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Airbus Military delivers first A-330 plane for conversion into MRTT to Cobham in the UK

Madrid, Spain - This aircraft is the third of the 14 models the RAF has contracted through AirTanker

Airbus Military delivered today the first Airbus A-330/200 aircraft to Bournemouth, UK-based Cobham Aviation Services for conversion into the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) configuration for the Royal Air Force (RAF). This aircraft is the third of the 14 A-330 MRTTs the Royal Air Force has contracted through AirTanker, a joint-venture company also in charge of operating the aircraft. The first...

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Rome, Italy, 09/02/2011 19:19
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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