CEO Sergei Aleksandrovsky REVEALS Why Russia’s Il-96 Is a Long-Haul Game-Changer!
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Mar 5, 2025
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CEO Sergei Aleksandrovsky REVEALS Why Russia’s Il-96 Is a Long-Haul Game-Changer!
Get ready for an exclusive deep dive into Russia's ambitious wide-body aircraft—the Ilyushin IL-96-400M! 🇷🇺✨ From its Soviet-era roots to cutting-edge design upgrades, advanced PS-90 engines, and the future potential of the PD-35, we explore how this aircraft plans to shake up the aviation market. Will it rival Boeing and Airbus? Or remain a niche player? 🛫
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- 0:00
- picture this a massive aircraft sleek
- and Powerful ready to challenge industry
- giants like Boeing 777 and airbus's
- a350 ambitious absolutely but that's
- exactly what Russia's latest widebody
- jet the ution IL
- 96400 m is all about here's the twist
- with Western sanctions in full swing
- Russia had to get creative the result a
- homegrown engineering Marvel powered by
- the Rob UST ps90 engines designed for
- performance efficiency and staying power
- and at the center of it all Sergey
- alexandrovski CEO of aaot keeping a
- close eye on whether this jet could be a
- real GameChanger so will this aircraft
- take Russian Aviation to new heights or
- just stay grounded in ambition let's
- find
- out let's rewind a bit to really
- understand the uan IL
- 96- 400m we need to look at where it all
- 1:01
- started it All Began in the 1970s with
- the uan IL 86 Russia's first widebody
- aircraft back then it was a big deal an
- aircraft built for Long Haul flights
- with some pretty unique features one
- standout it had built-in air stairs
- imagine that planes carrying their own
- stairs perfect for remote airports
- without proper Services handy right but
- of course this meant sacrificing some
- cargo go space fast forward to the late
- ' 80s and early 90s and Russia needed
- something more competitive enter the IL
- 96- 300 this wasn't just an upgrade it
- came equipped with the ps90 turbofan
- engines which were a major step up from
- older Soviet engines for the first time
- Russian airliners had engines that could
- compete with Western models in terms of
- fuel efficiency and performance the IL
- 96 300 was meant to be Russia's Flagship
- 2:00
- aircraft for domestic and international
- 2:02
- routes but here's the thing it didn't
- 2:05
- quite take off commercially despite the
- 2:07
- improvements the IL 96 300 had limited
- 2:11
- passenger capacity which held it back
- 2:13
- Airlines wanted more seats more cargo
- 2:16
- space and better economics this is where
- 2:18
- the idea for a stretch version came into
- 2:20
- play by the early 2000s Russia
- 2:23
- introduced the IL 96- 400 essentially a
- 2:29
- longer version of the IL 96- 300 it had
- 2:33
- improvements in aerodynamics avionics
- 2:36
- and onboard systems it could carry more
- 2:39
- passengers and fly longer distances
- 2:42
- sounds like a winner right unfortunately
- 2:44
- it still struggled to break into the
- 2:46
- international market the Western
- 2:48
- Aviation scene was already dominated by
- 2:50
- heavyweights like Boeing and Airbus plus
- 2:54
- most Airlines were shifting to more
- 2:55
- efficient twin engine aircraft the ilil
- 2:58
- 96- 400 with its four engines just
- 3:02
- didn't seem practical to many buyers but
- 3:04
- the story doesn't end there recently due
- 3:07
- to Western sanctions and increasing
- 3:09
- demand for Homegrown Solutions Russia
- 3:11
- decided to revisit the ilil 96 project
- 3:15
- this gave birth to the IL 96- 400m a
- 3:20
- modernized more efficient version
- 3:22
- designed to meet today's needs with
- 3:24
- longer range better fuel efficiency and
- 3:27
- upgraded systems it's Rush 's bold
- 3:30
- attempt to carve out space in the
- 3:32
- competitive widebody market and of
- 3:35
- course at the heart of this aircraft is
- 3:37
- the ps90 engine an engineering Marvel
- 3:40
- that's gone through its own Evolution
- 3:42
- from the basic ps90 a to Advanced
- 3:45
- versions like the ps9 A2 these engines
- 3:48
- have become symbols of Russian Aviation
- 3:50
- progress but what really makes the IL 96
- 3:55
- 4,000m different how have these engines
- 3:58
- evolved to compete with modern Western
- 4:00
- counterparts and can they truly deliver
- 4:03
- the performance needed for Long Haul
- 4:06
- success let's dive into the details of
- 4:08
- the technological advancements next
- 4:10
- because that's where things get really
- 4:12
- interesting now that we've got the
- 4:14
- history down let's talk about what
- 4:16
- really keeps the IL 96 400m in the air
- 4:20
- the aviad vagado ps90 engine family
- 4:24
- engines are like the heart of any
- 4:25
- aircraft without a reliable powerful
- 4:28
- engine you've basic basically got a
- 4:30
- giant metal tube going nowhere and for
- 4:32
- the IL 96400 M that heart is the ps90
- 4:37
