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SKYPORT HANDLES AIRBUS ENGINE SHIPMENT AT PRAGUE AIRPORT AND EXTENDS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH URAL AIRLINES
The central European ground handler loaded the CFM56-5B6/P aircraft engine on to a Ural Airlines flight from Prague, Czech Republic, to Yekaterinburg, Russia
Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday 19th October 2021: Czech ground handling specialist Skyport recently handled a complete aircraft engine at Prague Vaclav Havel Airport for transportation to Yekaterinburg, Russia, on board a Ural Airlines aircraft.
The engine was a CFM56-5B6/P type, weighing 4.3 tonnes, used mainly for the Airbus A320 family of narrow-body airliners.
“Skyport handles aircraft spare parts on a regular basis and our team are experts in the safe and efficient handling of high-value, heavy goods,” said David Adámek, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Skyport.
“The Skyport team used a Kalmar Forklift with a 12-tonne lifting capacity to handle the engine during loading, the biggest forklift at Prague Vaclav Havel Airport.”
Prior to loading, the shipment was handled and stored in the Advanced Logistics System (ALS), Skyport’s automatic loading device in its warehouse at Prague Airport.
The project also saw the extension of Skyport’s strategic partnership with Ural Airlines, for whom East-West AERO provides representative activities in the European Union.
Ural Airlines is the fifth largest airline in Russia and operates a fleet of 51 Airbus aircraft from the A320 family, including seven brand new Airbus NEOs.
The airline continued operations throughout the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, having converted 14 of its passenger aircraft into freighters, transporting medical cargo in the cabins.
“Intense operations require regular maintenance of the fleet, including heavy repairs of engines and landing gears,” said Matvey Koloturskiy, Deputy CEO – Director of Economics, JSC Ural Airlines.
“With the help of Skyport, Ural Airlines has already transported ten engines and completed seven leg sets in 2021 to and from its European maintenance partners.
“We intend to increase our co-operation and are glad that it has increased during the hardest crisis in aviation history.”
In 2021, Ural Airlines has almost returned to its pre-pandemic figures, which are expected to increase further in the coming months.
Ural Airlines’ logistical hub has been located in Prague since 2006, owing to its convenient location in the centre of Europe, with ambitions to grow its physical footprint in the future.
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About Ural Airlines
Ural Airlines JSC was founded on December 28, 1993.
Over the past 25 years of strategic forward movement, the airline has grown from a regional company to a federal one and has built an effective business strategy.
Ural Airlines is now the fifth largest carrier in Russia and operates a fleet of 51 Airbus aircraft from the A320 family, including seven brand new Airbus NEOs.
The main hubs for Ural Airlines are located at Moscow-Domodedovo and Yekaterinburg airports, as well as Kurumoch Airport in Samara, Balandino Airport in Chelyabinsk and Zhukovsky Airport.
The airline operates scheduled and chartered domestic and international flights to its network of over 200 destinations and counting.
Ural Airlines is an IOSA registered operator.
For more information, visit uralairlines.ru/en/
About Skyport
Skyport is a central European air cargo infrastructure company headquartered at Vaclav Havel Airport, Prague, Czech Republic, where it processes more than half of all air cargo passing through the hub.
As well as being the leading cargo handler at Prague Airport, Skyport also operates in Slovakia at both Bratislava and Košice airports.
Skyport operates a modern 8,300 m2 semi-automated airside facility in Prague, with a 100,000-tonne cargo capacity, as well as Road Feeder Services, an Advanced Logistics System, and rentable office space.
In 2021, Skyport was acquired by air cargo investment firm Ventus and Sky Logistica.
The investment will lead to new developments and tech updates at Skyport.
Visit skyport.com and follow Skyport on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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SKYPORT HANDLES AIRBUS ENGINE SHIPMENT AT PRAGUE AIRPORT AND EXTENDS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH URAL AIRLINES
The central European ground handler loaded the CFM56-5B6/P aircraft engine on to a Ural Airlines flight from Prague, Czech Republic, to Yekaterinburg, Russia
Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday 19th October 2021: Czech ground handling specialist Skyport recently handled a complete aircraft engine at Prague Vaclav Havel Airport for transportation to Yekaterinburg, Russia, on board a Ural Airlines aircraft.
The engine was a CFM56-5B6/P type, weighing 4.3 tonnes, used mainly for the Airbus A320 family of narrow-body airliners.
“Skyport handles aircraft spare parts on a regular basis and our team are experts in the safe and efficient handling of high-value, heavy goods,” said David Adámek, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Skyport.
“The Skyport team used a Kalmar Forklift with a 12-tonne lifting capacity to handle the engine during loading, the biggest forklift at Prague Vaclav Havel Airport.”
Prior to loading, the shipment was handled and stored in the Advanced Logistics System (ALS), Skyport’s automatic loading device in its warehouse at Prague Airport.
The project also saw the extension of Skyport’s strategic partnership with Ural Airlines, for whom East-West AERO provides representative activities in the European Union.
Ural Airlines is the fifth largest airline in Russia and operates a fleet of 51 Airbus aircraft from the A320 family, including seven brand new Airbus NEOs.
The airline continued operations throughout the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, having converted 14 of its passenger aircraft into freighters, transporting medical cargo in the cabins.
“Intense operations require regular maintenance of the fleet, including heavy repairs of engines and landing gears,” said Matvey Koloturskiy, Deputy CEO – Director of Economics, JSC Ural Airlines.
“With the help of Skyport, Ural Airlines has already transported ten engines and completed seven leg sets in 2021 to and from its European maintenance partners.
“We intend to increase our co-operation and are glad that it has increased during the hardest crisis in aviation history.”
In 2021, Ural Airlines has almost returned to its pre-pandemic figures, which are expected to increase further in the coming months.
Ural Airlines’ logistical hub has been located in Prague since 2006, owing to its convenient location in the centre of Europe, with ambitions to grow its physical footprint in the future.
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About Ural Airlines
Ural Airlines JSC was founded on December 28, 1993.
Over the past 25 years of strategic forward movement, the airline has grown from a regional company to a federal one and has built an effective business strategy.
Ural Airlines is now the fifth largest carrier in Russia and operates a fleet of 51 Airbus aircraft from the A320 family, including seven brand new Airbus NEOs.
The main hubs for Ural Airlines are located at Moscow-Domodedovo and Yekaterinburg airports, as well as Kurumoch Airport in Samara, Balandino Airport in Chelyabinsk and Zhukovsky Airport.
The airline operates scheduled and chartered domestic and international flights to its network of over 200 destinations and counting.
Ural Airlines is an IOSA registered operator.
For more information, visit uralairlines.ru/en/
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About Skyport
Skyport is a central European air cargo infrastructure company headquartered at Vaclav Havel Airport, Prague, Czech Republic, where it processes more than half of all air cargo passing through the hub.
As well as being the leading cargo handler at Prague Airport, Skyport also operates in Slovakia at both Bratislava and Košice airports.
Skyport operates a modern 8,300 m2 semi-automated airside facility in Prague, with a 100,000-tonne cargo capacity, as well as Road Feeder Services, an Advanced Logistics System, and rentable office space.
In 2021, Skyport was acquired by air cargo investment firm Ventus and Sky Logistica.
The investment will lead to new developments and tech updates at Skyport.
Visit skyport.com and follow Skyport on LinkedIn and Twitter.