Parked Aeroflot Il-96 catches fire at Sheremetyevo Airport

Credit: Courtesy, Sheremetyevo Airport
Aeroflot’s grounded Ilyushin Il-96 caught fire June 3 while parked at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport. The aircraft, RA-96010, was at a remote parking place at the north part of the airport. There were no passengers, airline or airport representatives near the aircraft when the fire broke out. The fire...
Polina Montag-Girmes

Polina joined the Air Transport World team in 2011, covering Russian and the Commonwealth of Independent States. She studied journalism at Moscow State University and worked as a journalist for Russian business and airline publications since 2000.

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