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After 8 years being parked graceful cargo Ilyushin is back to the skies! To take this photo, we had to spend 6 days in Voronezh waiting for the first flight out, but it was definitely worth it! It was the only chance to catch this Il-96-400T in AirBridgeCargo Airlines' colors as the aircraft will unfortunately never fly with this airline. However, pretty soon we'll be able to see it in the sky again but in Sky Gates colors (they will be nice too). So, long flying career to you, Ilyushin!

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RA-96103 - Ilyushin IL-96-400T - Sky Gates Airlines

Super rare visit of Sky Gates Airlines Ilyushin IL-96-400T at Mumbai(BOM) it came from Moscow(ZIA) as SAY9551 on a fine morning

ANSHUL KADAM RA-96103
1,877 14 2 Ilyushin IL-96-400T
RA-96103 - Ilyushin IL-96-400T - Sky Gates Airlines

Alexander Lebedev RA-96103
3,941 16 0 Ilyushin IL-96-400T
RA-96103 - Ilyushin IL-96-400T - Sky Gates Airlines

This aircraft was planned to be transferred to Air Bridge Cargo, but it was received by Sky Gates Airlines, which was purchased by Red Wings airlines this summer

Andrey Litvinov RA-96103
10,695 124 0 Ilyushin IL-96-400T

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96115 - Ilyushin IL-96-400M - UAC - United Aircraft Corporation

Today the new IL-96 modification performed its first test flight at the factory airfield in Voronezh

Artyom Kuzhlev 96115
9,678 194 6 Ilyushin IL-96-400M
RA-96103 - Ilyushin IL-96-400T - Air Bridge Cargo

Dmitry Terekhov RA-96103
6,165 35 1 Ilyushin IL-96-400T
RA-96103 - Ilyushin IL-96-400T - Air Bridge Cargo

First flight after 8 years of storage

Andrey Zharkov RA-96103
8,828 133 2 Ilyushin IL-96-400T

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YK-AZB - Airbus A340-313X - Syrianair - Syrian Arab Airlines

A magnificent aircraft in a magnificent color scheme preparing to leave the equally magnificent city of Moscow

Artyom Kuzhlev YK-AZB
5,786 58 3 Airbus A340-313X
96115 - Ilyushin IL-96-400M - UAC - United Aircraft Corporation

Today the new IL-96 modification performed its first test flight at the factory airfield in Voronezh

Artyom Kuzhlev 96115
9,678 194 6 Ilyushin IL-96-400M
RA-96104 - Ilyushin IL-96-400VPU - Russia - Federal Security Service

The graceful Ilyushin coming in for landing against the background of the evening landscape of Moscow

Artyom Kuzhlev RA-96104
9,467 63 0 Ilyushin IL-96-400VPU

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RA-96103

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Aug 19, 2023

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After 8 years being parked graceful cargo Ilyushin is back to the skies! To take this photo, we had to spend 6 days in Voronezh waiting for the first flight out, but it was definitely worth it! It was the only chance to catch this Il-96-400T in AirBridgeCargo Airlines' colors as the aircraft will unfortunately never fly with this airline. However, pretty soon we'll be able to see it in the sky again but in Sky Gates colors (they will be nice too). So, long flying career to you, Ilyushin!

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Canon EOS R5 | Sigma AF 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports Show Exif data
RA-96103 - Ilyushin IL-96-400T - Sky Gates Airlines

Super rare visit of Sky Gates Airlines Ilyushin IL-96-400T at Mumbai(BOM) it came from Moscow(ZIA) as SAY9551 on a fine morning

ANSHUL KADAM RA-96103
1,877 14 2 Ilyushin IL-96-400T
RA-96103 - Ilyushin IL-96-400T - Sky Gates Airlines

Alexander Lebedev RA-96103
3,941 16 0 Ilyushin IL-96-400T
RA-96103 - Ilyushin IL-96-400T - Sky Gates Airlines

This aircraft was planned to be transferred to Air Bridge Cargo, but it was received by Sky Gates Airlines, which was purchased by Red Wings airlines this summer

Andrey Litvinov RA-96103
10,695 124 0 Ilyushin IL-96-400T
96115 - Ilyushin IL-96-400M - UAC - United Aircraft Corporation

Today the new IL-96 modification performed its first test flight at the factory airfield in Voronezh

Artyom Kuzhlev 96115
9,678 194 6 Ilyushin IL-96-400M
RA-96103 - Ilyushin IL-96-400T - Air Bridge Cargo

Dmitry Terekhov RA-96103
6,165 35 1 Ilyushin IL-96-400T
RA-96103 - Ilyushin IL-96-400T - Air Bridge Cargo

First flight after 8 years of storage

Andrey Zharkov RA-96103
8,828 133 2 Ilyushin IL-96-400T
YK-AZB - Airbus A340-313X - Syrianair - Syrian Arab Airlines

A magnificent aircraft in a magnificent color scheme preparing to leave the equally magnificent city of Moscow

Artyom Kuzhlev YK-AZB
5,786 58 3 Airbus A340-313X
96115 - Ilyushin IL-96-400M - UAC - United Aircraft Corporation

Today the new IL-96 modification performed its first test flight at the factory airfield in Voronezh

Artyom Kuzhlev 96115
9,678 194 6 Ilyushin IL-96-400M
RA-96104 - Ilyushin IL-96-400VPU - Russia - Federal Security Service

The graceful Ilyushin coming in for landing against the background of the evening landscape of Moscow

Artyom Kuzhlev RA-96104
9,467 63 0 Ilyushin IL-96-400VPU
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Jensen Han
Jensen Han

very very nice

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nsxr_

Awesome catch!

Jeremy Denton
Jeremy Denton

Superb! Great catch, well done!

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