The first IL-96-400T flight into South America
Polet Airlines successfully made its first commercial flight of IL-96-400T to Paulo, Brazil. ACS in London, UK requested the fast transportation of aircraft equipment and IL-96-400T was the perfect match. The flight took place on the 7th of January from East Midlands, United Kingdom to Sao Paulo, Brazil. Polet Airlines team organized the charter with RA-96103 which is the last produced IL-96-400T. The sales manager Mr. Khaydar Khasanzyanov commented: "It will be quite right to admit that from the beginning it seemed to be not an easy task having very short period of time for flight preparation and the procedures. The request from our customer came very urgently and the transportation required immediate performance".
Nevertheless with the help of professional team and strong communication Polet is having with their customers, this flight was operated as scheduled. It was the first "historical" landing of IL-96-400T in South America.
A-350 fuselage piece from Kinston North Carolina, USA
Polet Airlines did loading of Airbus A-350 fuselage parts, transporting it to Saint
Nazar France. The center fuselage frame sections for the Airbus A350XWB (Extra Wide-Body) commercial aircraft are produced by Spirit AeroSystems, with the following specification of 65 feet long, 20 feet wide and weigh nearly 9,000 pounds. The flight was arranged in close cooperation with our long time partners, EP-Team. Particularly, the main issues to overcome involved flying
into St. Nazaire airport itself - which does not have any facilities, ground handling, equipment, fuel and personnel. "Polet Airlines is looking forward to continue cooperation with EP-Team, Spirit AeroSystems and Airbus and to wishing to become the regular supplier of these and similar fuselage
frame sections", Dmitry Avdeev - Sales Manager commented.
Due to some last minut changes, Polet's loadmasters prepared the new loadplan showing only 1 inch (appx 2-3 cm) clearance from the sides of the fuselage. The shipping dims of the module were: 22 x 5.8 x 3 meters weighing appx 20 tons. Needless to say that loading went without a glitch and the flight operated as planned with one techstop in Bangor, Maine.
Landing in Cyprus
The AN-124 aircraft landed to Larnaca airport for a technical stop and crew rest. With busy schedule this fall, Polet Airlines team has been working hard to accommodate market needs. "Our team on board deserves two days rest, after flying hard for some time now" - Mikhail Aksarov - commercial manager commented. "Positioning the aircraft in this region, gives us easy access to the Middle East, where the following flight most likely will occur", he added. Last time Polet Airlines landed AN-124-100 in Larnaca airport was back in 2006.
Services
In the years of its operations in the Russian and International Air Cargo market, Polet Airlines has acquired valuable experience in transport of extra heavy and unique cargo, and earns a reputation as a serious and reliable partner offering services of the highest standards.
Polet Airlines is using 3 sets of HLE stationed at three locations: Russia (ULY), Germany (HMN) and United States of America (IAM). This strategic planning and distribution of the sets allows Polet to cover cost-efficiently most of the world.
High Profile Flight
Polet Airlines had the highest profile cargo transport in July 2001. It was the return of the US Navy's Lockheed Martin EP-3 Orion 'surveillance-plane' to the United States. The EP-3 made a forced landing on China's Hainan Island Following a mid-air incident with Chinese air force fighters.
Not only was the operation a technical success, but in terms of enhancing our airline profile it was incredible. The use of a Russian carrier was seen as significant in the diplomatic standoff that followed the incident, and Polet has been congratulated and thanked by American and international aviation bodies.
