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New Il-76/MD-90 transport aircraft will start its flight tests in mid-March

Moscow, Russia - Delivery of the first planes expected in 2014

The Il-76/MD-90, the new transport aircraft developed by Ilyushin, will start its flight tests in a few days, according to the declarations released by Viktor Livanov, director general of the Ilyushin Design Bureau during a radio interview. "In February we moved the aircraft to Zhukovsky, where preparations for the test flights are full steam ahead. I hope, if everything goes well, that we will...

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Rome, Italy, 03/05/2013 18:00
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