Original news was published on 22 June, 2015

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered a 28-ton shipment of power stations from New York to Cairo, Egypt, to be used to supply the Suez Canal widening project, as dredgers continue at an expedited pace to meet the project deadline.

Before transportation onboard one of Volga-Dnepr’s IL-76TD-90VD freighters, the airline’s engineers provided technical expertise to ensure the power stations would fit into the aircraft’s cargo hold. The units, mounted into special 6-meter cradles, were originally too high for the IL-76, the company said in a statement.

Volga-Dnepr engineers recommended demounting the top and side parts of the cradle to allow the cargo to be loaded using the airline’s wing-lift system, skates and rails.

Volga-Dnepr completed the transportation on behalf of the Egyptian air charter broker Wi Fli Aviation Solutions, one of the airline’s longstanding partners.

Dredging will be completed in July and the official opening of the new Suez Canal has been set for Aug. 6.

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