Volga-Dnepr J.S. Cargo Airline

OST-2008-0049 - Emergency Exemption - Columbus, OH-Everett, WA

January 31, 2008

Application for an Emergency Exemption

Permit Volga-Dnepr to operate one one-way all-cargo charter flight utilizing Volga-Dnepr's AN-124-100 aircraft to transport outsized cargo between Columbus, Ohio and Everett, Washington on February 4-5, 2008.

The outsized cargo transported by Volga-Dnepr between Columbus and Boeing Field will consist of General Electric Aircraft Engines GE90-115 aircraft engines with the total payload of up to 50,000 kgs, and each engine, in installed configuration in which it needs to be shipped, having the dimensions measuring 25.3 x 13 x 12.6 feet and weighing 11,833 kgs. As such, the engines in question cannot be accommodated by commercially available U.S. carrier aircraft. The engines need to be urgently delivered to Everett for installation on Boeing 777 aircraft to support Boeing's final assembly and delivery schedules, as well as, occasionally, from Everett to Columbus for additional testing in the event of unanticipated testing failures at installation.

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

Filed January 31, 2008 | Issued February 4, 2008

Notice of Action Taken

Exemption from 49 U.S.C. 40109(g) to permit the applicant to operate one, one-way, all-cargo charter flight between Columbus, Ohio, and Everett, Washington, on February 4-5, 2008, using its AN-124 aircraft to transport GE 90-115 aircraft engines, on behalf of General Electric Aircraft Engines. The applicant stated that the shipper urgently requires delivery of engines for installation on Boeing B-777 aircraft being produced by the Boeing Commercial Airplane Company; that the cargo is too large for transportation on any commercially available U.S. carrier aircraft; and that surface transportation is not feasible because of the long time period that such mode of transportation would take.

By: Michael Reynolds