FIRST VISIT! Royal Canadian Air Force CC-330 Husky at Calgary Airport! (4K)

Last week, the newest addition to the Royal Canadian Air Force fleet visited Calgary for the first time ever! The CC-330 Husky is the RCAF's version of the Airbus A330 MRTT, and will serve as both a strategic transport and tanker aircraft.
These will replace Canada's existing fleet of 5 CC-150s, which is based on the older Airbus A310. In total, the RCAF is expected to take delivery of 9 CC-330s. 5 of those are used A330-200s, 4 of which will get converted to the MRTT standard at a later date, while the remaining 4 will be new-build A330MRTTs.
The 5 used ones, including this plane, are all relatively new, originally delivered to Kuwait Airways in 2015. This one will be used as Canada's new VIP transport, and was delivered to the RCAF at the end of August. Since then, it's been busy flying around the country seemingly on various training and familiarization flights.
It's great to finally see the CC-330 program come to life, and to see this one in the fantastic looking Government of Canada livery as well! Enjoy the video!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Operator: Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF/CFC)
Aircraft: Airbus CC-330 Husky (A332)
Livery: VIP Transport
Engines: 2x RR Trent 772B-60
Registration: 330002
Route: Winnipeg (YWG) - Calgary (YYC) - Vancouver (YVR)
Callsign: HUSKY 94
Runway used: 17R
Date filmed: September 2023
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Outro song - "Take Flight" by Nyhtian: • Nyhtian - Take Flight ...
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[@robm3074]

Is a beautiful aircraft. The paint scheme is simple but elegant. I would love to see some interior shots sometime.

[@user-tc9kv8me5e]

Trudeau makes it ugly😢

[@nicknelson6229]

Apparently they’re not that pretty inside. They are military issue after all. Ask David Akin or other journalists who’ve flown in the previous. Basic seat belt and seat but you’re fed well.

[@robandcheryls]

Dry similar to the old 707, I last flew on to Cambodia, 1993.

[@Guerry-3]

@@nicknelson6229: You are right,. However, as I was with a Special Operations unit in the US Army, I'm willing to bet ANYTHING is better than flying for 24 hours in a C-130 or worse (no windows) in a C-141, both only equipped with the webbed seats. But on the bright side, we all were well fed.

[@nicknelson6229]

@@Guerry-3 yuck. Thanks for your service.

[@ryandymond2195]

I love that livery. It looks excellent on the A330.

[@QCCatPlanes]

What a beauty! 😊

[@user-yc2oz8kc5k]

Since the -300 model is the more popular variant it is rare to see a -200. It is a very nice looking plane and that Canada livery is very attractive.

[@johndemerse9172]

I was just on a Turkish Airlines A330-200 a couple of weeks ago and it was older than this one and it was great to fly on, so good move by the Government to purchase these models. Here in North Bay we had plenty of touch and go's and aborted landing practice with the outgoing Airbuses so hopefully these newer and new A330's will do the same. Thanks for sharing.

[@lakewoodil]

Nice looking livery.

[@billbrown6402]

Sweet touchdown

[@Centurio-LegioX-Equestris]

Beautiful!

[@DOMINICAAVIATION]

Looks so beautiful! Amazing coverage.

[@captainjoshq300]

Nice video Alex Thanks for getting the landing for us to watch on a lovely day I will miss the Polaris tho…

[@trevorbryant4360]

It's a sweet looking aircraft!!

[@Flexflex744]

One of them landed in Cologne a few hours ago, it looks pretty beautiful. Thanks for the video 😃

[@MicrophonicFool]

As an airforce brat in CFB Trenton, we used to be able fly to Vancouver and Comox on the CC-137. Because they were weekly training and delivery flights we were sometimes the only passengers on-board. The price was $6.00 and paid for the boxed meal. I have been aboard the CC-150 polaris, but have never flown in it.

[@PilotTG]

If you don’t mind me asking, what’s the interior like in the CC-150?

[@MicrophonicFool]

@@PilotTG It was setup as static display for some kind of Medical Evac/Transport/Humanitarian Response role. In the front half of the plane it was all stretchers and bunks kind of thing with a bulkhead obscuring the back half. They had two 437 Squadron pilots there to answer questions in the flightdeck. Only one of those pilots had enough time in the Military to remember the CC-137 days.

