First Airbus Military A330 MRTT for Royal Saudi Air Force makes maiden flight

The first Airbus Military A330 MRTT for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has successfully completed its maiden flight lasting 4hr 15min. The crew reported that the aircraft, its systems and two General Electric CF6 engines performed entirely satisfactorily. Following the 15th March flight the aircraft now enters the final certification and qualification phase for this version of the A330 MRTT leading to contractual delivery later this year. The second RSAF aircraft is already in conversion at the company