- engine so what makes the ps90 so special
- 4:41
- when it first came out in the late 80s
- 4:44
- the ps90 a was a game changer for
- 4:46
- Russian Aviation it was the first
- 4:48
- Russian Engine That Could actually
- 4:50
- compete with Western engines like the
- 4:52
- Rolls-Royce
- 4:53
- rb211 or the Pratt and Whitney PW 4000
- 4:57
- it was quieter more fuel effici
- 5:00
- and met International noise and emission
- 5:02
- standards something earlier Soviet
- 5:04
- engines struggled with but here's the
- 5:06
- catch while the ps90 a was a big step
- 5:09
- forward it wasn't quite enough to put
- 5:12
- Russian airliners on equal footing with
- 5:14
- Western Jets fuel efficiency was still
- 5:17
- an issue and Airlines were looking for
- 5:19
- engines that could cut operating costs
- 5:22
- that's where later versions came in the
- 5:24
- ps9 A2 for example brought some serious
- 5:27
- upgrades it featured advanced materials
- 5:30
- better fuel consumption and lower
- 5:32
- maintenance costs in fact the ps90 A2
- 5:36
- reduced fuel burn by around 10% compared
- 5:39
- to the original PS 90A that might not
- 5:42
- sound like much but in aviation even a
- 5:44
- 1% fuel saving can mean huge cost
- 5:47
- reductions and now there's something
- 5:49
- even bigger in the works Russian
- 5:51
- Engineers are working on the pd35 a Next
- 5:55
- Generation engine designed to power
- 5:57
- future aircraft including a possible
- 6:00
- twin engine variant of the IL 96 with a
- 6:03
- whopping 76,000 lb of thrust the PD 35
- 6:08
- aims to compete with modern Western
- 6:10
- engines like the
- 6:11
- ge9x used on Boeing's
- 6:14
- 77x the goal lower fuel consumption
- 6:18
- fewer emissions and cheaper maintenance
- 6:21
- but there's a Twist Russia's ability to
- 6:23
- develop these engines without foreign
- 6:25
- Parts is being put to the test with
- 6:28
- Western sanctions cutting off access to
- 6:30
- some components it's a Race Against Time
- 6:32
- to develop fully domestic Solutions if
- 6:35
- successful Russia could have a powerful
- 6:37
- engine that not only Powers its own
- 6:39
- aircraft but could also become a serious
- 6:42
- export product and there's another thing
- 6:45
- the IL 96400 M 4 engine setup in an age
- 6:50
- where most widebody Jets have switched
- 6:52
- to more fuel efficient twin engine
- 6:55
- designs sticking with four engines might
- 6:58
- seem old-fashioned but there here's a
- 6:59
- reason for it four engines mean greater
- 7:02
- redundancy especially important for long
- 7:05
- hul flights over remote areas where
- 7:07
- emergency landing options are limited
- 7:10
- this could give the IL
- 7:12
- 96400 m a unique advantage in certain
- 7:15
- markets but will this be enough can the
- 7:18
- ps90 family and future engines like the
- 7:22
- pd35 really help the IL 96400 M compete
- 7:27
- on a global stage up next next we'll
- 7:30
- explore how the IL 96 400m Stacks up
- 7:33
- against Western giants like the Boeing
- 7:36
- 7779 and Airbus a350 1000 in terms of
- 7:41
- performance and efficiency now let's
- 7:43
- dive into what makes the IL 96 4000m
- 7:46
- more than just another widebody aircraft
- 7:50
- we're talking design technology and
- 7:52
- performance the stuff that could make
- 7:54
- this plane a real Contender first off
- 7:57
- let's talk design the IL 96 400m isn't
- 8:01
- just a stretched version of its
- 8:03
- predecessor it's nearly 10 m longer than
- 8:05
- the IL 96 300 that extra length means
- 8:09
- more room for passengers up to 436
- 8:12
- Travelers in a single class
- 8:13
- configuration imagine that more
- 8:16
- passengers more profit per flight for
- 8:18
- Airlines that's a big deal but size
- 8:21
- isn't everything the IL 96- 400m comes
- 8:26
- with a modernized wing design that
- 8:28
- improves aerodynamics in simple terms it
- 8:30
- cuts through the air more efficiently
- 8:32
- saving Fuel and cutting emissions plus
- 8:36
- the fuselage has been optimized for
- 8:38
- better aerodynamics too all this means
- 8:40
- better performance and lower operational
- 8:43
- costs key for any long haul aircraft now
- 8:46
- let's get into technology this aircraft
- 8:49
- boasts state-of-the-art avionics
- 8:51
- basically the brains of the operation
- 8:53
- these modern systems help Pilots operate
- 8:56
- the aircraft more safely and efficiently
- 8:59
- from Advanced flight management systems
- 9:01
- to improve navigation and communication
- 9:04
- Tech passengers won't see these systems
- 9:07
- but they'll definitely feel the smoother
- 9:08
- ride and speaking of passengers Comfort
- 9:11
- matters right the IL 96- 400m takes
- 9:15
- passenger experience seriously think
- 9:18
- spacious cabins larger overhead
- 9:20
- compartments and advanced in-flight
- 9:22
- Entertainment Systems there's also ample
- 9:25
- leg room making those long hul flights a
- 9:28
- lot more bearable air lines can also
- 9:30
- customize the cabin choosing different
- 9:32
- seating layouts and amenities to suit
