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Abandoned 40-year-old Ilyushin Il-76 to be auctioned in Turkey
Turkey’s General Directorate of State Airports Authority has decided to find a new home for a 40-year-old Ilyushin…
2022-11-15
Russia’s UAC to begin restoration work on Il-96, Tu-204 and An-124 aircraft
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) received subsidies to remove old aircraft from storage and restore them to a…
2022-05-09
Russia’s transport minister criticizes ‘ineffective’ domestic aircraft programs
Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev heavily criticized a number of Russian-made commercial aircraft, including the Sukhoi SSJ100, the…
2022-03-24
Russia considers reviving Il-96 and Tu-214 programs
Russia is considering ramping up two of its Soviet-era aircraft programs, the Ilyushin Il-96 and the Tupolev Tu-214. …
2022-03-16
Russian aircraft on the hunt for US submarine
The Russian Ministry of Defense claims a US Navy submarine was spotted near the Kuril Islands in Russian…
2022-02-15
Air Force One vs Putin Force One: which is more impressive?
Stakes were high as Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin met in Geneva. The meeting may have not resolved…
2021-12-23
Russia delays Il-114-300 regional turboprop over Il-112V crash
The Russian government confirms that the serial production of the new regional turboprop Ilyushin Il-114-300 is going to…
2021-09-17
Russian Il-112V transport aircraft prototype crashes near Moscow
A prototype of the Ilyushin Il-112V transport aircraft crashed during a test flight near Moscow. The three people…
2021-08-17
Neither airliner nor Putin’s jet: Il-96-400M to become doomsday plane
The two prototypes of Il-96-400M, the canceled Russian wide-body airliner, are going to become doomsday planes. Previous reports…
2021-07-26
New “Putin Force One” successfully performs maiden flight
A modernized and heavily modified Ilyushin Il-96-300 set to become one of Russia’s presidential aircraft performed its maiden…
2021-04-19