Wednesday 15/04/2009 (09:25-21:15L)

April’s second,this time on foot,with a single tour (Mach II)  booked to provide access to the main plant.  

A week after my last visit it was especially pleasing to witness the roll-out of the first A330MRTT for the UK Royal Air Force,the unmated components having been seen entering the FAL previously. 

A similar event may have occured [...]

Wednesday 08/04/2009 (09:20-22:05L)

April’s first visit,this time with car and a full afternoon of tours (MACH II and J.L. LAGARDERE A380) to provide access to the main plants.  

In addition to this,a number of ‘firsts’were also witnessed:the positioning into the mating jig of the front-fuselage section of the first A330MRTT for the UK Royal Air Force,[...]