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    Volga-Dnepr Group restructures in light of Covid-19

    2020-07-14T14:21:51Z

    The Volga-Dnepr Group is restructuring the organisation of the business in order increase flexibility by streamlining processes and speed up decision making.The changes mean that the airline group’s offices will have direct links to the points where decision are made by reducing the number of local vice presidents.Meanwhile, sales offices ...

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    Vekshin scoops Volga-Dnepr Group chief commercial officer role

    2020-07-10T15:15:16Z

    The Volga-Dnepr Group has appointed Konstantin Vekshin as chief commercial officer as part of a wider move to centralise its approach to sales.The cargo airline group — celebrating its 30th year of operations in 2020 - said that Vekshin’s key objectives will be to implement the its marketing directive and ...

  • Volga-Dnepr Group coronavirus flights
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    AirBridgeCargo offers charter flights to meet coronavirus-related demand

    2020-02-17T10:45:45Z

    Volga-Dnepr Group coronavirus flightsThe Volga-Dnepr Group has been operating as many as five "sterilised" charter flights into China each day to cater for coronavirus related demand.The group said that on average, three to five charter flights are being operated daily, with a number of preventive measures being taken to ensure ...

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    Alibaba to launch China-Russia freighter services

    2019-11-08T11:58:07Z

    Alibaba's logistics arm Cainiao has teamed up with Aviastar-Tu and Pochta Russia to launch freighter flights carrying e-commerce goods.According to a report in Reuters, Cainiao will lease seven freighters from the two Russian companies to launch daily flights from China to Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Krasnoyarsk on behalf of AliExpress Russia.The ...

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    Volga-Dnepr Group moves to allay reports of financial woes

    2019-10-16T13:12:28Z

    The Volga-Dnepr Group has downplayed Russian press reports regarding the scale of the current financial challenges it faces, stating that it has already initiated an optimisation plan to meet tough market conditions.A report in Ulnovosti states that the company was not immediately able to pay employees for September and that ...

  • Delivery of Atran's 2nd B737-800BCF
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    Atran continues fleet expansion as it embraces "e-commerce bonanza"

    2019-10-09T09:01:57Z

    Delivery of Atran's 2nd B737-800BCFRussian express airline Atran has added another freighter to its fleet as it continues to add capacity to cater for an “e-commerce bonanza”.The addition of a second Boeing 737-800BCF brings the Volga-Dnepr-owned airline’s fleet to a total of six aircraft.In total, Atran has now taken delivery ...

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    Volga-Dnepr Group to restructure management team after tough first half

    2019-08-23T10:43:47Z

    The Volga-Dnepr Group has announced it will restructure the business after performance in the first half of the year was below expectations.The group, which includes AirBridgeCargo (ABC), Volga-Dnepr and ATRAN, said that its restructuring plan aimed at quality enhancement, cost reduction and the development of specialist services.As part of the ...

  • ATRAN Boeing 737-800 at RIX
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    Atran teams up with Cainiao to link Hangzhou and Riga

    2019-05-20T13:07:28Z

    Atran Airlines, the Russian express services carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group, has introduced a new route into its network that links Hangzhou in China with Riga in Latvia.Hangzhou is an emerging technology hub and an important gateway in China’s burgeoning e-commerce industry.A weekly flight is being operated every Thursday by ...