RAF grounds A330 based MRTTs after similar incident to QF - sudden loss of altitude.

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While very much different aircraft to the Qantas ones, it will be interesting to here the cause, and the effect on our own MRTTs

The UK Ministry of Defence has grounded the RAF’s Airbus Voyager KC2 and KC3 MRTTs following a sudden loss of altitude of one of their growing fleet on February 10.

The aircraft was reportedly flying at 38,000 feet during a transport mission from the UK to Afghanistan when it suddenly lost altitude over Turkey, and the pilot was forced to make a precautionary landing at Incirlik AB in that country’s south-east.
Unconfirmed reports indicate only those aircraft fitted with air-to-air refuelling systems and defensive suites were grounded, and that the single transport-only configured aircraft which is used for passenger and freight missions to the Falkland Islands and other places will remain flying

UK grounds Voyager MRTTs | Australian Aviation Magazine