k and here is the pictures, look cool in that colour, its a good change to see the IL-96 from that dull colours ….. hope some one can do a bit more colouring other than these….

Thin about it.Finnair a European carrier with a mostly European fleet.And then taking delivery of a IL96 probably a big step back.

can u tell me as to how it will be a step backward, if at all?? ….. maybe politically …

IL-96-300 was brought down or for that matter every single Russian a/c by ICAO Stage III and that was a well though out one as that made sure not a single a/c be sold outside Russia and those who used them coudl not feel content cursing them …. and so was the case with the Tu-204 family untill the Egyptians made with with Rolls Royce engine and got the designation Tu-204-120 … now that The Russian engine makes have overcome the European obstace of Stage III and in the process of meeting the Stage IV, there need not be any fear among the operators of future buyers and definetely not a step backward if anyone buys them……. I think the EU need to have some sort of that DAMN NOISE CONTROL for the Automobiles and the constant racing thats goes around…… all these things prey much look like a double-standard and to just keep any compitition away more than anyhing else ….

and if at all the Finnish has selected it I persume it is with PW 2XXXX engine for which the IL-96 is certified with ….more over the PS-90A and the Salyut engines and if needed be there is the Samara NK-73 propfan engines which was to power the Il-106 (successor to Il-96)…… all these have have cleared the ICAO Stage III, if I am not wrong ….. so i don think it terribly incorrect to think that Finland would select a Russian a/c … but wud be happy to see the Il-96 getting some outside air …

Hi guys, came to tell u that HALF – AN – HOUR from now ……. “GLIMPSE OF IAF HISTROY” …… a documentary on IAF is to be shown on DD-1 at 23:00 hrs … 11.00 pm IST … so dont miss it. The repeat telecast of it is gonna be tomorrow at 9:00 am IST

there are very rare footages and saw a few WW-II footagesand guess Kargil too will be featured, and if possible that Atlantic ….. I guess and hope some one is recording too, unfortunately I don have any spare cassete at the moment.

Matt and others,

Let me tell u all that talk and the Bla Bla reporting abt the F-16 etc etc to is make a public outcry if an when MiGs are selected, coz by building up that tone of the ‘frontrunners’ ….. the ignorant and dumb Indian media baffoons wud be tye first to pull out there ‘grrrr8 finding’ to stall the deal or make the deal late, thats what this media dosages are all abt, hope u guys understand that.

The only two competants in this are the French Mirage and the MiG-29M1 …. and if u have noticed lately, the its the Irkut man thats gonna present the MiG-29M1 to the IAF ….. and that offereing is a joint Sukhoi MiG afair …… I wish the MiG-29s win the contract.

But then as said earlier, as far as I see, India is the last stop for the Mirages as I see no more market for them , so am pretty sad abt that too, but hope a small number of that too is made to keep the suqdron level to atleast 5.

But I want the MiG’s to win, hope IAF chooses that and not go the way the recent Air India airplanes when from the basket of Airbus to Boeing

Oh what i meant was can u redo the job on this one with a Blue one and also a three tone Tri-colour tone with Safforn-White-Green in place of the Red one that you see. And with that Air-India symbol at the front like u did it for the second one ….. hope I am clear this time .TY

Nice pictures guys … keep em coming

Topol-M pictures any?

Hey can u do that paint job of the original Air India with a blue one and also with a tri-colour??…… Saffron-white-green in that order ….just to see how it looks, hope u don mind

So the contract finally shifted from Airbus to Boeing in juts a little over 6 months ……hmmmmmm