- 9:34
- their needs but here's where it gets
- 9:36
- interesting performance the ilil
- 9:39
- 96400 m has an impressive range of about
- 9:42
- 10,000 km that means it can fly long hul
- 9:46
- routes without frequent refueling stops
- 9:48
- making it perfect for international
- 9:50
- flights it's designed to compete with
- 9:52
- big names like the Boeing
- 9:54
- 7779 and Airbus a
- 9:58
- 351000 however there's a big talking
- 10:00
- point the four engine configuration in a
- 10:03
- world where most new widebody aircraft
- 10:06
- use two engines for better fuel
- 10:08
- efficiency why does the IL
- 10:12
- 964m stick with 4 well there's logic to
- 10:15
- it four engines mean extra safety and
- 10:17
- redundancy especially when flying over
- 10:20
- remote areas or oceans where emergency
- 10:23
- landing options are limited this makes
- 10:25
- the IL
- 10:27
- 96400 m a solid choice for routes with
- 10:31
- stricter safety regulations but of
- 10:33
- course there's a downside higher
- 10:35
- maintenance costs more engines mean more
- 10:38
- parts to maintain and more fuel burn
- 10:40
- compared to twin engine Rivals Western
- 10:43
- manufacturers like Airbus and Boeing
- 10:46
- have already moved away from four engine
- 10:48
- designs for this very reason think of
- 10:50
- the decline of the Boeing 747 Airbus
- 10:54
- A340 and even the A380 that said there's
- 10:58
- a potential game coming uan is exploring
- 11:01
- a twin engine variant powered by the
- 11:03
- upcoming avad viatel pd35 engines if
- 11:08
- this happens it could cut down on fuel
- 11:10
- consumption and maintenance costs making
- 11:12
- the IL 96 4000m far more competitive on
- 11:17
- the global market but will this design
- 11:19
- Evolution be enough to break into
- 11:21
- International markets dominated by
- 11:23
- Western Giants or will it remain a niche
- 11:26
- aircraft primarily flying in Russian sky
- 11:30
- next up we'll take a closer look at the
- 11:32
- market positioning of the IL
- 11:34
- 9640 M and how it plans to take on the
- 11:38
- world's top widebody aircraft stay tuned
- 11:42
- now let's talk about something that
- 11:43
- could truly change the game for the IL
- 11:46
- 96- 400m the future engine development
- 11:51
- specifically the aviadvigatel
- 11:54
- pd35 this engine could be the key to
- 11:56
- making the IL 96-h for 400 m a real
- 12:00
- Contender on the global stage so why is
- 12:03
- this engine so important and what could
- 12:05
- it mean for the future of Russian
- 12:07
- Aviation let's break it down currently
- 12:09
- the IL 96- 400m uses 4 ps90 engines
- 12:16
- while four engines offer extra safety
- 12:18
- and operational flexibility they also
- 12:21
- come with higher fuel consumption and
- 12:23
- increased maintenance costs that's a
- 12:26
- problem in today's market where most
- 12:28
- modern widebody aircraft like the Boeing
- 12:30
- 77x and Airbus
- 12:33
- a350 are powered by just two
- 12:35
- ultraefficient engines fewer engines
- 12:38
- mean less fuel burn and lower operating
- 12:41
- costs critical factors for Airlines
- 12:43
- trying to stay profitable this is where
- 12:45
- the pd35 comes in it's being developed
- 12:48
- as a high thrust twin engine alternative
- 12:51
- that could replace the 4 engine setup on
- 12:53
- future ilil 96 models if successful this
- 12:57
- would mean lower fuel consumption
- 13:00
- reduced maintenance costs and better
- 13:02
- overall efficiency putting the IL 96
- 13:06
- 4,000m on a More Level Playing Field
- 13:09
- with Western competitors but what makes
- 13:11
- the pd35 so special for starters it's
- 13:15
- designed to deliver 340 ktons about
- 13:19
- 76,000 lb force of thrust that's some
- 13:23
- serious power enough to support a
- 13:25
- widebody aircraft like the IL 964
- 13:29
- M on Long Haul flights the pd35 will be
- 13:33
- based on the pd14 which currently Powers
- 13:35
- the urut mc21 a narrowbody aircraft the
- 13:39
- pd14 has already proven to be efficient
- 13:42
- reliable and compliant with modern
- 13:45
- emission standards scaling this
- 13:47
- technology up for the pd35 could make
- 13:50
- Russian engines competitive with the
- 13:52
- likes of G's
- 13:54
- ge9x or rolls-royce's Trent xw
- 13:59
- another big selling point fuel
- 14:01
- efficiency the pd35 aims to cut fuel
- 14:04
- consumption significantly addressing one
- 14:07
- of the biggest drawbacks of the current
- 14:09
- ilil 96400 IM given how fuel costs make
- 14:13
- up a large chunk of an airline's
- 14:15
- expenses this could dramatically improve
- 14:17
- the aircraft's appeal plus lower fuel
- 14:20
- burn means reduce carbon emissions which
- 14:23
- is a big win in today's environmentally
- 14:26
- conscious world then there's the matter
- 14:28
- of sanctions Western sanctions have
- 14:30
- limited Russia's access to foreign
- 14:32
- aircraft and engines making Homegrown
- 14:35
- Solutions like the pd35 more critical
- 14:38
- than ever relying on domestic engine
