Airbus has decided to stop its sales campaign to sell the A330 MRTT aerial tanker to Japan, citing the reason that Japan’s request for proposals (RFP) favors the KC-46.
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By Jonathan Payne from Ayr, United Kingdom (ZZ335 A330Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Elaborating in a statement, Airbus said the RFP allows Tokyo to negotiate prices with U.S. via the FMS route. Such a move did not allow for a fair price comparison between its MRTT and the KC-46.