The French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE, responsible for export promotion, has paid a visit to Volga-Dnepr Airlines in Ulyanovsk to gain a better understanding of its unique air logistics capabilities. The delegation included members of UBIFRANCE, a French government organisation that comes under the aegis of the Secretary of State in charge of Foreign Trade, representatives of the French Embassy in Russia and senior executives from French aerospace corporations that produce technology systems, avionics, aircraft parts and paint materials for the aviation industry. The group was hosted by members of Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ senior management team, who provided a presentation on the airline and its range of transportation and logistics services before inviting the airline’s guests to tour its high-tech Flight Operations Center, which monitors Volga-Dnepr’s international operations on a 24/7/365 basis. The UBIFRANCE group also visited Volga-Dnepr’s Training Centre and its unique An-124-100 flight simulator. The tour was completed by a visit to the airline’s Maintenance Department at Ulyanovsk-Vostochny Airport, where technical staff shared their knowledge of the An-124, the world’s largest series-produced transport aircraft, and highlighted its outstanding technical characteristics and bespoke loading equipment used for heavy and outsize cargo deliveries.