing.

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2008/11/04/volga-dnepr-an124-100-transports-superjet-100-test-airframe/feed/ 0 Volga-Dnepr Take $150M Loan http://www.an124.com/2008/08/27/volga-dnepr-take-150m-loan/ http://www.an124.com/2008/08/27/volga-dnepr-take-150m-loan/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:14:37 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=174 Volga-Dnepr was today reported by the Moscow Times to have borrowed $150 million to repay existing debt.

Volga-Dnepr said that the four-year loan was arranged by VTB Bank Europe, with UniCredit SpA, Banque Societe Generale Vostok and Anglo Romanian Bank providing some of the financing,

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2008/08/27/volga-dnepr-take-150m-loan/feed/ 0 Volga Dnepr An-124 http://www.an124.com/2008/08/22/volga-dnepr-an-124/ http://www.an124.com/2008/08/22/volga-dnepr-an-124/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:16:15 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=165 These guys obviously had a good breakfast this morning.
Even when the tug doesn't turn up they just get on with the job – or do they?

]]> http://www.an124.com/2008/08/22/volga-dnepr-an-124/feed/ 0 Russian Optimism Grows http://www.an124.com/2008/07/31/russian-optimism-grows/ http://www.an124.com/2008/07/31/russian-optimism-grows/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:08:16 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/blog/russian-optimism-grows/2008/07/31/124 Volga Dnepr continues to have an upbeat view of the prospects for Russian cargo aviation as evidenced by a recent interview given by Denis Ilyin reported by Air Cargo World Online. Volga Dnepr has spread it's net wide with participation in the outsize and charter market with the An124 and the upgraded IL-76TD-90VD as well as in the scheduled market with it's AirBridge Cargo arm operating B747-Fs.

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2008/07/31/russian-optimism-grows/feed/ 0 Ruslan SALIS Programme Extended For 2 More Years http://www.an124.com/2008/07/26/ruslan-salis-programme-extended-for-2-more-years/ http://www.an124.com/2008/07/26/ruslan-salis-programme-extended-for-2-more-years/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:01:04 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/?p=111 Konstantin Lushakov, the executive director of Antonov Airlines, told reporters in Kiev on Wednesday that the joint NATO/EU contract for provision of stategic airlift jointly by Antonov and Volga Dnepr is to be extended by 2 years.

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]]> http://www.an124.com/2008/07/26/ruslan-salis-programme-extended-for-2-more-years/feed/ 0 The Other Side Of The Coin for Volga Dnepr http://www.an124.com/2008/07/23/the-other-side-of-the-coin-for-volga-dnepr/ http://www.an124.com/2008/07/23/the-other-side-of-the-coin-for-volga-dnepr/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:51:29 +0000 Bruce http://www.an124.com/blog/the-other-side-of-the-coin-for-volga-dnepr/2008/07/23/109 While the outsize cargo charter business with the An-124 continues to grow and provide great results for the participants including Volga Dnepr, the other side of VDA's business is not fairing so well.

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