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Russia Backs UAC to Expand Airliner Product Range

The Russian government is supporting plans to launch a new Il-96-400M widebody and resume production of an improved Il-114 twin turboprop.

Production of the Il-114 regional turboprop may be restarted if the Russian government has its way.

By Vladimir Karnozov

February 15, 2016

Russia’s government has given approval for United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, Stand J39, Chalet CD41) to press ahead with series production of the new Ilyushin Il-96-400M widebody. In December, it instructed the state-owned group’s VASO factory in Voronezh to boost its annual production rate to eight per year.

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