The Il-96 Is Back: Cubana Reactivates 20-Year-Old Ilyushin Quad-Jet

Cubana de Aviación , Cuba’s state-owned flag carrier, has restored a rare Russian-built widebody to service. One of its ...
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Soviet Widebody: Aeroflot Ilyushin IL-96's Last Flight

Experience the Aeroflot Ilyushin IL-96 flight from Moscow to Istanbul in 2014. The IL-96 prototype first flew in 1988, was ...
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Ilyushin prioritises Il-114-300 flight-testing after management reshuffle

United Aircraft has rejigged the management of its Ilyushin division, as it looks to resume flight-testing of the Il-114-300 turboprop and make preparations to fly the new Il-96-400M. Daniil Brenerman ...
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Red Wings resurrects Sky Gates and Il-96-400T freighter to establish cargo business

Russian carrier Red Wings is introducing cargo services after acquiring the freight specialist Sky Gates Airlines. The acquisition, which took placed in August, brings an Ilyushin Il-96-400T into the ...

Can Putin's 'Flying Kremlin' travel through EU airspace to Budapest?

When Putin travelled to Alaska for his Anchorage summit in August, the US granted special permission for the presidential ...
Aviation Week

Stretched Il-96-400M Widebody Makes First Flight

The Ilyushin Il-96-400M, a new stretched variant of the Il-96 widebody passenger aircraft, has made its first flight from VASO facility in Voronezh, southwestern Russia. The program has gained ...
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Russia’s UAC Rolls Out Stretched Il-96 Passenger Airliner

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has rolled out the first prototype of the Ilyushin Il-96-400M, a new stretched variant of the Il-96 widebody passenger aircraft. Photos released by the ...