- 14:41
- technology ensures that Russia's
- 14:43
- aviation industry can continue
- 14:45
- developing without being held back by
- 14:48
- geopolitical issues the pd35 could be a
- 14:51
- symbol of Independence and resilience
- 14:53
- for Russian Aerospace of course
- 14:56
- developing a new engine isn't easy it
- 14:58
- takes time investment and rigorous
- 15:01
- testing the target is to have the pd35
- 15:04
- ready by 2025 but this timeline is
- 15:07
- ambitious developing a high thrust
- 15:10
- engine involves complex engineering
- 15:12
- challenges everything from ensuring
- 15:14
- thermal efficiency to making sure the
- 15:16
- engine can handle extreme stress during
- 15:19
- Long Haul operations plus there's the
- 15:22
- hurdle of getting the engine certified
- 15:24
- for international use a process that
- 15:26
- requires meeting strict safety and
- 15:29
- performance standards but let's say uian
- 15:32
- and avad vatel pull it off what then a
- 15:36
- twin engine
- 15:37
- i96 powered by pd35 engines could
- 15:41
- finally break into Global markets
- 15:43
- Airlines looking for alternatives to
- 15:45
- Western manufacturers might find this
- 15:47
- aircraft attractive especially in
- 15:50
- countries with strong ties to Russia the
- 15:53
- combination of a modern design fuel
- 15:55
- efficiency and lower operational costs
- 15:59
- could open doors in Asia Africa and
- 16:02
- Latin America where airlines are hungry
- 16:04
- for Reliable Long Haul aircraft that
- 16:07
- don't break the bank moreover the pd35
- 16:10
- wouldn't just benefit the ilil 96400 M
- 16:14
- it could become the backbone of future
- 16:16
- Russian widebody projects helping Russia
- 16:18
- establish itself as a serious player in
- 16:21
- commercial Aviation this engine might
- 16:23
- even power military transport aircraft
- 16:26
- or be adapted for cargo planes expanding
- 16:29
- its impact far beyond passenger flights
- 16:32
- however challenges Remain the global
- 16:34
- Aviation Market is dominated by
- 16:36
- wellestablished players like Boeing
- 16:39
- Airbus GE and Rolls-Royce for the IL 96-
- 16:43
- 400m to succeed internationally it will
- 16:46
- need to prove that the pd35 can match or
- 16:50
- exceed Western engines in terms of
- 16:52
- reliability efficiency and performance
- 16:55
- airlines are risk averse and convincing
- 16:57
- them to adopt a new aircraft engine
- 17:00
- combination won't be easy still the
- 17:02
- potential is there the pd35 represents
- 17:06
- more than just an engine it's a
- 17:07
- statement of intent if ution can deliver
- 17:10
- on its promises the IL 96- 400m could
- 17:15
- transform from a niche domestically
- 17:18
- focused airliner into a genuine Global
- 17:21
- competitor the twin engine variant could
- 17:23
- finally give Aero flot and other
- 17:25
- airlines the kind of aircraft they need
- 17:28
- to compete in internationally without
- 17:30
- depending on Western technology but
- 17:32
- here's the big question will the pd35 be
- 17:35
- ready in time and can it live up to
- 17:37
- expectations if it does we might see a
- 17:40
- new chapter in the IL 96 Story one where
- 17:44
- Russian Aviation takes its place
- 17:46
- alongside the Giants of the global
- 17:48
- industry in the next chapter we'll
- 17:51
- explore the market positioning and
- 17:53
- potential customers of the ilil
- 17:59
- and can it carve out a niche in a market
- 18:01
- dominated by Western heavyweights stay
- 18:03
- tuned to find out the uan IL 96- 400m
- 18:08
- with its updated design and promising
- 18:10
- new engine options like the
- 18:13
- pd35 is positioned as Russia's answer to
- 18:16
- the global wide-body aircraft Market but
- 18:18
- how realistic is its success in a world
- 18:21
- dominated by Western giants like Boeing
- 18:24
- and Airbus let's break down its
- 18:26
- operational prospects and Market
- 18:28
- potential first up who's likely to fly
- 18:30
- the IL 96- 400m the obvious answer is
- 18:35
- Russia's own aeroflot led by CEO Sergey
- 18:38
- alexandrovski with Western sanctions
- 18:40
- limiting access to Boeing and Airbus
- 18:42
- fleets Russian carriers have every
- 18:45
- incentive to support domestically
- 18:46
- produced aircraft aeroflot as the
- 18:49
- national airline is expected to play a
- 18:52
- key role in operating and showcasing the
- 18:54
- IL 96- 400m on domestic I and
- 18:59
- international routes Beyond Russia the
- 19:02
- IL
- 19:22
- 996-4920 onm variant these Niche markets
- 19:27
- represent valuable opportun unties for
- 19:29
- Russian Aerospace to expand its
- 19:31
- influence despite these opportunities
- 19:33
- the IL 96- 400m faces stiff competition
- 19:39
- the global Aviation Market leans heavily
- 19:41
- toward twin engine widebody Jets like
- 19:44
- the Boeing 787 and Airbus
- 19:47
- a350 these aircraft are prized for their
- 19:50
- fuel efficiency and lower maintenance
- 19:52
- costs the IL 96- 400m with its 4 engine
- 19:57
- layout inherent ly faces higher
