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Volga-Dnepr Ready To Transport More Helicopters

Russian-owned outsize cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr has many years experience moving all types of helicopters.

Cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr has found a profitable niche in the transport of all types of helicopters worldwide. Its An-124 and Il-76 aircraft can transport helicopters as large as the Sikorsky CH-53.

By Ian Sheppard

March 4, 2013

Russian-owned outsize cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr has many years experience moving all types of helicopters around the planet, whether in support of contracts or on delivery flights for manufacturers. The company (Booth No. C702) was founded in 1990 and can transport anything from MD 500s up to Mil Mi-8s/17s and Sikorsky CH-53s or S-64s.

“The company has been moving helicopters almost since day one,” said Axel Kaldschmidt, a senior account executive based in Houston, “perhaps not surprisingly as they are sensitive and high value. We are pretty niche in using the An-124 and new Stage 4 [noise compliant] Il-76. We have ten Antonovs and five Il-76s.” Volga-Dnepr is the world’s largest An-124 operator.

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