[@PilotTG]

@@MicrophonicFool wow, thanks

[@MicrophonicFool]

@@PilotTG I thoughtI had a picture from inside, but this was the only one I found in my picutres that day: i.imgur.com/KjJpKHd.jpg This video is more interesting. From a "Family Day" at the Base. We are no longer IN the Military, but a wonderful 'adopted family' brought me with them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3O5knZ5nKZ-kMksi=RvIQmBMLSRWA32js

[@greyman686]

@@PilotTG Two of the CC150 are full passenger configuration (like a normal airline). Two are combi which can take palletized cargo for a good portion of the jet with some seats at the back and then 15001 with the VIP configuration at the front.

[@AdrenalineLegends]

good catch!

[@Aviatorspot]

Great catch and cool livery.

[@kattasium6445]

ngl that landing was quite butter. keep up the amazing vids! Nearly at 100k subs!

[@DHDAviation]

Great video! Like the livery!

[@diegosorio]

Saw them in CYWG on the military apron last week. Cool plane!

[@mojavebnsf1623]

Saw t his aircraft at East Midlands Airport ( EMA) last Friday evening

[@marceldavidmitchell]

Nice catch!!!

[@zwindowseat]

Amazing video Alex! Can’t wait to catch it at YYZ.

[@CanadianAviatorOfficial]

Let’s just take a moment to appreciate how much effort Alex puts into his videos!!

[@leedemha3855]

Beautiful bird

[@davefost]

Nice. Love both the fact they picked up the MRTT given it has been so successful with NATO AND they are picking up 9 of them. A shame to see the 310s go, though... the last vestige of Wardair disappearing......(thbomk)

[@Guerry-3]

Hello again from the States, Alex. Thank-you for the video. Indeed, I also believe the Canadian livery is very comely. A few years back, I read an article regarding the Airbus MRTT and discovered how clever Airbus engineers were in the conversion. In short, they replace the wings of the A330 with the wings from old A340’s. Since the plumbing and hardpoints for installing the refueling pods is already built into the wings where engines 1 and 4 were, the company saves a lot of money and time in making the conversion. BRILLIANT! Apart from the obvious, the other major modification is using the cargo holds for additional fueling bladders. One of the big questions I had about these refueling aircraft was why not use part of all of the fuselage for additional fuel? I read this would make the aircraft too heavy. But this leaves the upper decks available for carrying troops, light vehicles, and other cargo. Again sir, thank-you for the video. As always, I look forward to your next posting.

[@MrFturner]

I believe the A330's already have the extra fuel lines and engine supports in place so they could add the extra engines while assembling the plane on the line. It was easy to add the wing pods since everything was already in place. This is one of the reasons the MRTT was cheaper than the new B767 tanker Boeing is trying to build. On those, they are mounting B767-400 wings on it since they were bigger which added a lot of cost to it. I could be wrong but thats what I've read.

[@ichasegaming]

Beautiful aircraft! The Polaris needed to be replaced

[@jessemillington5988]

1:04 the 737-200 just be chillin just observing all.

[@jgroneng]

Nice video

[@n74wilson33]

RCAF loves the used stuff.😂

[@alpearson9158]

just like just about all other 330 conversions

[@carlosferduranr]

Nice plane that receive the canadian air force

[@RealFlare318]

I have a video posted on my channel of this same plane doing a go around then landing into Ottawa before it was even painted! Nice video!

[@whiskeytomcat]

Now compare acquisition time for this VIP jet vs. the new sidearms or ships. Where do DND's priorities lie?

[@brianb-p6586]

It isn't just a "VIP jet". This is one of 9 aircraft, most to be MRTT equipped, and all available for military personnel transport.

[@whiskeytomcat]

@@brianb-p6586 Are all the jers getting the same paint job?

[@brianb-p6586]

@whiskeytomcat no, only this one gets the bright paint. The rest get standard NATO grey, and one has already been delivered in that colour.

[@francoislepine4698]

REALITY CHECK, big fella!!!! In 2015 Defense spending in Canada was 18B dollars.....EVERY YEAR since then it has gone UP !!! By 2021 it had grown to 26B dollars....in 2022 (last full year available) it had grown to 29B dollars..... The budget for 2023 was for 36B dollars....it is just impossible to spend that much more money, that fast, every year on defense....ships take years to build, plane contracts take years to be fulfilled.....the ONE billion dollar cut is a 2.7% cut in spending for this year is simply because it could not be spent!!!! This government has increased annual defense spending every year and would have DOUBLED the 2015 figure in 2023 if not for the 1B reduction mid year. DOUBLE is not enough for you guys??? (???) We hear a lot from your side of the aisle about Canada and it's obligation to spend 2% of GDP on defense. The last time Canada spent 2% on defense was in the mid 1980s....Here's more reality for you: In 2015 Canada's GDP was 1,556 Billion....by 2022 GDP had soared to 2,139 Billion....a 37% increase!!! This government is chasing a moving target that is constantly going UP! If Canada had fulfilled it's 2% target in 2022 it would have spent FORTY THREE BILLION DOLLARS last year!!!! That would be 14 BILLION more than it did.....and you are the guys that keep complaining about DEFICITS???? GIVE YOUR HEAD A SHAKE!

