Paco Sanchez Segura

Maiden flight completed! 🇪🇸✈️ The first #C295 in transport configuration out of the 18 ordered in late 2025 for the @EjercitoAire 🇪🇸 has successfully completed its maiden flight. This aircraft will be the first destined for the Military Air Transport School at Matacán Air Base (west-central Spain), where it will take over from the CN235s in crew training and the transport of personnel, paratroopers 🪂, and cargo 📦. Scheduled for delivery by the end of this year, this aircraft has the capacity to transport 70 troops or 50 paratroopers, take off and land on unprepared airstrips, perform cargo and paratrooper drops, as well as evacuate casualties.

Next stop: The sky is not the limit 🛫🚁🛰️ Let’s travel from the depths of the underground to the skies and the farthest reaches of space! Ready to discover the latest aerospace innovations in your daily commute in Madrid? Off we go!

Next station: #Eurofighter ✈️ The Madrid metro may not travel at supersonic speed but it'll take you to Moncloa station. There you cannot only learn more about the Airbus Defence and Space products that contribute to Spain's industrial landscape and political sovereignty while you wait for the next train but you can also venture outside to sit in a @eurofighter cockpit yourself! Our full scale Eurofighter replica is waiting for you next to the station at the headquarters of the @EjercitoAire. #VuelaEspaña

8️⃣ MSA & 8️⃣ MPA From the 16 #C295 ordered by Spain 🇪🇸 end of 2023, 8 aircraft will be in Maritime Patrol configuration (MPA) and 8 in Maritime Surveillance configuration (MSA). ℹ️ These new aircraft will enable the Spanish Air and Space Force @EjercitoAire and the Spanish Navy @Armada_esp to strengthen the national anti-submarine warfare capability as well as increase and enhance its surveillance, reconnaissance and search & rescue units.