Iranian KC-707 begins overhaul

A rare view inside the IACI facility at Mehrabad International Airport shows Boeing 707-3J9C 5-8301 prior to entering PDM. Nashenas IRANIAN AIRCRAFT Industries (IACI) is making progress on the overhaul and modernisation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force’s (IRIAF’s) fleet of four KC-707 (Boeing 707-3J9C) tankers. Programmed depot maintenance (PDM) and an avionics upgrade for 5-8304 were due to be completed in the second half of February, after which 5-8301 was scheduled to undergo PDM. On the civil