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A330

TheAirbusA330isamediumwidebodytwinenginejetairlinermadebyAirbus,adivisionofAirbus
Group.VersionsoftheA330havearangeof7,400to13,430kilometres(4,000to7,250nmi)andcan
accommodateupto335passengersinatwoclasslayoutorcarry70tonnes(150,000lb)ofcargo.
TheA330'sorigindatestothemid1970sasoneofseveralconceivedderivativesofAirbus'sfirstairliner,
theA300.TheA330wasdevelopedinparallelwiththefourengineA340,whichsharedmanycommon
airframecomponentsbutdifferedinnumberofengines.Bothairlinersincorporatedflybywireflight
controltechnology,firstintroducedonanAirbusaircraftwiththeA320,aswellastheA320'ssixdisplay
glasscockpit.InJune1987,afterreceivingordersfromvariouscustomers,AirbuslaunchedtheA330and
A340.TheA330wasAirbus'sfirstairlinerthatofferedachoiceofthreeengines:GeneralElectricCF6,
Pratt&WhitneyPW4000,andRollsRoyceTrent700.
TheA330300,thefirstvariant,tookitsmaidenflightinNovember1992andenteredpassengerservice
withAirInterinJanuary1994.Respondingtodwindlingsales,Airbusfollowedupwiththeslightlyshorter
A330200variantin1998.SubsequentlydevelopedA330variantsincludeadedicatedfreighter,theA330
200F,andamilitarytanker,theA330MRTT.TheA330MRTTformedthebasisoftheproposedKC45,
enteredintotheUSAirForce'sKCXcompetitioninconjunctionwithNorthropGrumman,whereafteran
initialwin,onappeallosttoBoeing'stanker.

LufthansaA330300inlandingconfigurationon
approachtoFrankfurtAirportin2010

Role
Widebodyjetairliner
National
Multinational[1]
origin
Manufacturer Airbus
Sinceitslaunch,theA330hasallowedAirbustoexpandmarketshareinwidebodyairliners.Competing
Firstflight 2November1992
twinjetsincludetheBoeing767and777,alongwiththe787,whichenteredserviceinlate2011.Thelong
Introduction 17January1994withAirInter
rangeAirbusA350XWBunderdevelopmentispositionedasasuccessortoboththeA330andA340.The
Status
Inservice
currentA330(referredtoastheA330ceo(currentengineoption)since2014)istobedirectlyreplacedby
AirChina
theA330neo,whichincludesnewenginesandotherimprovements.[4][5][6]AsofJanuary2015,ordersfor
ChinaEasternAirlines
theA330standat1,352,ofwhich1,159havebeendelivered.ThelargestoperatorisAirChinawith49
Primaryusers
TurkishAirlines
[7]
A330sinitsfleet.
CathayPacific
Produced 1992present

Contents
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1Development
1.1Background
1.2Designeffort
1.3Productionandtesting
1.4Entryintoservice
1.5Furtherdevelopments
1.6A330neo
2Design
3Variants
3.1A330200
3.2A330300
3.3A330200F
3.4A330ConvertedFreighter
3.5A330800neo
3.6A330900neo
3.7Belugareplacement
3.8Militaryvariants
3.8.1AirbusA330MRTT
3.8.2EADS/NorthropGrummanKC45
3.9Undevelopedvariants
3.9.1A330200Lite
3.9.2A330300HGW
3.9.3A330500
4Operators
4.1Ordersanddeliveries
5Incidentsandaccidents
6Specifications
6.1Aircraftmodeldesignations
7Seealso
8References
9Furtherreading
10Externallinks

Numberbuilt 1,159asofJanuary2015[2]
A330200:US$221.7million,163.9
million(2014)[3]
A330300:US$245.6M,181.5M
Unitcost
(2014)[3]
A330200F:US$224.8M,166.1M
(2014)[3]
Developed
AirbusA300
from
AirbusA330MRTT
Variants
EADS/NorthropGrummanKC45
Developed
AirbusA330neo
into

Development[edit]
Background[edit]
Airbus'sfirstairliner,theA300,wasenvisionedaspartofadiversefamilyofcommercialaircraft.In
pursuitofthisgoal,studiesbeganintheearly1970sintoderivativesoftheA300.[8][9]Before
introducingtheA300,AirbusidentifiedninepossiblevariationsnamedA300B1throughB9.[10]Atenth

Model
Prior

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Airbusjetliners,19721994
A300 A310 A320 A330
B9

A340
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variant,theA300B10,wasconceivedin1973anddevelopedintothelongerrangeAirbusA310.[11]
Airbusthenfocuseditseffortsonsingleaisle(SA)studies,conceivingofafamilyofairlinerslater
knownastheAirbusA320family,thefirstcommercialaircraftwithdigitalflybywirecontrols.During
theSAstudiesAirbusturneditsfocusbacktothewidebodyaircraftmarket,simultaneouslyworkingon
bothprojects.[11]

code(s)

Debut
1972
Wide
Body
Engines
2

B10

SA2

(TA9) (TA11)

