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
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.
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