- 19:59
- operational expenses however there's a
- 20:02
- Twist while Western manufacturers rely
- 20:05
- on EOP certification to operate twin
- 20:07
- engine aircraft on Long Haul routes the
- 20:10
- ilil 96400 's 4 engine Design bypasses
- 20:15
- This requirement this means it can
- 20:17
- operate routes over remote areas or
- 20:20
- oceans without needing alternate
- 20:22
- airports along the way a crucial
- 20:24
- Advantage for certain markets the IL
- 20:27
- 96400 M's flexibility is one of its most
- 20:31
- significant selling points for Regions
- 20:33
- with limited infrastructure or strict
- 20:36
- safety regulations a 4 engine widebody
- 20:39
- aircraft offers unmatched
- 20:42
- reliability this configuration ensures
- 20:44
- that the loss of one engine doesn't
- 20:47
- compromise the mission a critical factor
- 20:49
- for flights over polar routs or remote
- 20:52
- oceans additionally the IL 96400 M's
- 20:56
- robust design makes it suitable for
- 20:59
- multi-purpose roles Beyond commercial
- 21:01
- passenger transport it could serve as a
- 21:03
- Cargo Carrier VIP transport or even a
- 21:06
- military platform its adaptability adds
- 21:09
- another layer of appeal for government
- 21:11
- contracts and specialized missions now
- 21:14
- let's talk about what could truly
- 21:16
- redefine the ilil
- 21:18
- 96400 M's future the pd35 engines uan is
- 21:24
- studying a two engine version of the
- 21:26
- aircraft powered by these Next
- 21:28
- Generation engines with 340 kons 76,000
- 21:34
- lb force of thrust the pd35 would reduce
- 21:38
- fuel consumption and maintenance costs
- 21:40
- significantly making the aircraft far
- 21:43
- more competitive globally if development
- 21:45
- stays on schedule for a 2025 rollout the
- 21:48
- twin engine
- 21:50
- i96 variant could be a GameChanger it
- 21:54
- would align the aircraft with current
- 21:55
- industry standards while retaining
- 21:57
- Russian manufactur ing Independence
- 22:00
- however this progress hinges on
- 22:02
- overcoming technical challenges and
- 22:04
- avoiding further geopolitical
- 22:06
- disruptions while the i96 400m is
- 22:10
- primarily designed for the Russian
- 22:12
- Market There's Hope for broader
- 22:13
- International sales some nations may
- 22:16
- value a reliable Long Haul aircraft free
- 22:19
- from Western Supply chains for
- 22:21
- state-owned Airlines operating in
- 22:23
- regions with restrictive import
- 22:25
- regulations the IL 96 - 400m could
- 22:30
- provide a practical alternative the
- 22:32
- aircraft's performance and operational
- 22:34
- reliability will be tested as it moves
- 22:37
- towards certification successful trials
- 22:39
- could enhance its reputation especially
- 22:42
- if aeroflot adopts it for key
- 22:44
- International routes in addition
- 22:46
- collaborations with brics Nations could
- 22:48
- open doors for new Partnerships
- 22:51
- providing the IL 96- 400m with a wider
- 22:55
- customer base the story of the U IL
- 23:00
- 96400 M and its partnership with the
- 23:03
- avad viatel ps90 engine family
- 23:06
- represents more than just technological
- 23:08
- achievement it's a tale of resilience
- 23:11
- ambition and strategic innovation in
- 23:13
- Russian Aviation from its Soviet era
- 23:16
- routes to its current quest for Global
- 23:18
- relevance the IL 96
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- 4,000m symbolizes Russia's determination
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- to sustain its aviation industry in the
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- face of a Ving Market demands and
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- geopolitical challenges the Journey of
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- the IL 96 family began with the IL 86 a
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- Pioneer in Russian widebody aircraft
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- featuring Unique Designs like internal
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- air stairs for remote locations however
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- the i96 300 with its Advanced ps90
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- engines truly marked a step forward
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- enabling Russian Aviation to approach
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- Western standards of performance and
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- efficiency as demand for greater
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- capacity and range emerged the IL 96-
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- 400m stepped into the spotlight with a
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- 10 m longer fuselage enhanced
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- aerodynamics and the same reliable ps9
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- engines it caters to Long hul demands
