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to accommodate up to six narrow-body aircraft or two Boeing 747s or An-124- 100s at the same time.
Volga-Dnepr Group’s business in the UAE began in 1992 when its aircraft carried out their fi rst operations into the region. Since then, the Group’s fl eet has successfully operated over 4,000 fl ights through the UAE. In 1996, Volga-Dnepr Airlines was the fi rst Russian company to establish a line maintenance base in the UAE.
“In 2007, we took a strategic decision to extend our MRO business in the UAE and to construct a new hangar complex on the territory of Sharjah Airport with a capital expenditure for the construction of US$26 million. With the completion of this new facility, we will have established a network of approved maintenance bases in 9 airports of the world and two of these, in Sharjah and Leipzig, have an overall area of 30,000 sq. mts,” Sergey Shklyanik Senior Vice President of Volga- Dnepr Group, told guests at the opening ceremony.
Volga-Dnepr Gulf plans to expand the range of aircraft it can service in Sharjah.
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In 2013, a composite materials and aircraft metal structure maintenance workshop will be commissioned and the company will also offer line maintenance technical diagnostics and non-destructive testing. By 2014, Volga-Dnepr Gulf will be ready to provide periodical maintenance services of Russian and western-built aircraft up to C-check as well as providing services for Boeing 777 cl and Airbus A330 aircraft.
Viktor Sherin, Managing Director of Volga-Dnepr Gulf Company, said: “Our experience tells us that it is very benefi cial for aircraft operators to have maintenance bases which are located within their route networks and operational areas. By providing a full range of maintenance services, we can help airlines to reduce their expenditure for transfers, lower aircraft downtime costs and maintain the required level of fl ight safety. The establishment of our new hangar complex will attract more customers not only to Sharjah Airport but to other airports in the UAE as well. We believe it will also strengthen cooperation between the aviation associations of the Russian Federation and the UAE.”
VOLGA-DNEPR TECHNICS OPENS MAINTENANCE HANGAR AT LEIPZIG/HALLE AIRPORT
Leipzig/Halle Airport and Volga-Dnepr Group have marked the offi cial opening of a new aircraft maintenance hangar that is expected to attract airline customers from all over the world.
The hangar facility is being leased by Volga-Dnepr Technics GmbH, the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider representing Volga-Dnepr Technics in Europe, which is part of Volga-Dnepr Group. It has a total area of 8,500 square meters and is designed to accommodate one large freighter such as an AN-124-100, IL- 76TD or Boeing 747 or four narrow body aircraft, including Boeing 737 or Airbus A320, at one time.
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(From left to right): Dierk Nather (Managing Director, Leipzig/Halle Airport), Dr. Vitaly Shmelkov (German-Russian economic alliance), Dr. Reiner Haseloff (Minister-President of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt), Alexey Isaikin (President, Volga-Dnepr Group), Stanislaw Tillich (Minister-President of the Free State of Saxony), Markus Kopp (CEO Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding), Ildar Ilyasov (Managing Director, Volga-Dnepr Technics GmbH)
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