OREANDA-NEWS  On 22 October was announced, that Boeing representatives arrived at Volga-Dnepr office on a working trip.

The purpose of this visit was to learn about the Group units in Ulyanovsk and discuss the prospects of cooperation. Boeing was represented by Mr. Dennis Floyd, Vice President for Aircraft Conversions; Mr. Joe Scarce, Head of Engineering Department; Mr. Timur Dyablov, Boeing Design Bureau Manager in Moscow; and Mr. Kamil Gainutdinov, Sales Director for Europe and Central Asia.

Mr. Sergey Amanov, “Volga-Dnepr Technics” Deputy Project Manager, told the guests of the construction of an aircraft maintenance base. The enterprise will be established within the Special Port Economic Zone “SPEZ” on the territory of Ulyanovsk-Vostochny Airport.

The guests in their turn shared the plans of Boeing future development and paid special attention to training of maintenance personnel for aircraft repair and conversion. Boeing representatives visited Operations Control Center, Commercial and Flight Departments, Operations Base in Ulyanovsk-Vostochny Airport, and Aviastar-SP.

Mr. Floyd noted the Group’s growth, high potential of SPEZ “Volga-AviaCargo”, and showed his interest in further cooperation. Next stage of interaction between the companies implies preparation of certain proposals within the “Volga-Dnepr Technics” project.