AirTanker Says In-Service Date Achievable
A Royal Air Force A330MRTT refuels the service’s two frontline fighters–a Typhoon and a Tornado GR.4. The big Airbus tanker is known in RAF service as the Voyager. The aircraft are provided by AirTanker Ltd. as part of a unique Private Finance Initiative.
A Royal Air Force A330MRTT refuels the service’s two frontline fighters–a Typhoon and a Tornado GR.4. The big Airbus tanker is known in RAF service as the Voyager. The aircraft are provided by AirTanker Ltd. as part of a unique Private Finance Initiative.

The commercial outfit that will provide the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) with air-to-air refueling service for the next 22 years says that it will meet the forecast in-service date. By May 2014, AirTanker will have nine Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTTs) ready on the ramp at RAF Brize Norton. It has already trained 18 aircrews, received six aircraft and begun operational flying. Chief executive Phil Blundell told AIN that his company could also assist other customers that need training on the A330MRTT–such as the UAE Air Force.

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