“Today, at the age of 70, the director of the Il-18, Il-62 program, chief designer Mukhtarov Shamil Dzhavatovich died,” the United Aircraft Company said in a Telegram message.
It is noted that since 2008, Mukhtarov has been the chief designer of PJSC Il.
In July 2021, the chief designer of the MiG-31 interceptor, Valery Vasilkov, died at the age of 62.
In September 2020, it was reported that aircraft designer Alexander Shengardt, who participated in the development of Tu-154 aircraft, died at the age of 95.