Canada's CC-150 Polaris Replacement Problem

The CC-150 Polaris - essentially a militarized version of the Airbus A310 - is Canada's strategic long-range airlifter, transporter, and air-to-air refueling tanker.

The 5 aircraft flown by the RCAF were built in the 80s for Wardair, and are now over 30 years old. In mid-December, the federal government put out an Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) for suppliers to offer a replacement.

In this video, I talk about the potential replacements for the Polaris, and some options on the second-hand market!

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SOURCES:

The CC-150 Fleet: https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Canadian-Armed-Forces

CC-150 background information: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/questions-about-the-air-forces-cc-150-tankers

CC-150 Replacement Invitation to Qualify: https://buyandsell.gc.ca/cds/public/2020/12/17/c6c2b775f6ad8686a91eb55d6b2b95b9/sttc_-_draft_-_invitation_to_qualify.pdf

About the A330 MRTT: https://www.airbus.com/defence/a330mrtt.html

About the KC-46: https://www.boeing.com/defense/kc-46a-pegasus-tanker/

Boeing's KC-46 bid to Canada: https://skiesmag.com/news/boeing-bid-kc-46-future-rcaf-tanker-program/

Qantas A330s converted to MRTT: https://www.flightglobal.com/qantas-to-return-two-cit-a330s-by-end-2015-for-mrtt-conversion/117548.article

The second-hand market: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/ottawa-eyeing-second-hand-market-090000621.html

Air Transat's fleet information: https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Air-Transat

Cargojet's fleet information: https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Cargojet-Airways

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Outro song - "Take Flight" by Nyhtian: https://youtu.be/bCTTwQ_269c

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