Remarks: Manufactured 1996 for Singapore Aircraft Leasing (G-OITL), where Alitalia leased back from April 1996. A year later this aircraft suffered significant damage on landing in crosswind in Newark May 22 1997, when the 1.8G primary touchdown followed by a forced, 2.8G on nose gear, with all main landing gears lifting in the air, hence all the ground spoilers fully retracted. Afterwards I-DEIL was visible tailless for a short time in a Newark hangar. Rebuilt worth more than USD 20M and went back to service. Seen here in front of the technical ramp in Ferihegy. Reportedly still active, Omni Air International operates her as N378AX since October 2009. Scanned from an old slide.
Remarks: At last! My first Ilyushin, that never wore Soviet CCCP- prefix, hence manufactured in 1993 for the Russian Aeroflot, del. March 15. To Air Stan first 1995, to East Line a year later. Back to Airstan 1998. Seen here in a shamefully grey winter weather parking in front of the cargo ramp Ferihegy 1. Last seen at Moscow-Domodedovo August 2003 in service of Air Stars, where AirStan leased back from. Scanned from an old slide.
