Regulations and Government
Russian Military and Government Take Surplus Il-96 Airliners
The order includes conversions and remodels as well as new aircraft.
An Ilyushin Il-96-300 belonging to the Russian government. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
An Ilyushin Il-96-300 belonging to the Russian government. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

The Russian government is set to procure 14 Ilyushin Il-96s over the next 10 years, thereby ensuring continued production of the four-engined airliner. Eleven will be for the ministry of defense (MoD), including conversions into command and control or aerial refueling aircraft. Three or four will be rebuilds of used Il-96-400T freighters, and the rest will be new production.


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