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Photo Caption: seen
from left are: Alexey I. Isaikin,
President Volga-Dnepr Group; Stan Wraight,
Managing Director, AirBridge Cargo; Ram
Menen, Emirates' Divisional Senior Vice
President and Pradeep Kumar, Emirates'
Vice President Cargo Revenue
Optimisation.
AIRBRIDGE CARGO AND EMIRATES
SKYCARGO SIGN INTERLINE AGREEMENT
AirBridge Cargo (ABC),
the scheduled cargo airline subsidiary of
Volga-Dnepr Group, and Emirates SkyCargo
have signed an interline agreement that
opens up new markets for the two airline's
customers.
The agreement, signed
during the World Air Cargo Event 2006 in
Dubai at the end of last month, will give
ABC the ability to offer its Russian
customers cargo capacity to destinations
in the Middle East, India and Africa using
the Emirates SkyCargo network.
In exchange, Emirates
SkyCargo will have the opportunity to
extend its network to Moscow's prime cargo
hub at Sheremetyevo Airport by interlining
through ABC's Frankfurt and Amsterdam
hubs.
Stan Wraight, Vice
President of Volga-Dnepr Group, said: "The
agreement with Emirates SkyCargo will
offer ABC's customers in Russia an
opportunity to better serve their clients
in all the countries served by Emirates.
This will be of particular value to the
aerospace and technology sectors of the
Russian economy."
With its thriving
Moscow hub and extensive network in
Russia, ABC's services enable Emirates
SkyCargo to effectively serve the huge
demand for pharmaceutical products from
the Indian subcontinent and carry large
outsize shipments such as machinery and
equipment to offline points in Russia
using ABC's.
AirBridge Cargo, a
division of Volga-Dnepr Group, is Russia's
first international scheduled cargo
airline and links Asia and Europe via
cargo hubs in Russia. The airline
commenced scheduled air cargo
transportation services in May
2004.
The airline currently
operates a fleet of three Boeing 747
freighters &endash; two -200F versions and
one -300F. It has recently announced an
order with Boeing for two new-build
B747-400ER freighter aircraft with a list
price of $450 million for delivery in
October 2007 and February 2008. ABC is
also the launch customer for the cargo
version of the IL-96 aircraft. Two of
these 92-tonnes capacity freighters will
join the airline's fleet in 2006 and 2007
respectively and provide regional capacity
to complement its growing long-haul
network.
ABC operates scheduled
flights from Shanghai and Beijing to
Europe (Amsterdam and Frankfurt) via
Russian hubs in Moscow (Sheremetyevo) and
Krasnoyarsk. It will commence services ex
Japan in 2006.
For more information
please contact:
Volga-Dnepr Group PR
department
tel.: + 7 095
755-91-32, 755-91-32
fax: +7
095 755-68-51
e-mail:
dorofeeva@msk.vda.ru
JRPR
tel. +44 (0) 1753 621
666
fax +44 (0) 1753 621
888
e-mail:
jamie@jamierochepr.co.uk
harriet@jamierochepr.co.uk
Canada Hosts 2006
Air Cargo Forum and
Exposition
The
International Air Cargo Association's
vision of creating a neutral forum for
stimulating discussions and solutions
among all segments of the air cargo
industry has created a biennial event
recognized internationally as the world's
premier air cargo event. The 2006 edition
will be held in Calgary, Canada, September
12-14. Attendees at ACF events in Bilbao,
Hong Kong, Paris, Washington and other
crossroads of international commerce since
1962 have not come "simply to do
business." They
gather
biennially to analyze the state of the
industry; discuss its problems challenges;
and network together to solve problems and
maximize opportunities. Discussions and
decisions made at biennial Air Cargo
Forums are far reaching only into the
commercial world but into governmental
policy making as well as academia
LIST
OF
EXHIBITORS
Web
site:http://www.tiaca.org/content/acf2006/history.asp
Boeing Forecast
Sees Air Cargo Strength
Continuing
- Industry
Will Rely Increasingly on Large
Freighters
SEATTLE:
The global air cargo market, currently
showing significant strength through a
flurry of new freighter orders, is poised
for strong 20-year growth, during which
The Boeing Company forecasts that the
world freighter airplane fleet will double
from 1,760 to 3,530 airplanes.
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