[@whiskeytomcat]

@@francoislepine4698 And yet the military is in worse shape than during the "Dark 90s". Oh yeah also inflation in 2015 was 1.13% it's currently at 6.8%.

[@JamiefromHali]

Interesting the nose down normal attitude of the aircraft whilst rolling.

[@ethancampbell6076]

6:22 Godly sound of these Trent 700’s on T/O

[@jimcameron9848]

It's a beast, but elegant.

[@glenlaughlin6547]

Nice catch, buddy. Where was the repaint done.

[@Directaerospace]

It's about time Canada retires the CC-150s I hope to see it soon!

[@patrickbirley8659]

For some reason the Canadian airforce planes on fr 24 haven’t got photos when they used to before

[@Patrickair4444]

Wow

[@ABCantonese]

Are the MRTTs going to get a nose gear raise? The nose down posture of the A330 won't affect passenger transit or fuel tanker operations, but what about cargo?

[@Supernova-lc2yf]

One of these just visited my island , it just pull up land second and is circling and will probably officially land in 5 minutes! Just checked FlightRadar and I saw *Canada-Government Cc-330* I never heard of it before so I had to check it out 😮😮😊 🇧🇧 *EDIT* : Lol seems like the pilot got angry he had to do a turnaround so instead of landing on Barbados hes flying off somewhere else! 😂 atleast I got a picture of the plane *CFC3480* 🫡 Long flight from Lima Peru!..wonder where hes heading now

[@pesawatindonesia]

amazing mister 🤩🤩

[@kaiserman6667]

Nice livery scheme. I am compelled to ask why Canada alway has to understate EVERYTHING? The flag on the tail as an example, would it have killed them to make that just a little bigger?!

[@1992AC]

She’s got a gorgeous livery! She came down to San Francisco bringing Justin Trudeau for the APEC conference.

[@mpir7084]

imo the Government of Canada livery isnt great, anyone could have done this on MS paint. I wish they'd have come up with something more refined...

[@MicrophonicFool]

I'm not being Politic here, but this scheme was updated during the Harper era. I would be in favour of using a retro RCAF Lightningbolt design. I think they did repant one of the CC-150s in retro livery but I havent' been home in a long time to see them for myself.

[@mpir7084]

@@MicrophonicFool Oh i remember full well when it was first introduced on the polaris and how it was (and still is) suspiciously reminescent of the conservative party colors and logo. I agree that a more neutral RCAF design would be much better.

[@MicrophonicFool]

@@mpir7084 As bad as this livery is, it doesn't hold a candle to the monstrosity of the Trump repaint ideas for Airforce One. The next Raymond Lowey ladies and gentlemen! Canada might well go the low-viz grey way eventually anyway. With decent lettering, that might end up much better than THIS. Commonality with the 177 can't be a bad thing for maintence peeps.

[@skunkwerx9674]

I wish we would use the newer NORAD liveries we have for our interceptors, looks sick!

[@charliechristmas5147]

Check out the UK RAF A 330……nice paint job

[@jihoonoh6895]

I saw it fly overhead in Airdrie towards 17R and thought "Trudeau didn't have this plane when he visited India where he was stranded hahahaha"

[@viscount757]

Please include the date in your videos.

[@JayJayAviation]

0:51 Is that the blue colours of its former Kuwait Airways livery on the inside of where the rudder meets the rest of the vertical stabilizer?

[@CuteSealYHM]

I think that's just the rudder being slightly turned

[@JayJayAviation]

@@CuteSealYHM well yeah but could it be that it was a small section that was left behind during paint?

[@CuteSealYHM]

@@JayJayAviation possibly, but the colours match when the rudder is not turned and flat

[@JayJayAviation]

@@CuteSealYHM yeah that’s what I’m talking about

[@patkaupp2161]

Why do all of these Airbus aircraft have a repad welded to the fuselage where the horizontal stabilizer is connected?

[@Am_Stugling]

4:21 Canadian north jumpscare

[@colejoseph5454]

With this one being 002, would that mean the future 001 will be fitted with the VIP cabin?

[@AlexPraglowskiAviation]

That's the part that confuses me, if there were ever a plane to be registered as 001, it would definitely be this one...

