Variant
Il-96-300
Il-96-300 is an in-service member of the Ilyushin Il-96 family, known for the core passenger branch of the limited-production family.
Range 6,500 nm · Entry 1993
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Ilyushin Il-96 family
The Il-96 story, from first flight to lasting reputation
The modernized Russian long-haul quadjet that outlived the Soviet system in small but persistent numbers.
Ilyushin Il-96 family is a in service airliner built by Ilyushin. It first flew in 1988, entered service in 1993, and went on to shape airline fleets, passenger journeys, and aviation memory.
First flight
1988
Service entry
1993
Seating band
235 to 370
Ilyushin Il-96 family is an in-service airliner by Ilyushin, first flown in 1988 and introduced in 1993, with typical seating for 235 to 370 and range up to 7,300 nautical miles.
Its history runs through the airlines that flew it, the routes it opened, the cabin experience it offered, and the variants that changed the family's role over time.
Range band
7,300 nm
Notable operators
Aeroflot · Cubana · Rossiya
Source stack
- Official manufacturer program pages
- type certificate and airport planning data
- operator configuration and fleet references
Variants
Representative variants
Specifications
Current public facts
- Manufacturer
- Ilyushin
- Program history
- Class
- Airliner
- Aircraft category
- First flight
- 1988-09-28
- Program history
- Service entry
- 1993-07-14
- Operator records
- Current status
- In service
- Fleet references
- Typical seating
- 235 to 370
- Operator and cabin references
- Range band
- Up to 7,300 nm
- Program literature
- Cruise speed
- 470 kt
- Planning data
Archive moments
Human context
The Il-96 lives in a strange present tense: rare, politically loaded, and still one of the clearest links between Soviet long-haul lineage and contemporary Russian state transport.
Passenger memory matters here because airport routine, cabin atmosphere, and route geography are part of the aircraft story rather than side notes.
Timeline
Program milestones
- 1988
First flight
The Il-96 begins flight testing and establishes the public shape of the family.
- 1993
Service entry
The family enters passenger or executive service and begins building its operating footprint.
- Today
Current role
The family remains active in service and still shapes fleet, mission, or archive discussions.
Related news
Editorial context
No editorial dispatches are attached to this family yet. The aircraft record is live, and newsroom or archive coverage can be layered onto it later without changing the URL.
Forum threads
Community memory
Forum referenceIl-96
Il-96 lounge: operators, cabins, routes, and memories
Use this as the standing thread for Ilyushin Il-96 family operator history, route logic, cabin details, and first-hand memory.
Forum referenceIl-96
Il-96 current fleet watch
Ongoing sightings, deployment shifts, new operators, route changes, and cabin updates for the Ilyushin Il-96 family.