The creation of the Il-96-400M passenger plane will help expand Russia’s ’technological sovereignty’ and demonstrate the country

The creation of the Il-96-400M passenger plane will help expand Russia’s ’technological sovereignty’ and demonstrate the country’s potential to build long-haul wide-body aircraft, State Corporation Rostec head Sergey Chemezov said as the Il-96-400M made its maiden flight Earlier on Thursday, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said the plane had successfully taken to the skies for the first time, which he added demonstrated “the highest level of competence of Russian design bureaus and aircraft factories.“ Subscribe to [club80289214|@SputnikInt] Источник: Sputnik International