2007 to present
14/072007: AirTanker Services Limited was incorporated as a UK private limited company to operate and lease aircraft. Their registered office is located at RAF Brize Norton, and is owned by a consortium of Airbus, Rolls-Royce plc, Cobham plc, Babcock International and Thales Group.
March 2008: The Ministry of Defence signed the finalised Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) contract with AirTanker to provide the Royal Air Force with a fleet of Airbus A330 MRTT 'Voyager' for aerial refuelling, troop and cargo transport roles.
12/05/2012: Military air transport operations commenced with a sortie to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
January 2013: The airline flew its first charter flight to RAF Akrotiri, for the MoD, following the issue of their Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence.
HQ: RAF Brize Norton
IATA: 9L
ICAO: TOW
Callsign: TOWLINE
AOC No. 2388
2011 - present
Current Fleet: 4 (+10 RAF)
G-VYGM on lease to Jet2.com
also G-VYGJ
also
G-VYGB > ZZ331 21/02/2013
G-VYGC > ZZ332 13/09/2013
G-VYGD > ZZ333 15/08/2013
G-VYGI > ZZ338 06/06/2014
G-VYGN > ZZ343 06/09/2016