Ilyushin was established under the Soviet Union. Its operations began on 13 January 1933, by order of P. I. Baranov, People's Commissar of the Heavy Industry and the Head of the Main Department of Aviation Industry. [3]
In 1970, the position of chief designer was taken by G. V. Novozhilov.
In July 2014, it was reported that Ilyushin and Myasishchev would merge to form the United Aircraft Corporation business unit Transport Aircraft.[5][6]
Subsidiaries and divisions
Aviation Industries Ilyushin is a subsidiary established in 1992 to act as Ilyushin's marketing and customer service arm.
Ilyushin Finance Co is a dedicated leasing and finance subsidiary that provides financial services for Ilyushin as well as other manufacturers.[7]
Awards
1942 — Order of Lenin
1944 — Order of the Red Banner
1969 — Order of the Red Banner of Labour
1983 — Order of the October Revolution
Directors
CEO from December 1995 to May 2014 — Viktor Vladimirovich Livanov;
CEO since May 2014 — Yuri Mikhailovich Yudin;
CEO since September 2014 — Sergey Alekseevich Sergeev;[8]
CEO since April 2015 — Sergey Vladimirovich Velmozhkin;
CEO from May 2017 to April 2019 — Aleksey Dmitrievich Rogozin;
CEO since April 2019 — Yuri Vladimirovich Grudinin;
Managing Director since June 2020 — Sergey Yarkov.