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Antonov and Ilyushin have signed an joined agreement to start upgrading the 124-100 and IL-76.The An-124-100M-150's and the IL-76 well be given new glass flight decks, and newer more powerful stronger motors that will allow them to operate in more routes that were restricted to quieter planes, as well as increase the payload able to be carried.

Il-76 with new motors:
http://www.volga-dnepr.com/eng/group/pr ... 76_modern/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1 ... 134&size=L

An-124-100M-150
http://www.volga-dnepr.com/eng/group/pr ... uction124/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0 ... 361&size=L
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1 ... 669&size=L

If I could find the quote that I read in this aviation mag, it would be allot easier to quote the exact wording from.

I still prefer the awesome sound of those Soloviev D30-KP's on the Il-76

An-124: different cowlings and more cockpit electics
Il-76: ground mapping radar removed for towbar compatibility (no more banana needed), Stage 3+ engines