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JR
February 12, 2014 at 3:00 pm1 of these was at YYZ airport this past Saturday, see attached. It departed for Glasgow on Sunday morning.
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David Harris
February 12, 2014 at 3:13 pmIf I remember correctly, there were rumors that Polet never wanted the Il-96 freighters — that they were ordered to take them.
I could be wrong on this, but maybe someone who has real knowledge could comment.