Metrea Acquires French KC-135 Fleet For Commercial Refueling

A former French Air Force KC-135 now flies for U.S.-based Metrea.

Credit: Peter Bakema/Metrea
Metrea is acquiring France’s entire fleet of 14 Boeing KC-135 tankers, more than tripling the size of its boom-equipped air-to-air refueling (AAR) inventory, the Washington-based company said on July 11. The French Air Force delivered the first 11 aerial refuelers to Metrea on June 26 after the deal...
Steve Trimble

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