North Korea's problems with its IL-62 "Air Force One"...

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According to government sources on Tuesday, the aircraft was a Russian-made Ilyushin IL-62, which North Korea purchased in the 1970s or '80s. A military source here said, "The aircraft is old and most of its instruments are analogue-based."

The plane is believed to have returned to the airport after takeoff and there is a chance that it suffered serious problems, including possible engine malfunction. The source said Choe then boarded another IL-62 to head to Moscow.

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/htm ... 02016.html

Kim's personal plane is a Ukrainian-built Antonov AN-148 that was only introduced in 2009, but that is not capable of flying all the way to Moscow without refueling.

A government official said, "Even the IL-62, which can reach Moscow, may have to refuel along the way in order to ensure safety."

Pictures of the aircraft concerned at
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... pilot.html .