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SECTOR FOCUS: AEROSPACE


Sergey: Every AOG request is a perfect example of an extreme delivery because when an airline has an aircraft stuck on the ground, speed is everything. We have many years’ track record of helping them get airborne again quickly.


Give us an exampl delivery for an aer


e of a fast r esponse ospace customer?


Matthew: A flight fixed late on a Friday before a bank holiday weekend and completed the following day. The job was to carry a new Rolls Royce Trent 700 engine for a passenger aircraft that was stranded in Norway with an unserviceable engine:


Friday 1430hrs: First enquiry and quotation made directly to the passenger airline


Friday 1530hrs: Customer confirms the flight


Friday 1630hrs:


Load planning and scheduling is completed


Friday 1800hrs: Contract signed and all permissions secured


Saturday 1430hrs: IL-76 freighter arrives and loading commences


Saturday 1600hrs: IL-76 departs


Saturday 1800hrs: IL76 arrives in Norway and offload starts adjacent to the stranded passenger aircraft


Saturday 1845hrs: The job is complete and the customers’ engineers waste no time starting the engine change.


Paul: With the rapid advancement in aerospace technology, the supply chain must keep pace. For many years, we have been working closely with major aircraft engine manufacturers to deliver test engines to facilities around the world. The process usually begins at the technical stage, where An-124-100 load planners work closely with the manufacturer’s engineers to design stands which are capable of being loaded onto the An-124- 100. A good example of this is the Rolls- Royce Trent XWB, which is used exclusively for the Airbus A350 XWB. When configured for air transport, the stand is over four metres high and almost five metres wide. To enable carriage by road transport the stand has to be turned hydraulically by 90-degrees. Thanks to our partnership, the Trent XWB is now able to be tested at locations across the globe.


V olga-Dnepr has l and pr ojects with aer can you give an exampl


ong-term partnerships ospace customers – e?


Matthew: I have been working with a company that builds rockets/launch platforms since 1997 and we have an ongoing contract with them.


Sergey: The MS-21 fuselage transportation is a good example of a long- term project. MS-21 is a short-range and mid-range Russian jet airliner. The first time we heard about this opportunity was at the MAKS-2011 air show in Moscow. Then we started closer cooperation on this shipment with the designer of the aircraft, Irkut Corporation. During the engineering study we agreed all loading procedures and other technical details. As a result, in 2013 we performed the first flight with the fuselage section which was featured for qualification tests.


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e specific characteristics or ements for aer


ospace shipments?


Matthew: Helicopters typically are sensitive to pressure so we pressurise the cargo hold and maintain temperatures between 5-20°C. Satellites are even more sensitive and in some cases we have to monitor and keep records of temperature, pressure and vibration in the cargo hold every minute from the time of loading to the time the cargo is offloaded.


Paul: The most sensitive aerospace products are those which tend to have the longest and most arduous journeys. Before being launched into space, satellites are handled particularly carefully. During the Antonov loading procedure we must observe strict parameters such as temperatures (before, during and after take-off) and specific pressure requirements. These limitations are measured throughout the flight and the results are meticulously studied. This experience has allowed us to become expert partners for some of the world’s major satellite manufacturers.


Which companies do you work with in the aer


ospace industry?


All: We are proud to work with many leading companies in the global aerospace industry, including Airbus Helicopters, Astrium, Thales Alenia Space, United Launch Alliance, Bombardier Aerospace, Rolls Royce, Irkut Corporation, Russian Helicopters, ISC Kosmotras, Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Sukhoi Company and RAC MiG.


If an aer ospace customer is planning a


delivery using the An-124, what key points should they consider?


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