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First C-295 airplane delivered to India
To replace its ageing Avros-748 fleet

Airbus Defence and Space has officially handed over in fly-away condition the first of 56 C-295 aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) to begin replacing its ageing Avros-748 fleet. The C-295, in transport configuration and with an indigenous electronic warfare suite, will leave industry's production site in Seville, Spain, for Delhi, India, in the next few days, piloted by a joint IAF-Airbus crew....
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency