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The preparation of UK AirTanker is on track

Brize Norton, UK - Airbus A-330/200s will be modified

Preparations to field the UK’s Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) are on track, with the first two sponsored reservist pilots recruited and 11 military engineers having recently been selected to support the Royal Air Force’s fleet of modified Airbus A-330/200s. An eventual 14 of the aircraft will be based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire starting from late next year, having been ordered via...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1121892
Rome, Italy, 10/18/2010 17:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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