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- these engines not only offer lower fuel
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- consumption but also reduce emissions a
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- crucial factor in today's eco-conscious
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- world one of the most exciting aspects
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- of the I L 96 40,000 M's Evolution lies
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- in its future propulsion system the Avi
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- G viatel pd35 engines Sergey
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- alexandrovski CEO of aeroflot has
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- already hinted at the transformative
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- potential these engines hold designed to
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- compete with Western giants like the
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- Rolls-Royce Trent and ge9x the pd35
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- promises a leap in fuel efficiency lower
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- maintenance costs and higher thrust
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- Capac City 76,000 lb Force unlike the
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- current 4 engine layout of the IL
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- 96- 400m a twin engine variant powered
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- by the
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- pd35 would drastically improve
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- operational costs this shift could open
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- new markets especially in regions where
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- twin engine aircraft dominate due to
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- Regulatory and operational efficiencies
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- however the success of the
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- pd35 also hinges on overcoming coming
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- Western sanctions and achieving full
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- domestic production of high performance
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- components while the ilil 96 400m offers
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- undeniable advantages like operational
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- flexibility in challenging environments
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- its four engine configuration remains
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- both a strength and a liability in a
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- market where twin engine widebody
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- aircraft like the Boeing
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- 787 and Airbus
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- a350 dominate the IL 96400 M must prove
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- its economic viability the pd35 powered
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- variant could bridge this Gap by
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- enhancing performance without
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- sacrificing safety another key factor in
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- the aircraft's operational prospects is
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- its e PS rating the ps9 A2 variant with
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- its etop PS1 180 rating indicates
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- Readiness for long hul flights over
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- oceans and remote areas if the pd35
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- achieves similar or better ratings The
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- ilil 96400 M could become a formidable
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- player in Long Haul markets previously
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- inaccessible to Russian wide bodies
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- given the current geopolitical climate
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- Russia's domestic Market will likely
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- Remain the IL 96- 400 em primary Arena
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- state-owned carriers like aeroflot are
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- expected to integrate this aircraft into
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- their fleets reinforcing National Air
