Chapman Freeborn chartered three AN-124 flights to move a 370-tonne consignment of new equipment parts to a mine in Brazil from Australia in time to keep work at the plant going.
Antonov Airline’s load planning engineers designed tailored frames to carry two of the pieces of equipment. The cargo was loaded and unloaded using Antonov’s in-house engineering solutions for the oversized project cargoes.
The flights, chartered by Chapman Freeborn, made a number of technical stops because of the total weight of the cargo, as well as COVID-19 restrictions for crew rest at the airports on the route.
The cargo included a giant drill shaft and a transport cradle, which was required for upgrading machinery at the final destination with minimal downtime affecting operations.
“The timeline was challenging – initially our flight plan was six days in total, however, we needed to change this to nine days after assessing the load,” said Chapman Freeborn Cargo Broker, Ana Bocchini.
Antonov Airlines is a Ukrainian cargo airline that operates international charter services in the world of the oversized cargo market. They own the only completed Antonov An-225, the world’s largest operational cargo aircraft.
