Volga-Dnepr and Antonov confirm the end of their An-124 joint venture

Nov 18, 2016: Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Antonov Airlines have confirmed the end of their An-124-100 freighter joint venture, Ruslan International, on December 31, 2016. Volga-Dnepr Group’s business collaboration with Antonov will continue for the technical aspects of airworthiness and flight safety support of its An-124-100 fleet. In 2006, the two companies created the joint venture […]

Volga-Dnepr and Antonov confirm the end of their An-124 joint venture
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Nov 18, 2016: Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Antonov Airlines have confirmed the end of their An-124-100 freighter joint venture, Ruslan International, on December 31, 2016.

Volga-Dnepr Group’s business collaboration with Antonov will continue for the technical aspects of airworthiness and flight safety support of its An-124-100 fleet.

In 2006, the two companies created the joint venture to jointly market their combined An-124-100 fleets. This was set up with the aim of improving availability of the unique ramp loading cargo aircraft for customers all over the world.

The partnership has provided welcome benefits for both airlines over the past 10 years and, most importantly, ensured the level of An-124 services for customers in industry sectors across the globe.

Dennis Gliznoutsa, vice president, Development & Special Projects at Volga-Dnepr, added, “Volga-Dnepr is a private Group of companies and a commercial enterprise that is proud to support major customers in industries across the globe. We are free to take commercial decisions that are in the best interests of our Group and our customers and this represents a new and exciting chapter for Volga-Dnepr Group as we continue to build upon the reputation we have earned for service quality and reliability over more than 26 years.

“We have the advantage of the experience we gained from the end of our An-124 joint venture with HeavyLift Cargo Airlines in 2001, and the subsequent growth of our outsize and heavyweight cargo business in the international market. We emerged from that JV stronger and now, 15 years later, we will do so again. We now have an even more diverse and capable product offering for our customers under our ‘Cargo Supermarket’ concept, which combines our growing An-124, IL-76TD-90VD, Boeing 747 and 737 freighter fleet and logistics services. We know our customers highly value the capability of our fleet and the outstanding expertise of our people and they have confidence in our Group of companies as a unique provider of transportation and logistics solutions that are pivotal to the success of projects, supply chains and customers all over the world.”

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