The new Russian planes are expected to replace the older Il-80 aircraft, which are militarized versions of the Il-86 passenger planes. Unlike the airliners on which they are based, “Doomsday ...
an aircraft industry source told TASS. Currently, an Il-80 plane is used for the purpose. "It is scheduled to replace it with an Il-96-400M. It will allow to significantly increase the period of ...