1983

1988

1994

1993

Wide

Narrow

Wide

Wide

Range Short/ Medium/ Short/ Medium/

Long
medium long medium long

Inthemid1970sAirbusbegandevelopmentoftheA300B9,alargerderivativeoftheA300,which
wouldeventuallybecometheA330.TheB9wasessentiallyalengthenedA300withthesamewing,
coupledwiththemostpowerfulturbofanenginesavailable.Itwastargetedatthegrowingdemandfor
highcapacity,mediumrange,transcontinentaltrunkroutes.[12]OfferingthesamerangeandpayloadastheMcDonnellDouglasDC10butwith25percent
morefuelefficiency,[12]theB9wasseenasaviablereplacementfortheDC10andtheLockheedL1011TriStartrijets.[13]Itwasalsoconsideredasa
mediumrangedsuccessortotheA300.[14]
Atthesametime,a200seatfourengineversion,theB11(whichwouldeventuallybecometheA340)wasalsounderdevelopment.[15]Thataircraftwas
originallyplannedtotaketheplaceofnarrowbodyBoeing707sandDouglasDC8sthenincommercialuse,butwouldlaterevolvetotargetthelong
range,widebodytrijetreplacementmarket.[14]TodifferentiatefromtheSAseries,theB9andB11wereredesignatedastheTA9andTA11,withTA
standingfor"twinaisle".[15]Developmentcostswerereducedbyusingthesamefuselageandwingforthetwoaircraft,withprojectedsavingsof
US$500million.AnotherfactorwasthesplitpreferenceofthosewithinAirbusand,moreimportantly,thoseofthecompany'sprospectivecustomers
twinjetswerefavouredinNorthAmerica,quadjetsdesiredinAsia,andoperatorshadmixedviewsinEurope.[12]Airbusultimatelyfoundthatmost
potentialcustomersfavouredfourenginesduetotheirexemptionfromexistingtwinjetrangerestrictionsandtheirabilitytobeferriedwithoneinactive
engine.[16]Asaresult,developmentplansprioritisedthefourenginedTA11aheadoftheTA9.[16]

Designeffort[edit]
ThefirstspecificationsfortheTA9andTA11,aircraftthatcouldaccommodate410passengersinaoneclasslayout,emergedin1982.[17]Theyshoweda
largeunderfloorcargoareathatcouldholdfivecargopalletsorsixteenLD3cargocontainersintheforward,andfourpalletsorfourteenLD3sintheaft
holddoublethecapacityoftheLockheedL1011TriStarorDC10,and8.46metres(27.8ft)longerthantheAirbusA300.[18]ByJune1985,theTA9and
TA11hadreceivedmoreimprovements,includingtheadoptionoftheA320flightdeck,digitalflybywire(FBW)controlsystem,andsidestickcontrol.
[19]Airbushaddevelopedacommoncockpitfortheiraircraftmodelstoallowquicktransitionbypilots.Theflightcrewscouldtransitionfromonetypeto
anotherafteronlyoneweek'straining,whichreducesoperatorcosts.[20]ThetwoTAswouldusetheverticalstabiliser,rudder,andcircularfuselagesections
oftheA300600,extendedbytwobarrelsections.[20]
Airbusbrieflyconsideredthevariablecamberwing,aconceptthatrequireschangingthewingprofileforagivenphaseofflight.Studieswerecarriedoutby
BritishAerospace(BAe),nowpartofBAESystems,atHatfieldandBristol.Airbusestimatedthiswouldyieldatwopercentimprovementinaerodynamic
efficiency,[21]butthefeaturewasrejectedbecauseofcostanddifficultyofdevelopment.[15]Atruelaminarflowwing(alowdragshapethatimprovesfuel
efficiency)wasalsoconsideredbutrejected.[22]

TheA330wasthefirstAirbus
applicationforwhichRollsRoyce
suppliedengines,withitsTrent
700turbofans.[23]Thisengineis
fromaEgyptAirA330inlate
1990smid2000seralivery.
FromthebeginningoftheTA9'sdevelopment,achoiceofenginesfromthethreemajorenginemanufacturers,RollsRoyce,Pratt&Whitney,andGE
Aviation,wasplanned.[24]GEAviationfirstofferedtheGeneralElectricCF680C2.However,laterstudiesindicatedthatmorethrustwasneededto
increasetheinitialpowercapabilityfrom267to289kN(60,000to65,000lbf).[25]GEenlargedtheCF680C2fanfrom236to244centimetres(93to96in)
tocreatetheCF680E1,givinganewthrustoutputof300320kN(67,00072,000lbf).[26]RollsRoyceinitiallywantedtousethe267kN(60,000lbf)
Trent600topowerAirbus'snewesttwinjetandtheupcomingMcDonnellDouglasMD11.However,thecompanylateragreedtodevelopanenginesolely
fortheA330,theTrent700,withalargerdiameterand311kN(70,000lbf)ofthrust.[27]Similarly,Pratt&Whitneysignedanagreementthatcoveredthe
developmentoftheA330onlyPW4168.Thecompanyincreasedthefansizetoaugmentpower,[28]enablingtheenginetodeliver311kN(70,000lbf)of
thrust.[29]
On27January1986,theAirbusIndustrieSupervisoryBoardheldameetinginMunich,WestGermany.Afterwards,theboardchairman,FranzJosef
Strau,releasedastatementthatsaid,"AirbusIndustrieisnowinapositiontofinalisethedetailedtechnicaldefinitionoftheTA9,whichisnowofficially
designatedtheA330,andtheTA11,nowcalledtheA340,withpotentiallaunchcustomerairlines,andtodiscusswiththemthetermsandconditionsfor
launchcommitments".Thedesignationswereoriginallyreversedtheywereswitchedsothequadjetairlinerwouldhavea"4"initsname.Airbushopedfor
fiveairlinestosignforboththeA330andA340,andon12Maysentsaleproposalstothemostlikelycandidates,includingLufthansaandSwissair.[19]

