Aircraft
Massive Undertaking for North Korea’s Expedition to Singapore
Kim arrives safely on Air China 747-400 followed by Air Koryo Il-76 freighter carrying his limousine
A North Korean government Ilyushin IL-62M approaches Singapore's Changi International Airport on June 10. (Photo: Chen Chuanren)
A North Korean government Ilyushin IL-62M approaches Singapore's Changi International Airport on June 10. (Photo: Chen Chuanren)

In the days leading up to the arrival of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore for his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, many questions arose about the logistics of the trip given the questionable airworthiness of the hermit kingdom’s small fleet of Soviet-era aircraft.