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- connectivity and reducing Reliance on
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- Western manufacturers with a passenger
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- capacity of
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- 436 in a single class configuration and
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- a range of 10,000 km the IL
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- 96400 m is perfectly positioned for
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- Russia's vast geographical expanse
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- moreover the IL 96-
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- 400m holds potential in Niche
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- International markets particularly where
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- Western sanctions have created gaps Iran
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- for instance could emerge as a
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- significant customer especially if the
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- pd35 powered variant proves successful
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- additionally African and Asian markets
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- seeking cost-effective long haul
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- aircraft with minimal Western influence
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- might find the IL 96- 400m appealing
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- despite its promise the IL 96- 400m
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- faces hurdles International
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- certification remains a major challenge
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- without recog from agencies like easa
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- and FAA its Global Market access will be
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- limited overcoming these regulatory
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- barriers will require extensive
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- collaboration Innovation and strategic
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- diplomacy cost is another critical
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- Factor competing against Western Giants
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- demands not just comparable performance
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- but also competitive pricing the i96 400
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- M's future success will rely heavily on
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- state support subsidies and and
- 28:28
- long-term Partnerships the uan IL 96-
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- 400m is more than an aircraft it's a
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- tesate to Russia's ambition to reclaim
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- its place in the global Aviation market
- 28:40
- with the imminent arrival of the pd35
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- engine its prospects could change
- 28:45
- dramatically this powerful engine could
- 28:48
- unlock new routes reduce operating costs
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- and Elevate the IL 96- 400m
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- competitiveness Sergey alexandr ski and
- 28:58
- aeroflot stand at the Forefront of this
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- transition their leadership and
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- strategic choices will determine whether
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- the
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- 96- 400m becomes a domestic success
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- story or achieves Global relevance if
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- the Russian aviation industry
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- successfully navigates the challenges of
- 29:17
- certification sanctions and
- 29:19
- technological development the ilil 96
- 29:23
- 400m powered by the
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- pd35 could emerge as a game changer in
- 29:28
- the wide body segment in conclusion the
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- IL
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- 96400 M's Journey reflects the broader
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- Narrative of Russian Aerospace
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- resilience rooted in history adapting to
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- Modern demands and boldly looking toward
- 29:44
- a future powered by Innovation and
- 29:46
- self-reliance
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