Airbus delivers two more A330 MRTT tanker aircraft to Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands
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| The Airbus A330 MRTT T-060 touches down at Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands. It is the seventh tanker aircraft delivered to the Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit. |
On Wednesday 27 July 2022, A330 MRTT T-059 was delivered by Airbus from Getafe Airport in Spain. And on Friday, July 29, 2022, A330 MRTT T-060 was delivered. Seven Airbus A330 MRTT have already been delivered, with two more to go.
Of the nine A330s, five have Eindhoven as their home base, the other four go to Cologne. The aircraft are owned by six countries: Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and the Czech Republic. They should all be delivered by 2024.
The A330 MRTT can accommodate 267 passengers and 45 tons of cargo. In addition, the aircraft can be converted in a short time into a flying infirmary with 6 intensive care units and 16 stretchers for the transport of wounded from a war or mission area. One of the 8 devices always remains available as a medical device, so that there is no delay in converting the device.
The Netherlands is allowed to use the A330s for a total of 2,000 hours per year. Germany is a major user with 5,500 hours, Belgium has 1,000 hours available.
The A330 will replace the outdated KDC-10 fleet of the Dutch Air Force. The latest aircraft that landed on Tuesday bears the registration T-060.
On Friday 29 July 2022, there were no fewer than five A330 MRTT aircraft at vlb Eindhoven.
T-054, T-057, T-058 were lined up on the eastern platform; while on the western platform were the new A330 MRTTs T-059 and T-060.
Of the nine A330s, five have Eindhoven as their home base, the other four go to Cologne. The aircraft are owned by six countries: Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and the Czech Republic. They should all be delivered by 2024.
The A330 MRTT can accommodate 267 passengers and 45 tons of cargo. In addition, the aircraft can be converted in a short time into a flying infirmary with 6 intensive care units and 16 stretchers for the transport of wounded from a war or mission area. One of the 8 devices always remains available as a medical device, so that there is no delay in converting the device.
The Netherlands is allowed to use the A330s for a total of 2,000 hours per year. Germany is a major user with 5,500 hours, Belgium has 1,000 hours available.
The A330 will replace the outdated KDC-10 fleet of the Dutch Air Force. The latest aircraft that landed on Tuesday bears the registration T-060.
On Friday 29 July 2022, there were no fewer than five A330 MRTT aircraft at vlb Eindhoven.
T-054, T-057, T-058 were lined up on the eastern platform; while on the western platform were the new A330 MRTTs T-059 and T-060.
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