The Ilyushin IL-62 is one of the proudest achievements in Russian aviation history. Russia’s first long-haul jetliner was also the world’s largest jet airliner when it first took to the sky in 1963. Over the next three decades, this state-of-the-art aircraft with its distinctive narrow body would prove both successful and enduring, making it a popular choice for cargo charter well over 50 years after its inaugural flight from Moscow to Montreal.