Ilyushin has handed over the first serial Il-76MD-90A transport to its Russian air force customer. A previous example (MSN0108) was rolled out in 2015, says Ilyushin, but during the initial test phase ...

Russia grounded five Il-76MD-90A aircraft due to poor-quality parts. The wheel bearings were swapped at a Moscow factory, with a criminal investigation now underway. The Russian air force's fleet of ...

October 20, 2017: Russia has developed a special operations version of its new Il-76MD-90A transport. One of these special operations versions (perhaps the only one; the prototype) was spotted over ...

The Russian air force plans to acquire 40 of the four-engine airlifters, which are upgraded from in-service Il-76MDs. Ilyushin provided this photograph of the upgraded Il-76MD-M airlifter, which ...

Russian Telegram channels report that a Il-76MD military transport plane caught fire during take-off from a military airfield in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. Details: According to preliminary ...

The Il-76MD-90A is a heavy upgrade of the Il-76MD plane outfitted with the PS-90A-76 engines with 10% lower fuel consumption BANGALORE /India/, February 15. /TASS/. India shows interest in Russia’s ...

The Il-76MD-90A is an upgraded version of the Il-76MD military transport plane and is manufactured using domestic components MOSCOW, October 18. /TASS/. The United Aircraft Corporation (part of the ...

MOSCOW -- The Russian air force’s new transport aircraft, the Ilyushin IL-76MD-90A, is preparing for the second stage of joint evaluation trials, the final test before the aircraft is approved for ...

MOSCOW—The Russian defense ministry reported March 13 that it had received the first Ilyushin Il-76MD-M, a modernized variant of the in-service Il-76MD transport aircraft. The aircraft has been handed ...

The Russian air force unveiled its Ilyushin Il-76MD-90 strategic airlifter at the Moscow air show in August (Flight International, 28 August-3 September). It is a standard Il-76MD refurbished with ...

Perhaps not as flashy and imposing as other types of military aircraft, cargo airplanes are the backbone of air forces around the world, carrying out vital tasks, from essential supplies delivery to ...