MARQUETTE, Michigan (AP) — A Ukrainian jet that has been sitting at a Michigan airport for nearly three years is one step closer to moving on.
The Marquette County Board approved a temporary lease this week designed to help a Spanish company inspect and remove the Ilyushin IL-78 tanker jet that has been parked at Sawyer International Airport since it landed there on July 17, 2009.
The jet was making a fueling stop at the former U.S. Air Force base during a trip from Texas to Pakistan when it was ordered held at the airport because of a legal dispute over non-payment of $63,910 for goods and services, The Mining Journal newspaper reported.
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The Marquette County Board approved a temporary lease this week designed to help a Spanish company inspect and remove the Ilyushin IL-78 tanker jet that has been parked at Sawyer International Airport since it landed there on July 17, 2009.
The jet was making a fueling stop at the former U.S. Air Force base during a trip from Texas to Pakistan when it was ordered held at the airport because of a legal dispute over non-payment of $63,910 for goods and services, The Mining Journal newspaper reported.
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