VDA - Volga-Dnepr Airline

[Mitya]

Topic Title: ICAO Code
ICAO: VDA IATA: VI

Airline Name
Volga-Dnepr Airline

Country of Origin
Russia

Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY), Ulyanovsk — main base
Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo Airport (KJA), Krasnoyarsk — hub

Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
AN124, IL76

Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan

Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD

Why should this airline be added?
Volga-Dnepr is a Russian cargo airline founded on August 22, 1990, in the city of Ulyanovsk.

The airline specializes in air transportation of super-heavy and oversized cargo using IL-76TD-90VD and An-124-100 aircraft.

Direct subsidiaries:

• AirBridgeCargo ABW - AirBridge Cargo
• Atran VAS - Atran

Part of CargoLogic / Volga-Dnepr network (European structure):

• CargoLogic Air CLA - CargoLogicAir
• CargoLogic Germany GCL - CargoLogic Germany

[carrir123]

There was also an An124 model. It was a company that frequently contracted with various airports. I just hope the war ends soon.

[Mitya]

@carrir123 I didn’t experience that period.
Am I correct in understanding that from LEJ it was possible to dispatch various An-124s and even Volga-Dnepr aircraft to different destinations?
If so, that must have been really cool.
By the way, I came across some old photos. It made me happy to see that these companies existed:
Volga-Dnepr, AirBridgeCargo, CargoLogic Air, CargoLogic Germany
I wish I could see them again.