Germany Takes Delivery Of A319 Open Skies Platform

LONDON—The German Air Force has taken delivery of a specially-modified Airbus A319 to perform the Open Skies observation mission. The aircraft is a secondhand Airbus Corporate Jet previously operated by automobile manufacturer Volkswagen. It has been extensively modified by Lufthansa Technik to...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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