Aircraft
Brazil Welcomes First Airbus A330 Into Service
The two A330s will be converted into tanker/transports to restore a capability lost with the retirement of the Boeing KC-137 in 2013.
Brazil’s first KC-30 is seen on the eve of its induction into FAB service. (Photo: Força Aérea Brasileira)
Brazil’s first KC-30 is seen on the eve of its induction into FAB service. (Photo: Força Aérea Brasileira)

The first of two Airbus A330s for the Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB, Brazilian air force) entered service in a July 26 ceremony attended by air force chief Air Lieutenant Brigadier Carlos de Almeida Baptista Junior. The aircraft arrived back in Brazil on the previous day at Viracopos airport, Campinas, after servicing and painting overseas, before flying to Galeão air base for the induction ceremony.