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Nov 21, 2016 (newstodate): Dissolving the joint Russian/Ukrainian company Ruslan International leaves NATO with a problem after January 1, 2017.
Set up in 2006, Ruslan International was conceived to market a joint fleet of 17 An-124-100 freighters operated by two airlines Antonov Airlines and Volga-Dnepr Airlines.
The AN-124 freighter is crucial to NATO that signed a contract with Ruslan International for a Strategic Airlift Interim Solution, SALIS, in 2006, for the stationing of two AN-124-100 aircraft at Leipzig Halle Airport, while another four AN-124 aircraft will be allocated upon request as needed by the NATO and EU members of SALIS.
-The current SALIS contract is in force until the end of 2016 and the SALIS nations are examining potential future options to meet their strategic airlift requirements, a NATO official says in response to an inquiry by newstodate.
-At the request of the SALIS nations, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency is working towards a follow-on solution to meet SALIS nation requirements for strategic lift of outsize cargo. Once a follow-on solution is identified, the SALIS nations may release additional information, the official says.
Other sources claim that a solution has already been found, with the SALIS countries signing new contracts with Antonov and Volga-Dnepr separately to meet their needs for outsize heavy cargo lifts.
Set up in 2006, Ruslan International was conceived to market a joint fleet of 17 An-124-100 freighters operated by two airlines Antonov Airlines and Volga-Dnepr Airlines.
The AN-124 freighter is crucial to NATO that signed a contract with Ruslan International for a Strategic Airlift Interim Solution, SALIS, in 2006, for the stationing of two AN-124-100 aircraft at Leipzig Halle Airport, while another four AN-124 aircraft will be allocated upon request as needed by the NATO and EU members of SALIS.
-The current SALIS contract is in force until the end of 2016 and the SALIS nations are examining potential future options to meet their strategic airlift requirements, a NATO official says in response to an inquiry by newstodate.
-At the request of the SALIS nations, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency is working towards a follow-on solution to meet SALIS nation requirements for strategic lift of outsize cargo. Once a follow-on solution is identified, the SALIS nations may release additional information, the official says.
Other sources claim that a solution has already been found, with the SALIS countries signing new contracts with Antonov and Volga-Dnepr separately to meet their needs for outsize heavy cargo lifts.