By Greg Waldron2021-01-28T06:53:00+00:00 Airbus Defence & Space has secured a contract from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to use data analytics to better support the air refuelling boom system used by service’s A330 multi-role tanker transports (MRTTs). The company says that by using data analytics, maintenance costs will be reduced and fleet availability improved. The A330 MRTT is designated KC-30A in Australian service. Source: Commonwealth of Australia In September 2020, an RAAF KC-30A refuelled a P-8A Poseidon for the first time “The Central Data System plays a key role, allowing operators to draw on the flight data recorded by the Mission Recording System and provides information outputs about issues registered during the flight and recommended maintenance actions to fix them,” says Airbus.