{"id":1763,"date":"2018-11-14T15:27:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T12:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=1763"},"modified":"2018-11-14T15:27:02","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T12:27:02","slug":"first-south-korean-a330-mrtt-lands-in-busan-for-acceptance-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=1763","title":{"rendered":"First South Korean A330 MRTT lands in Busan for acceptance tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The first Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has landed in Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea for its acceptance tests.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1764\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?attachment_id=1764\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1764\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1764\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1764\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-Nov-14-Republic-of-Korea-Air-Force-ROKAF-Airbus-A330-Multi-Role-Tanker-Transport-MRTT.jpg\" alt=\"Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) Airbus A330MRTT\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-Nov-14-Republic-of-Korea-Air-Force-ROKAF-Airbus-A330-Multi-Role-Tanker-Transport-MRTT.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-Nov-14-Republic-of-Korea-Air-Force-ROKAF-Airbus-A330-Multi-Role-Tanker-Transport-MRTT-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-Nov-14-Republic-of-Korea-Air-Force-ROKAF-Airbus-A330-Multi-Role-Tanker-Transport-MRTT-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft (Photo by @AirbusDefence @afplay #A330MRTT)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The aircraft, which was piloted by a joint Airbus and ROKAF crew, arrived in South Korea after a ferry flight from the Airbus Final Assembly Line in Getafe, Spain, with a stop in Vancouver, Canada.<\/p>\n<p>It will now undergo ground and flight tests in Gimhae. The <strong>ROKAF<\/strong> will be supported by a team from Airbus, which will be based in South Korea for the duration of the tests until the aircraft is officially handed over to the customer. The photo shows the aircraft leaving Getafe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0 Busan, South Korea, (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbus.com\/newsroom\/press-releases\/en\/2018\/11\/First-South-Korean-A330-MRTT-lands-in-Busan-for-acceptance-tests.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AIRBUS<\/a>) &#8211; 14 November 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo:<\/strong> Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft (Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbus.com\/newsroom\/press-releases\/en\/2018\/11\/First-South-Korean-A330-MRTT-lands-in-Busan-for-acceptance-tests.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AirbusDefence @afplay #A330MRTT<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?cat=1706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Choi<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xairforces.net\/news_country.asp?id=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S. KOREA XAIRFORCES<\/a> Editor)<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:lightningmark72@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lightningmark72@gmail.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/Facebook.com\/mark.lightning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook.com\/mark.lightning<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/Twitter.com\/MarkChoiKr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter.com\/MarkChoiKr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has landed in Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea for its acceptance tests. 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