The Russian Register Certification Association has renewed the ISO 9001:2000 certificate of conformity of Volga-Dnepr Airlines for another three years, qualifying the company's quality management system to international standards.

The quality audit, conducted from 30th September-2nd October, only identified four minor findings and following appropriate corrective action by Volga-Dnepr, the airline's ISO 9001-2000 conformity and IQNet certificates were renewed by Russian Register.

This certificate confirms that the company's flight, maintenance and dispatch operations comply with world-recognized quality standards and provides a further robust competitive advantage for the airline in the global market.

Launched in 1990, Volga-Dnepr Airlines is the main business unit of Volga-Dnepr Group. Operating the world's largest fleet of unique AN-124-100 freighters, Volga-Dnepr is the long-established leader in the international market for the transportation of heavy and outsize air cargo.

The company's leadership not only rests upon the utilization of unique Russian aviation equipment but equally on the exclusive engineering solutions and broad range of air logistics solutions rendered to customers all over the world.

Volga-Dnepr Airlines' fleet comprises 10 AN-124-100s, eight IL-76s and five Yak-40s.