> MOSCOW (AP) =97 A Russian Il-86 cargo plane The Il-86 is a passenger aircraft, and was involved in a technical flight. This could mean training or repositioning of the aircraft to LED > 14 people were killed and two stewardesses had survived and=20 > were hospitalized in critical condition. My latest info is 15 confirmed dead and 3 alive. And if this was a cargo flight, why would it have stewardesses on board? :) > The aircraft belonged to the Pulkovsky airlines Pulkovo Airlines. Suppose it was flying between Moskvy and St Petersburgsky? :) > The Il-86 is a workhorse of Russian airlines for nearly 30 years. 22 years actually. Has only been in service since 1980 (for the Moscow Olympics) > It is a four-engine wide-bodied plane and is often used by top Russian officials for travel. That would actually be the Il-96, but seeing as this is a news report, and none of their other info adds up, I'll let this one slide :)