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Germany: still a problem with the A-340 aircraft of the Air Force

Minister of Finance Olaf Scholtz blocked to the ground

Again a technical problem for the Airbus A-340 "Konrad Adenauer" aircraft of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) which is used to transport officials and members of the Government on institutional travel occasions. Finance Minister Olaf Scholtz was once again on the ground, heading to Washington to attend the biannual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In order to reach the US capital,...

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Berlin, Germany, 04/11/2019 16:10
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