Airbus Acquires A330 For MRTT Testing After A310 Retirement

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The A330 will be converted into an MRTT and go on to replace the company’s long-serving A310 Flying Testbed.

Credit: Airbus Defense and Space
Airbus will be converting a secondhand A330 into a technology testbed for its Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) product. The OEM took delivery in May of the early-model A330-200 which has been in storage in Teruel, Spain for several years, but only announced it had acquired the aircraft on Sept. 26...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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