[@viscount757]

I doesn't really matter as the ATC callsign and registration are unrelated. When PM is aboard it's always "Canforce 1" regardless of registration or aircraft type.They don't need more than one A330 with the VIP cabin at the front.

[@winhtin3420]

Are all the CC-330s going to be painted the same? I thought an airforce tanker should be in the military grey colour.

[@greyman686]

No, just the one that will be have the VIP cabin will have that paint scheme. The rest will be grey or perhaps like the paint job 15003 has.

[@joebush1663]

Trudeau's new VIP transport fleet. No delay in getting these airplanes I see.

[@greyman686]

Military's new transport fleet.

[@protocolofficer2629]

Any chance you could gain access and show us the VIP suite etc?

[@brianb-p6586]

There's no "VIP suite" - it just has an airline interior.

[@ryanfilmsdude1]

I saw it in charlotte

[@red7488]

I'm guessing this is Canada's version of "Air Force One", is that right?

[@greyman686]

Sort of yes, except I think unlike your presidential aircraft, the PM isn't the only one who uses it. The Governor General would use it, other VVIP's could use it, such as Royal Family, and the military also use them for their use.

[@peterjaniceforan3080]

🇨🇦👍

[@danwardlaw2160]

Nice aircraft, how much is it costing us though.

[@greyman686]

3.6 billion for all nine aircraft.

[@gordonshrubb7155]

VIP transport why of course.

[@greyman686]

VIP transport is one role of it, yes.

[@BradFalck-mn3pc]

Is it just me or does the CF sound like it's reverting to British control? 😮

[@greyman686]

In what way?

[@martinabest5801]

The livery makes it look like a commercial airliner not a military one.

[@lloydkuepfer1599]

It's for Government officials. The others ones well be gray

[@greyman686]

This will be the one also used for VIP use, so not a big deal. The CC150 polaris transport troops around just fine with the same livery.

[@stanleovart]

I don’t understand why government buy not new aircrafts for themselves! It is the prestige of country, it is the representation of that. And they got 8-years old plane :(( . I do not believe that Canada cannot order new one

[@greyman686]

Some of them will be new, some will be used.

[@alpearson9158]

Canada like most other users has taken the conversion route as it is a savings to defence but as the a/c involved ( 5 ) are out of 9 it should be noted that 4 will be brand new. This epedites the replacement of the 150's as they are done

[@Southwest_923WR]

What did he say? Great video, but my ears too old too keep up with talk at that speed!😊

[@ZekeWeeks]

Gorgeous livery. It’s like US Airways, but with curves and healthcare

[@denisrousseau9071]

the CC-330 Husky ok but what mean CC-

[@slewdog_hunts]

Canadian Cargo

[@denisrousseau9071]

Yes a VIP jet ! 😂

[@brianb-p6586]

​​@@denisrousseau9071it, like the rest of the CC-330 Husky aircraft, is in passenger configuration now (so it works for military or government personnel and cargo). Most or all will be upgraded to MRTT (multi-role tanker transport) configuration. Yes, it will be a military cargo aircraft.

[@denisrousseau9071]

@@brianb-p6586 ok cool!

[@wjp0341]

Canada is bilingual, predominately English speaking. Why the French first in all markings (except RCAF).

[@showtime1004]

because Trudope knows where his voter base is

[@greyman686]

@@showtime1004 Harper was the first one to have the CC-150 painted with this exact same paint scheme, so can't really blame JT for that.

[@krispayne729]

No I know the last Canadian Polaris. A 310. What's old It was at The End of its Life but It didn't help that we have a Prime Minister that flies all over the country. In the world non-stop. So this new airbus a 330. It's gonna have a good portion of it's like used up with the way The Prime Minister likes to travel.

[@greyman686]

The military probably flew it more for their own uses than the JT has. He doesn't have exclusive use of that plane.

[@alpearson9158]

note the P{M has to travel. The world waits for no one. When the neocons form the next government ( unless they screw it up ) I expect your tune to change to " but he has to travel "

[@Gingeonrails]

RAF Exchange Pilot? Sounds like a brit

[@canadianaviator]

A good chunk of Canadian atc’s sound British too

[@greyman686]

Very well could be a RCAF pilot too.

[@jdkgcp]

So why did they pre-paint them...to then just end up repainting them grey? Seems like a waste of millions of Canadian credits...or whatever Canadians call their silly money.

[@brianb-p6586]

"Pre-paint"? This looks like the final scheme for this one of the nine CC-130; the rest are getting the NATO-standard grey scheme.

[@greyman686]

This one will stay like this as it will eventually also fill the VIP role just like 15001 does.

