Liftoff, But At What Price?

Published January 5, 2005

Canada awarded a Russian airline company $4.4 million US to transport members of the emergency response team and their supplies to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the Dec. 26 South Asia tsunami. Two Antonov An-124 Ruslans will depart from CFB Trenton on Jan. 6 and 7 for Colombo, returning for a second shipment on Jan. 10 and 11. Each round trip flight under the contract with Polet Cargo Airlines from Voronezh, Russia,...