Jul 23 | 2020
(Asia) Transport from Almaty
Air cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported two helicopters from Kazakhstan to Malaysia, aboard an IL-76TD-90VDs freighter.
The Mi-8 helicopters, each weighed more than 20 tonnes and were carried alongside spare parts, instruments, and accessories. Cargo was laoded in the Kazakh capital Almaty and flown to Kuala Lumpur.
“To optimize the choice of aircraft which Volga-Dnepr Airlines provides to its customers, the helicopters were disassembled to meet loading requirements,” a spokesperson for Volga-Dnepr said.
Based in Ulyanovsk in eastern Russia, Volga-Dnepr Airlines specializes in air charter services via a fleet of Antonov An-124 and IL-76TD-90VD (Stage IV) cargo aircraft. The group is a Global Event Partner for Breakbulk Exhibitions.
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