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Airbus A330

Aircraft Type
NameAirbus A330
RoleWide-body jet airliner
National originEuropean Union
ManufacturerAirbus
First flight2 November 1992
IntroducedJanuary 1994 with Air Inter
Primary userCathay Pacific
Delta Air Lines
Qatar Airways
Emirates
Number built734 as of 31 October 2010
Unit costA330-200: US$191.4 million (2010)
A330-300: $212.4 million (2010)
A330-200F: $194.8 million (2010)
Developed fromAirbus A340
VariantsAirbus A330 MRTT
Northrop Grumman KC-45

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The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity, wide-body, twin-engine, medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner. Built at Toulouse in France by Airbus, over 700 units have been delivered.

First flown in 1992, the A330 was developed at the same time as the four-engined Airbus A340, and was designed with common fuselage and wing components. The first variant (series 300) was delivered to Air Inter in 1994 and was followed by the slightly shorter series 200. This has been followed by dedicated freighter and tanker variants.

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Etihad commences A330-200 Freighter Aircraft Services - Al-Bawaba Tweet this news
Al-Bawaba--Etihad Crystal Cargo, a division of Etihad Airways, has commenced scheduled services with its first -Airbus A330--200 freighter aircraft, operating from Abu ... - Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:24:09 GMT+00:00
The first new Airbus A330-300 is being prepared for Turkish Airlines - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Tweet this news
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)--Turkish Airlines (Istanbul) will soon take delivery of its first new -Airbus A330--300 direct from Airbus. This aircraft is the second A330-300 for THY, ... - Date : Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:12:18 GMT+00:00
China Southern Launches Premium Economy Class to Sydney - ASIATravelTips.com Tweet this news
ASIATravelTips.com--China Southern Airlines has started rolling out Premium Economy Class service on its Guangzhou - Sydney route using all-new -Airbus A330--300 aircraft. ... - Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:42:12 GMT+00:00
Thai Airways Confirms Order For 7 Airbus Jets - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--TH) has firmed up a previously announced commitment to buy seven -Airbus A330--300 wide-bodied commercial jets, the subsidiary of European Aeronautic Defence ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:24:40 GMT+00:00
Is Indian Airbus A330 order hostage to the US tanker bid? - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Tweet this news
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)---Airbus- has delayed delivery of 12 -A330--200 freighters to India's Flyington Freighters because the US is rebidding its aerial refueling tanker competition, ... - Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:56:55 GMT+00:00
New A330-300 is EgyptAir's First Aircraft Fitted for Wi-Fi, Mobile Phone - Airlines and Destinations (blog) Tweet this news
Airlines and Destinations (blog)--by Staff on August 31, 2010 EgyptAir has received its first -Airbus A330--300, from the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse. Powered by Rolls Royce Trent ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:07:45 GMT+00:00
French Government To Sell 2 Airbus Aircraft For EUR50M To EUR60M - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--The two aircraft will be replaced by an -Airbus A330-, due to enter service in November. The list price this year of an A319 aircraft is EUR74.4 million. ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:17:40 GMT+00:00
Thai Airways Confirms Airbus A330 Order - LogisticsWeek Tweet this news
LogisticsWeek--By NewsDesk Thai Airways has finalised the purchase agreement with -Airbus- for seven -A330--300 aircraft, confirming the order announced at the recent ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:51:50 GMT+00:00
Nicolas Sarkozy orders Air Sarko One plane - Telegraph.co.uk Tweet this news
Telegraph.co.uk--The specially upholstered -Airbus A330--200, has just been taken on its first test flight in Bordeaux, southwestern France, with all internal fittings due for ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:40:45 GMT+00:00
EADS Bids on Air Force Tankers Amid Tensions - New York Times (blog) Tweet this news
New York Times (blog)--The EADS tanker is based on the -Airbus A330--200, the model that the World Trade Organization said received illegal subsidies in the form of lower-cost loans ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:01:45 GMT+00:00

Deliveries : A330-200F
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
71 76 72 68 62 56 47 31 42 35 43 44 23 14 10 30 9 1

Deliveries : A330-200F
A330-200 A330-200F A330-300
Cockpit crew Two
Seating capacity 293 (2-class, typical)
253 (3-class, typical)		 70t cargo & 335 (2-class, typical)
295 (3-class, typical)
Length 58.80 m (108.9 ftin) 63.60 m (117.8 ftin)
Wingspan 60.3 m (111.7 ftin)
Wing area 361.6 m2 (669.7 ftin)
Wing sweepback 30°
Tail height 17.40 m (32.2 ftin) 16.90 m (31.3 ftin) 16.85 m (31.2 ftin)
Cabin width 5.28 m (9.8 ftin)
Fuselage width 5.64 m (10.4 ftin)
Cargo capacity 19.7 m3 (36.5 ftin) 475 m3 (879.7 ftin) 19.7 m3 (36.5 ftin)
Operating empty weight (typical) 119600 kg (221499.2 ftin) 109000 kg (201868 ftin) 124500 kg (230574 ftin)
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) 230000 kg (425960 ftin)
to 238000 kg (440776 ftin)		 227000 kg (420404 ftin)
to 233000 kg (431516 ftin)		 230000 kg (425960 ftin)
to 233000 kg (431516 ftin)
Cruising speed Mach 0.82 (871 km/h/537 mph at 11,000 m/36,000 ft)
Maximum speed Mach 0.86 (913 km/h/563 mph at 11,000 m/36,000 ft)
Maximum range, fully loaded 7250 nmi (13427 ftin) 4000 nmi (7408 ftin) 5850 nmi (10834.2 ftin)
Takeoff run at MTOW 2220 m (4111.4 ftin) n/a 2500 m (4630 ftin)
Maximum fuel capacity 139090 L (257594.7 ftin) 97530 L (180625.6 ftin)
Service ceiling 41,100 ft (12,527 m)
Engines (×2) CF6-80E1
PW4000
RR Trent 700		 PW4000
RR Trent 700		 CF6-80E1
PW4000
RR Trent 700
Thrust (×2) 303 - 320 kN (561.2 - 592.6 ) 303 - 316 kN (561.2 - 585.2 ) 303 - 320 kN (561.2 - 592.6 )

Engines :
Model Date Engines
A330-201 2003 GE CF6-80E1A2
A330-202 1998 GE CF6-80E1A4 / CF6-80E1A4B
A330-203 2002 GE CF6-80E1A3
A330-221 1999 PW4164
A330-222 1999 PW4168
A330-223 1999 PW4168A / PW4168A-1D / PW4168B / PW4170
A330-223F 2010 PW4170
A330-243 2000 RR Trent 772B-60
A330-243F 2010 RR Trent 772B-60
A330-244 2007 RR Trent 775-60
A330-301 1993 GE CF6-80E1A2
A330-302 2007 GE CF6-80E1A4 / CF6-80E1A4B
A330-303 2007 GE CF6-80E1A3
A330-321 1999 PW4164
A330-322 1999 PW4168
A330-323 1999 PW4168A / PW4168A-1D / PW4168B / PW4170
A330-341 2000 RR Trent 768-60
A330-342 2000 RR Trent 772-60
A330-343 2000 RR Trent 772B-60
A330-343 2007 RR Trent 772C-60

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