2 May 2018
Volga-Dnepr Airlines transports bottle-filling equipment
Topics: Crown Beverages Limited, heavy transportation, Krones, Krones bottle-filling machine, LS International Cargo GMBH, oversized shipments, Uganda, Volga-Dnepr Airlines
Date 05 October 2018
For its customer, LS International Cargo GMBH, Volga Dnepr Airlines, leader in outsize and super heavy transportation, had organised and operated a charter flight delivering a Krones bottle-filling machine and additional equipment onboard its legendary An-124-100 freighter.
The cargo was loaded in Munich, Krones’ nearest production facility in Germany, to be delivered in Entebbe, Uganda at Cron Beverages Limited, a leading soft drinks bottler in Uganda. The new machinery aims to boost its production facilities and production volumes to guarantee smooth distribution across Uganda and East Africa,
Volga-Dnepr’s experienced and highly-skilled specialists organised an inspection of the cargo in Munich to find the most suitable loading solution, provide suggestions for cargo preparation for airfreight, and to minimize the time required for airport handling procedures on the day of departure. On the day of the flight, the machinery was loaded into the An-124-100 using special loading equipment and successfully delivered to Entebbe International Airport.
“This project allowed us to showcase our expertise and experience in the provision of dedicated services for the energy and heavy machinery industries. The ideal location of our regional operational base in Leipzig, Germany, with available operations personnel and essential loading equipment, made it possible to save time while organizing on-site visits to Munich for cargo inspection. Accessibility of the airplane at our local operational base in Germany made the costs for positioning the aircraft minimal and the charter flight attractive for our customer price-wise,” highlighted Ekaterina Andreeva, Commercial Manager of Volga-Dnepr in the UK.
For more than 28 years, Volga-Dnepr has been the leading transporter of super-heavy and oversized shipments by air onboard its unique fleet of 12 An-124-100 and 5 IL-76TD-100 freighters for various industries across the globe, include leading companies in the energy and heavy machinery sectors.
Source Volga-Dnepr Airlines
