These days, we’re talking about supersonic airplanes, ultra-luxurious cabins, and zero-emission propulsion systems for green flights. But before all of that, the forefathers of long-haul aviation ...

Among the passengers on the Aeroflot Ilyushin-62 jetliner that inaugurated U.S.-Soviet air service last week was TIME Correspondent Jerry Hannifin. Here is his report: Aeroflot teams had worked on the ...

The U.S. got its first glimpse last week of a Russian jetliner that figures to become a regular visitor. Into Washington’s Dulles International Airport—and later into airports at Philadelphia and New ...

The plane was a Soviet-era Ilyushin-62, the cabin walls and ceiling papered with yellowing vinyl. The flight attendants wore their hair yanked back in glossy chignons in the style of Audrey Hepburn.

An Ilyushin Il-62 of North Korean flag carrier Air Koryo was damaged in a landing incident at Pyongyang airport last week, although none on board was injured. A source with knowledge of the incident ...

Russian interiors specialist Rusaviainter has emerged as the preferred designer for the cabin of the new Ilyushin Il-114-300 turboprop. Ilyushin had held a competition to develop and manufacture an ...