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How Ilyushin built the aircraft families that define its reputation

Ilyushin coverage spans long-haul and widebody Soviet and Russian jetliners across 3 Airchive families, balancing active fleets with historically important retired types.

This manufacturer page clusters 3 current and historic jet families under a single lineage view so crawlers and readers can move from maker to family to variant without URL duplication or taxonomy drift.

Airchive groups Ilyushin aircraft by family first, which keeps airliner lineage readable instead of scattering it across disconnected model pages.

Families

Programs in scope

IlyushinAirlinerRetired

Ilyushin Il-62 family

The long-range Soviet quadjet that gave Aeroflot and allied operators a true intercontinental flagship.

First flight

1963

Seating

168 to 195

Forum pulse

60

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Range band

5,400 nm

Notable operators

Aeroflot · Interflug · Cubana

IlyushinAirlinerRetired

Ilyushin Il-86 family

The Soviet widebody built around self-contained airport handling and high-capacity domestic and regional service.

First flight

1976

Seating

320 to 350

Forum pulse

60

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Range band

2,050 nm

Notable operators

Aeroflot · Atlant-Soyuz

IlyushinAirlinerIn service

Ilyushin Il-96 family

The modernized Russian long-haul quadjet that outlived the Soviet system in small but persistent numbers.

First flight

1988

Seating

235 to 370

Forum pulse

56

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Range band

7,300 nm

Notable operators

Aeroflot · Cubana · Rossiya

No manufacturer-wide editorial stories are attached yet. The manufacturer directory is still live as a lineage map across active and historical aircraft families.