[@michaela6156]

Love your channel and it’s a beautiful aircraft - obviously not a criticism of you- Yes, I understand that several of these new jets are for transport and tanker usage, however I just can’t stomach the fact that the Dear Leader gets his shiny brand new VIP aircraft, all while our supposed first world military continues to fall into a pathetic, dire state and is regarded as such by our allies, our troops have to make do with incredibly outdated and decrepit equipment, our Air Force and Navy are still waiting somewhere from many more years to never before their new fighter jets and frigates arrive, veterans are treated like garbage and are either offered help in killing themselves or, in the words of the aforementioned despot running the country, are told that they’re “asking for too much”…. Then on top of all that, the ever-spendthrift fascist psychopath who is never averse to spending like a drunken sailor (pun intended) finds the one place where he’s concerned about the budget and adding to the debt and demands that the military cut $1 billion from their budget which is already well below the 2% of GDP benchmark.

[@francoislepine4698]

REALITY CHECK, big fella!!!! In 2015 Defense spending in Canada was 18B dollars.....EVERY YEAR since then it has gone UP !!! By 2021 it had grown to 26B dollars....in 2022 (last full year available) it had grown to 29B dollars..... The budget for 2023 was for 36B dollars....it is just impossible to spend that much more money, that fast, every year on defense....ships take years to build, plane contracts take years to be fulfilled.....the ONE billion dollar cut is a 2.7% cut in spending for this year is simply because it could not be spent!!!! This government has increased annual defense spending every year and would have DOUBLED the 2015 figure in 2023 if not for the 1B reduction mid year. DOUBLE is not enough for you guys??? (???) We hear a lot from your side of the aisle about Canada and it's obligation to spend 2% of GDP on defense. The last time Canada spent 2% on defense was in the mid 1980s....Here's more reality for you: In 2015 Canada's GDP was 1,556 Billion....by 2022 GDP had soared to 2,139 Billion....a 37% increase!!! This government is chasing a moving target that is constantly going UP! If Canada had fulfilled it's 2% target in 2022 it would have spent FORTY THREE BILLION DOLLARS last year!!!! That would be 14 BILLION more than it did.....and you are the guys that keep complaining about DEFICITS???? GIVE YOUR HEAD A SHAKE!

[@greyman686]

"Dear Leader" doesn't get a shiny brand new plane. The military gets a new plane, that the PM, Governor Generals, others whom are classed as VIP like the Royal Family. The military also use it for their own needs too. The PM does not have exclusive use of it, like the President of the US does with the 747's.

[@puffapuffarice]

Thanks for the video! The paint job is dated and boring. It looks like the same tired & uninspiring designer who cobbled together WestJet's gad awful palette. Gee, did they just get the ANA to paint a red swoosh on one of their planes? If not the old boring scheme or something really striking, it should be military grey with a big rondel. PS: Added to that, Canada's national colours are RED & WHITE so what's with the USA want be colour scheme? I know the rondel has a blue circle. This is due to it evolving from the RAF, swapping a leaf for a red dot in the distant past & it's been a bridge too far to make it Canadian by changing to red when we changed the flag almost 60 years ago. PPS: Here's an idea, why not give it a truly retro vibe & dust off the old CPAir look, I'd suggest the old TCA look, but AC has done that already recently.

[@alpearson9158]

a left ovber from Harper's crew that paint job

[@Fred-vy1hm]

Not a fan of that paint scheme at all.

[@philcharles238]

That paint scheme is terrible.

[@charlesgrove8971]

Sad to say, it would take an Albertan to call that flying Conservative ad 'fantastic looking' :D :D eugh, hideous, and doesn't even use national colours because the party that chose it used their own instead so now the fleet's stuck with them. Ah well - hopefully the planes themselves do good job, even though they're embarrassing to look at.

[@greyman686]

Red, White and Blue- Colors of the RCAF aka the owner of it. Why would the fleet be stuck with it? There's only 1, out of 5, CC150's with this paint scheme and it's safe to say only 1, of the 9, new A330's will have it.

[@charlesgrove8971]

@@greyman686 American planes are red white and blue. Canadian planes should be red and white, or the old one was a perfectly fine grey. This is Harper's livery, not Canada's.

[@greyman686]

@@charlesgrove8971 The American planes aren't even red, white and blue, aside for the flag on the tail of the VIP planes. It's the RCAF's colors. Anyway, we can complain about it all we want, nobody in a position to do anything will care.

[@77WHeavy]

I’m looking forward to seeing this in the forces grey on grey. This livery is an abomination.