Airtanker Ltd
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AirTanker Limited is a British private limited company in the United Kingdom, which operates an aircraft refuelling operation on behalf of the Royal Air Force.[1]
Fourteen RAF Voyager aircraft
Under contract to the UK government, AirTanker Holdings Limited owns a fleet of fourteen Airbus A330 MRTT multi-role tanker transport aircraft (based upon existing civilian A330-243 wide-body passenger airliner (type code A332), retro-converted to military specification by Airbus Military, now part of Airbus Defence and Space) primarily for military operations by the RAF.
In turn, AirTanker Services Limited operate those fourteen aircraft for the Royal Air Force, known by the British military service name Voyager, as the RAF's now sole type of tanker aircraft for aerial refuelling, whilst simultaneously being able to operate as military troop and cargo transport, and also configurable for military aeromedical roles.
For additional revenue, AirTanker Services Limited is able to operate as a civilian airline named AirTanker (identified by ICAO code: TOW), using any reserve aircraft on short-term air charter, or longer-term damp-lease or wet lease arrangements to other civilian airlines for commercial gain.
Declared ownership
AirTanker Services Limited (ATS) and AirTanker Holdings Limited (ATH) are both owned by a consortium (in varying percentage stakes for each company); consisting of Airbus, Rolls-Royce plc and previously. Equitix Investment Management Limited (23.1% ATH), Cobham plc, Babcock International, and Thales Group.
Headquarters
AirTanker Services Limited and AirTanker Holdings Limited both have their headquarters and registered office at AirTanker Hub, RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, England, OX18 3LX.
References
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