Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ Engineering & Logistics Centre (ELC) sped into action to complete the urgent delivery of a 40-ton propeller shaft for a ship in Brazil. The 16-metre spare part was secured inside a special transport frame and loaded onboard one of Volga-Dnepr’s IL-76TD-90VD freighters using a trailer and cranes organized by the ELC team. The flight from Laage in Germany to Florianopolis, Brazil, was operated on behalf of leading Norwegian broker Aircontact Services AS. Georgy Sokolov, Sales Director of Volga-Dnepr UK, said: “This was an especially urgent shipment that was needed in Brazil to repair a stricken ship. After the request was received and processed, all of the preparation work was completed while we waited for the customer to confirm the exact shipment date. We were able to obtain all the required flight permissions from Germany, Brazil and countries along the route within 48 hours, which enabled us to operate the flight quickly and ensure the ship was fully operational again within the shortest possible timescale.”