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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

New Zealand extends King Air B200 lease after delay in advanced trainers tender

Delays in the formulation of a tender for advanced trainers have led to the Royal New Zealand Air Force extending a lease on five Beechcraft King Air B200s by a year.

"The request for proposals for new advanced trainers is being worked on right now, but there is a slight delay in getting it processed," says the country's defence ministry, adding: "it is now likely to come out in 2009. As a result, the lease on the King Air B200s will be extended by a year."

New Zealand leased three B200s in 1998 and an additional two in 2000 to conduct advanced pilot training, but plans to buy new trainers outright and bring the programme directly under its operations.

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