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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Airbus Military: building on 10 years of MRTT experience

A330 MRTT (Royal Australian Air Force)This year, Airbus is celebrating 10 years of experience in the Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) business, following the German Luftwaffe’s decision, in 2000, to get up to four of its Airbus A310 aircraft converted into MRTTs.

To mark this anniversary, Airbus CEO Tom Enders, together with Airbus Military Managing Director Domingo Ureña, are handing over a commemorative plaque to Deputy Commander German Air Force, General Manfred Lange here at the Berlin Airshow.

Through its mother companies, Airbus’ experience in building tanker planes dates back some 35 years. In 1976, at the request of the French Air Force, Aerospatiale, MBB and VFW (all now part of Airbus) presented the C-160NG Transall NG with aerial refuelling capabilities.

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