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Ilyushin Il-96
Russian long-range wide-body airliner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ilyushin Il-96 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-96) is a Russian four-engined jet long-haul wide-body airliner designed by Ilyushin in the former Soviet Union and manufactured by the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association in Russia. It is powered by four high-bypass Aviadvigatel PS-90 two-shaft turbofan engines.
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An Aeroflot Il-96-300 at Sheremetyevo International Airport in 2011 | |
Role | Widebody jet airliner |
National origin | USSR |
Design group | Ilyushin |
Built by | Voronezh Aircraft Production Association |
First flight | 28 September 1988; 35 years ago (1988-09-28) |
Introduction | 29 December 1992 with Aeroflot |
Status | In low-rate production; in service |
Primary users | Cubana Sky Gates Airlines |
Produced | 1992–present[1] |
Number built | 33 as of October 2023[2] |
Developed from | Ilyushin Il-86 |
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It is used as the main Russian presidential aircraft. The type's only commercial operator in passenger service is Cubana de Aviación.[citation needed]