The Aviastar factory in Ulyanovsk, home of Russian military transport planes, was the site of an incident during which one worker was killed and six were injured. A new-made Il-76 ‘Candid’ cargo plane exploded after a failed pressure test. The incident occurred inside the hangar where the aircraft was located. It is reported that tests […]

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