Volga-Dnepr J.S. Cargo Airline

OST-04-17045 - Emergency Exemption - Moffett Field-Cape Canaveral

February 4, 2004

Application for an Emergency Exemption

Volga-Dnepr will operate the flight on behalf of Lockheed Martin as part of an effort to provide urgently needed lift to reach the set destination not later than the scheduled shipment date. Lockheed Martin is shipping the payload to complete aggressive schedules that include integration activities and subsequent launch processing, with the initial launch capability on April 16, 2004. Lockheed Martin stands to lose millions of dollars if the shipment does not occur on time, while only the use of Volga-Dnepr's outsized aircraft can make it possible to perform the service in question within the set schedule.

Counsel: The Wicks Group, Glenn Wicks, 202-457-7790

OST-04-17045 - Moffett Field-Cape Canaveral

Filed: February 4, 2004 | Issued: February 9, 2004

Notice of Action | Word

Exemption from 49 U.S.C. section 40109(g) to permit the applicant to operate, on behalf of Space Systems Loral, one, one-way cargo charter flight from Moffet Field, California, to Cape Canaveral, Florida, during the period February 10-11, 2004, using its AN-124-100 aircraft. The cargo to be carried is one Space Systems Loral satellite and associated equipment. The applicant stated that Space Systems Loral needs prompt shipment of this cargo to Cape Canaveral to complete a tight production and launch schedule, that the cargo is too large for transportation on U.S.-carrier aircraft; and that surface transportation is not feasible because of the large size, delicate nature and high value of the cargo.

By: Karan Bhatia