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NEWS BUS STOPS IN IL-76TD-90VD AND TAKES OFF FOR KAZAKHSTAN


One of Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ IL-76TD-90VD freighters was the ultimate ‘bus stop’ for an 18 metre Irisbus Citelis bus on its journey from Turin in Italy to Astana, Kazakhstan.


Iveco Italy, a leading passenger transport business, urgently needed to deliver the bus to the capital of


Kazakhstan for a special promotion in the local market. Volga-Dnepr Airlines received the transportation request on 25th November and the flight was confirmed the following day, enabling its operations department to begin making all of the necessary preparations for the flight. This is the first time a vehicle of such length has been carried onboard the IL-76TD-90VD.


Volga-Dnepr’s specialists needed


enable secure lashing of the cargo. The bearing was promptly produced by the specialists at Brush Electrical Machines, the rotor manufacturer, and the cargo was safely delivered to Canada.


Volga-Dnepr Airlines carried out the flight on behalf of Pinnacle International Freight.


ENGINEERING TEAMWORK ENABLES VOLGA- DNEPR TO MEET DELIVERY DEADLINE FOR GENERATOR ROTOR TO CANADA


An IL-76TD-90VD freighter owned by Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered a 23-ton generator rotor for power production from East Midlands Airport in the UK to Saint Johns, Canada.


The single-piece shipment was loaded at East Midlands using the airline’s specialist loading equipment and a 50-ton crane. In


order to make the rotor safe and secure for carriage, Volga-Dnepr worked with the shipper – Brush Electrical Machines - to design a suitable packing and stowage system because the existing skid under the rotor would not have been strong enough to resist the G-forces during the flight.


Following technical discussions with the customer’s engineers and careful calculations, Volga-Dnepr’s experts helped to design a simple yet strong bearing to


Georgy Sokolov, Volga-Dnepr UK’s Regional Sales Manager, stated: “The most challenging part of the task was to meet the delivery deadline. Our engineering specialists got to work quickly with the customer and our combined expertise ensured a safe and on-time arrival of the rotor in Saint Johns.”


to devise a method to load the bus safely into the 19-metre cargo hold of the IL-76TD-90VD. The solution was to reduce the angle of the aircraft’s extension ramp to allow the bus to drive safely onboard and to be flown to its destination on-time.


The flight to Kazakhstan was organised by Chapman-Freeborn Airchartering Italy S.R.L on behalf of Iveco Italy.


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