C295 ready to support Omani training

Airbus Military is displaying the 100th production example of its C295 medium transport at the show, and says the twin-engined type is ready to be delivered to future operator the Royal Air Force of Oman.
Sporting camouflage markings and the service number 901, the aircraft features in the Le Bourget Paris Air Show static display . The airlifter will be transferred to Omani ownership in Seville, Spain, immediately.
The delivery will be handed over a little bit ahead of schedule,
Royal Air Force of Oman commander said the they will train their initial pilots and loadmasters, and by the end of this year, the aircraft will be in service as a tactical transport.
Oman signed an eight-aircraft deal for the C295 in May 2012 and its aircraft will be split between the tactical transport and maritime patrol aircraft configurations. The new type will replace an aged inventory of Shorts Skyvans.
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