I Flew on an ILYUSHIN IL-96!
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Published 2024-07-29
Throughout it's 30+ year production run, only 30 or so airframes have actually been built, most of which are still flying with the Russian government.
However, three new ones were built for Cuba's national airline, Cubana de Aviación, and one of those returned from maintenance in Russia just at the end of 2023.
So, when Cubana announced that they were restarting flights to Panama City, that gave me an idea...
With many thanks to @MarkBrandonAviation for his excellent Il-96 footage from 2018! • Cubana Ilyushin IL-96-300 (IL96) land...
• Cubana Ilyushin IL-96-300 (IL96) depa...
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Cubana de Aviación (CUB/CU)
Aircraft: Ilyushin Il-96-300 (IL96)
Flight Number: CU219
Seat: 08A (Business Class)
Livery: New
Engines: 4x Aviadvigatel PS-90A
Registration: CU-T1250
Route: Panama City (PTY) - Havana (HAV)
Callsign: CUBANA 219 heavy
Runway used: 03R (PTY) - 06 (HAV)
Date filmed: July 2024
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All Comments (21)
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This channel went from “I flew on a Boeing 737” to “I flew on a A340” to “I flew a on a frickin IL96” real quick, did not expect that coming
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Our Man in Havana
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I flew on that to visit relatives in Havana, Cuba from Madrid, Spain back when I was a kid in 2010, it was an unusual experience I've had flying that airline and that type of plane.
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0:56 the first time i have genuinely seen this man say a bad word
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I flew on Cubana's Antonov An-158 from Havana to Santiago de Cuba when I was a little kid. I from Cuba 🇨🇺 Hola Amigo
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Never clicked so fast
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Being born in Russia and moving to Canada 18 years ago this type of plane was the one we used to fly to Amsterdam from my birth town. Very interesting aircraft, and the one we were on didn’t even have window covers to close haha
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Definitely your best Video so far, Alex. Well done! One of the biggest "Holy Grail" for every Avgeek!
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Those engines are super quiet. Didn't expect that!😮
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The roof lines in the L1011 were the same with no overhead bins in the middle. As for no comparison, in 24 that would be an understatement. However, having flown on 707's and the VC 10 from Vickers, this would not top those. At least in my books. Well captured. I'm glad you grabbed the opportunity to do this and show us. Cheers.
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13:10 I believe that's called picadillo de soya. It's essentially soy meat, which makes sense as meat is pretty scarce in Cuba nowadays.
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I didn't know Cubana returned their Il-96's to service and I can't wait to fly on them now that they are back in service! Though it was a shame that I visited Panama from July 1 to 17 and never saw or knew about this! Also how did you book that charter flight?
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Absolutely fascinating!!! Always been intrigued by the IL-96, thanks so much for sharing this with us!
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In addition to being the rarest, the IL-96 is in my opinion also the most beautiful passenger widebody in the world.
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When Alex’s mentions you 😫
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4:11 The Uniworld 727 Casually taxiing by.
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This plane looks so cool! I loved your video
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It’s awesome to see that these old Soviet airliners still flying and that safety video 😅😅😅
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I FLEW ON THAT EXACT SAME FLIGHT!!!!!!!!!
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What a fantastic snapshot of the IL96 - such a unique perspective to see especially in a world of Airbus and Boeing widebody airliners. What a treat!
