The Ilyushin Il-86 is a short- to medium-range wide-body jet airliner that served as the USSR's first wide-bodied aircraft. Designed and tested by the Ilyushin design bureau in the 1970s, it was certified by the Soviet aircraft industry, manufactured and marketed by the USSR.
Passenger cabin of an Il-86 showing the absence of overhead storage bins in the centre row. The Il-86's sister model (Ilyushin Il-96) also has no overhead storage bins in the center row.
An Il-86 at Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg
An Aeroflot Il-86 at Shannon Airport in 1992.
China Xinjiang Airlines was a Chinese airline owned by CAAC. It had its headquarters on the property of Diwopu International Airport in Urumqi. It was based in Ürümqi and had a secondary hub in Changzhou in Jiangsu province.
A China Xinjiang Airlines Ilyushin Il-86 at Beijing Capital Airport in 1999.
China Xinjiang Airlines Boeing 757 at Ürümqi Airport in 1999.