The NATO Multinational A330 aircraft made its first visit to Dublin Airport on Saturday, 23 May, with Airbus A330-200MRTT T-062. The aircraft, an Airbus A330-243MRTT, manufacturer serial number 2043, is operated by the Royal Netherlands Air Force on behalf of NATO’s multinational tanker and transport fleet.
Using the callsign “Multi 51,” the aircraft arrived at Dublin on Runway 28L at 0929 local time after a flight from Eindhoven Air Base in the Netherlands. Following a ground stop of just over two hours, T-062 departed Dublin at 1128 local time for Kaunas, Lithuania.
According to Planespotters website the aircraft built 2.6 years ago using test registrations F-WWCK and EC-347, MRTT062 and delivered to Royal Netherlands Air Force in February 2025.
Based on the highly successful A330-200 widebody airliner. The Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) is the new generation strategic tanker aircraft, providing unmatched flexibility in air-to-air refuelling (AAR), VIP, personnel and cargo transport, and aeromedical evacuation (MedEvac) missions.
The Airbus A330-200MRTT is in service with 18 nations including Australia, Canada, France, NATO – Multinational MRTT Fleet (Germany, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Norway, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Sweden), South Korea, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
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