The first Ilyushin Il-96-300 with an English-language cockpit has been rolled out for Cubana, as builder VASO secures funding to boost production at its Voronezh plant. Cubana is taking two new Il-96s ...

Amid Russian President Vladimir Putin’s high-profile visit to India, attention has turned to the special Russian flight squadron tasked with his transportation and security. The centerpiece of this ...

A Russian government Ilyushin Il-96 has entered US airspace and on its way to Anchorage, ahead of planned high-level talks in Alaska. The long-range widebody, operating as flight RSD381, departed ...

The Il-96-300 is the first of this four-engine, medium/long-range, widebody commercial passenger and cargo transport aircraft family. It first flew in 1988, followed by certification in December 1992.

April 30, 2009: In Russia, the Presidential Air Detachment recently received its fourth Il-96-300 wide body transport. These four aircraft act like the U.S. Air Force 1 aircraft, and fly Russians ...