Gol Linhas Aéreas has taken delivery of an Airbus A330-900 that will be used temporarily in Brazil for crew training, inspections, demonstrations and certification work rather than commercial passenger service. The aircraft, ferried from Teruel in Spain to Brazil on 9 September, is expected to enter the Brazilian registration process as PS-WGH and will support Gol’s preparation for future long-haul operations.
The widebody previously flew with Azul, was built in 2019 and has 377 seats. It is understood to be part of Gol’s certification programme for the A330neo type, with initial domestic positioning and training activity centred on Rio de Janeiro/Galeão and planned sectors including Salvador and Belém.
The aircraft is expected to remain with Gol only for a limited period before transfer to Avianca, another airline in the Abra group. The deployment gives Gol its first use of an Airbus A330 in domestic operation and forms a practical step ahead of planned long-haul services to Europe and the United States.