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Old 12th Oct 2002, 23:31
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The Transport Ministry Moscow said Wednesday that it has banned flights on Il-18 aircraft and is planning further measures to boost aviation safety.

The four-engine plane, in service for 40 years, will no longer be allowed for passenger services, Vladimir Rudakov, head of the flight-safety department at the State Civil Aviation Service, said at an aviation-safety meeting.

It's about time !

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