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Apr 29, 2016 (newstodate): Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group has now completed its first season of flights serving the new DROMLAN international Antarctic project.
Starting from November 4, 2015, Volga-Dnepr has completed 12 rotations using with IL-76TD-90VD freighter on flights connecting Cape Town with the Novolazarevskaya Antarctic Research Station, a distance of some 4,200 kilometers.
Under the program, Volga-Dnepr delivered 125 tonnes of general cargo to the Antarctic airfield and carried a further 64 tonnes on the return flights.
The shipments were for the implementation of research and logistics programs in Antarctica and included an inland delivery of 34 tonnes from Novolazarevskaya Station to the central regions of the continent.
The DROMLAN international Antarctic project is supported by nations including Belgium, Germany, Finland, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Starting from November 4, 2015, Volga-Dnepr has completed 12 rotations using with IL-76TD-90VD freighter on flights connecting Cape Town with the Novolazarevskaya Antarctic Research Station, a distance of some 4,200 kilometers.
Under the program, Volga-Dnepr delivered 125 tonnes of general cargo to the Antarctic airfield and carried a further 64 tonnes on the return flights.
The shipments were for the implementation of research and logistics programs in Antarctica and included an inland delivery of 34 tonnes from Novolazarevskaya Station to the central regions of the continent.
The DROMLAN international Antarctic project is supported by nations including Belgium, Germany, Finland, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Sweden and the United Kingdom.