History
The Airbus A.330 is the medium range version of the Airbus family of jet airliners. A longer range version, the A.330-200, began entering service in the late 1990s and is becoming increasingly popular with airlines around the world.
The A.330-200 is one of a family of airliners that uses common wings and fuselages but with different engines to economise on production and operation.
The first A.330 flew in 1992 but the shorter -200 version did not fly until 1997 and entered service a year later.
It is proving very competitive with the popular international versions of the Boeing 767 airliner
This model represents PT-MVA, flown by Transported Aéreos Meridionais (TAM)
Revell 1/144 kit with FCM decals completed by Leigh Edmonds in August 2003.