The Yakovlev Yak-48 was developed in 1989 as a long-range business jet capable of seating up to eight passengers and traveling from New York to Paris, or as a local-service airliner with seats for up to eighteen.
In 1989, the Yakovlev Yak-48 was created as an aircraft capable of long-distance travel between major cities like New York and Paris, either as a business jet seating eight passengers or as a local-service airliner accommodating up to eighteen passengers.