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Boeing resumes JASDF KC-767 Tanker flight tests

Wichita, Usa - Is the first of four to be delivered

Japan Air Self-Defense Force's (JASDF) requested Boeing to resume fligh testing of the first KC-767 Tanker which will be delivered in the first quarter of 2008. The KC-767 Tanker, a military derivative of the B-767/200 commercial airplane, was selected by JASDF over its competitor, the Airbus A-310, in a direct competition in 2001, and four has been ordered. These aircraft will be configured...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1078705
Rome, Italy, 09/03/2007 17:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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