Last RAAF KC-30A begins flight-testing

A330 MRTT040 (ex VH-EBI, c/n 898) lands at Getafe on July 28. It will become A39-007 after delivery to No 33 Squadron at RAAF Base Amberley. Roberto Yáñez THE SEVENTH KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) for the RAAF took off from Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez International Airport on July 28 for a first test flight. The aircraft, carrying registration MRTT040, is the second ex-Qantas Airways Airbus A330-203 modified as an MRTT for the RAAF. In July 2015 Canberra placed an order