Volga-Dnepr J.S. Cargo Airline

DOT-2008-OST-0003 - Emergency Exemption - Savannah-Victorville

January 3, 2008

Application for an Emergency Exemption

Permit Volga-Dnepr to operate up to five round-trip all-cargo charter flights, utilizing Volga-Dnepr's AN 124-100 aircraft, to transport outsized cargo between Savannah/Hunter AAF, Georgia, and Victorville, California in the period of January 5 – January 15, 2008, on behalf of United States Department of Defense (DOD) Air Mobility Command (AMC).

The cargo to be transported by Volga-Dnepr between Savannah and Victorville will consist of AH-64D helicopters, two helicopters and support equipment (up to 55,000 kgs total payload) on each flight. AH-64D helicopters in shipping configuration have the dimensions of 1,496 cm long x 513 cm wide x 384 cm high, and weigh 6,179 kgs each.

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

Filed January 3, 2008 | Issued Janaury 4, 2008

Notice of Action Taken

Exemption from 49 Usc § 40109(g) to permit the applicant to operate up to five, round-trip, all-cargo charter flights, using its AN-124-100 aircraft, carrying outsized cargo on behalf of the U. S. Department of Defense (DOD), between Savannah/Hunter Army Air Field, Georgia, and Victorville, California, during the period January 5-15, 2008. The applicant states that each flight would carry two AH-64D helicopters and associated support equipment. The applicant asserts that DOD needs the subject lift to ensure the smooth rotation of equipment without disruption to operational missions; that the DOD organic lift scheduled to transport the cargo was diverted to other areas; that the cargo is too large for transportation on any commercially available U.S. aircraft; and that surface transportation is not feasible because of the nature and size of the cargo and the urgency of the shipment.

By: Paul Gretch