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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

U.K. Typhoons Get Emergency Clearance To Refuel From Voyager

The U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) has given an emergency clearance for its Eurofighter Typhoon to refuel from the country’s new Airbus A330 Voyager multi-role tanker transport aircraft.

The unusual decision is understood to have been made about two weeks ago, and will allow Typhoons to refuel from the Voyagers despite the fact that the U.K. Military Aviation Authority (MAA), the certification agency that normally approves such clearances, has not yet given the aircraft combination a Release to Service notice.

According to the U.K. defense ministry, the Typhoons have been given an Operational Emergency Clearance (OEC) by the MAA.

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