Russia
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Inaugural cross-polar flight for ABC
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines, Russia’s largest cargo carrier, has operated its first ever cross-polar flight via the North Pole en route from Chicago to Krasnoyarsk.
09 March 2012
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V-D can now self handle at Russian airports
The Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia's Ministry of Transport has given the go-ahead for Volga-Dnepr Airlines to perform its own cargo handling at Russian airports. The certification gives Volga-Dnepr Airlines the right to handle and load vario…
01 June 2011
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V-D can now self handle at Russian airports
The Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia's Ministry of Transport has given the go-ahead for Volga-Dnepr Airlines to perform its own cargo handling at Russian airports. The certification gives Volga-Dnepr Airlines the right to handle and load variou…
20 May 2011
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Thailand extradites 'Merchant of Death' to US
Viktor Bout, the former Soviet military officer and air cargo executive nicknamed the Merchant of Death by critics, has finally been extradited to the US following a diplomatic tug-of-war between the US and Russia. Bout has been accused of supplyi…
29 November 2010
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EUROPE & CIS: Volga-Dnepr chief urges Russian air cargo dev't
Russia's burgeoning air cargo industry will play an increasingly important role in helping to develop a thriving economy as long as the country continues to develop its airport infrastructure to manage the growth in throughput, according to Volga -Dn…
01 November 2010
