Aircraft
First C295 for Canada Takes to the Air
The first CC-295 for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s search and rescue fleet is due to be handed over later in 2019.
The first C295 for Canada is seen on its July 4 inaugural flight, wearing temporary Spanish registration EC-005. (Photo: Airbus)
The first C295 for Canada is seen on its July 4 inaugural flight, wearing temporary Spanish registration EC-005. (Photo: Airbus)

On July 4 Airbus Defence flew the first example of the C295 for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The inaugural flight was undertaken at Airbus’s Seville facility, where the final assembly line for the C295 is located. The flight lasted for 1 hour 27 minutes.


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