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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

AirTanker Cleared To Begin Air-To-Air Refueling Operations

A330 VoyagerAirTanker, the company charged with providing the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) with air-to-air refueling capability, has been cleared to begin inflight refueling.

The long-awaited clearance, granted by the U.K. Military Aviation Authority (MAA) on May 16, means that RAF Panavia Tornado crews can now start refueling training from the new A330 Voyager tankers.

Refueling clearances with the Eurofighter Typhoon will follow later along with other aircraft in the inventory.

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