Does this surprise anyone else? It looks like Iberia had already completed development and flight test of a tanker for Saudi Arabia based on the A-330. All this was apparently happening while the EADS and Boeing fight for the USAF tanker contract provided a distraction. If I remember correctly, the Canadians did something similar with a Boeing 707 airframe over 25 years ago.
http://finchannel.com/news_flash/Travel_Biz_News/83223_Iberia_converts_passenger_aircraft_into_mid-air_refuelling_tanker/
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