Productionandtesting[edit]
InpreparationforproductionoftheA330andA340,Airbus'spartnersinvestedheavilyinnewfacilities.InEngland,FiltonwasthesiteofBAe's7million
investmentinathreestoreytechnicalcentrewith15,000m2(160,000sqft)offloorarea.[30]BAealsospent5milliononanewproductionlineatits
Chesterwingproductionplant.[30]InGermany,MesserschmittBlkowBlohm(MBB)investedDM400million($225million)atvariousmanufacturing
facilitiesintheWeserestuary,includingatBremen,Einswarden,Varel,andHamburg.[31]Francesawthebiggestinvestments,withArospatialestarting
constructionofanewFr.2.5billion($411million)finalassemblyplantadjacenttoToulouseBlagnacAirportinColomiersbyNovember1988,thepillars
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forthenewClmentAderassemblyhallhadbeenerected.[32]Theassemblyprocessfeaturedincreasedautomation,suchasrobotsdrillingholesand
installingfastenersduringthewingtofuselagematingprocess.[33]

FinalassemblyareafortheA330,
nexttoToulouseBlagnacAirport
On12March1987,Airbusreceivedthefirstordersforthetwinjet.ThedomesticFrenchairlineAirInterplacedfivefirmordersandfifteenoptions,while
ThaiAirwaysInternationalrequestedeightaircraft,splitevenlybetweenfirmordersandoptions.[16][34]Airbusannouncedthenextdaythatitwould
formallylaunchtheA330andA340programmesbyApril1987,withdeliveriesoftheA340tobegininMay1992andA330deliveriestostartin1993.
NorthwestAirlinessignedaletterofintentfortwentyA340sandtenA330son31March.[34]
BAeeventuallyreceived450millionoffundingfromtheUKgovernment,wellshortofthe750millionithadoriginallyrequestedforthedesignand
constructionofthewings.[35]TheGermanandFrenchgovernmentsalsoprovidedfunding.AirbusissuedsubcontractstocompaniesinAustralia,Austria,
Canada,China,Greece,Italy,India,Japan,SouthKorea,Portugal,theUnitedStates,andtheformerYugoslavia.[36]Withfundinginplace,Airbuslaunched
theA330andA340programmeson5June1987,justpriortotheParisAirShow.[35][37]Atthattime,theorderbookstoodat130aircraftfromten
customers,includinglessorInternationalLeaseFinanceCorporation(ILFC).Oftheordertotal,fortyonewereforA330s.[35]In1989,AsiancarrierCathay
Pacificjoinedthelistofpurchasers,orderingnineA330sandlaterincreasingthisnumbertoeleven.[38]

A330300interior,economyclass
ThewingtofuselagematingofthefirstA330,thetenthairframeoftheA330andA340line,beganinmidFebruary1992.Thisaircraft,coatedwithanti
corrosionpaint,wasrolledouton31MarchwithoutitsGeneralElectricCF680E1engines,whichwereinstalledbyAugust.Duringastatictest,thewing
failedjustbelowrequirement,BAeengineerslatersolvedtheproblem.[39]Atthe1992FarnboroughAirshow,NorthwestdeferreddeliveryofsixteenA330s
to1994,followingthecancellationofitsA340orders.[40]
ThefirstcompletedA330wasrolledouton14October1992,withthemaidenflightfollowingon2November.Weighing181,840kg(401,000lb),
including20,980kg(46,300lb)oftestequipment,[39]theA330becamethebiggesttwinjettohaveflown,untilthelaterfirstflightoftheBoeing777.The
flightlastedfivehoursandfifteenminutesduringwhichspeed,height,andotherflightconfigurationsweretested.Airbusintendedthetestflight
programmetocomprisesixaircraftflyingatotalof1,800hours.[39]On21October1993,theAirbusA330receivedtheEuropeanJointAviationAuthorities
(JAA)andUSFederalAviationAdministration(FAA)certificationssimultaneouslyafter1,114cumulativeairbornetesthoursand426testflights.Atthe
sametime,weighttestscameinfavourable,showingtheplanewas500kg(1,100lb)underweight.[41]
On30June1994,troublestruckduringcertificationofthePratt&WhitneyenginewhenanA330crashednearToulouse.[42]Bothpilotsandthefive
passengersdied.[43]Theflightwasdesignedtotestautopilotresponseduringaoneengineoffworstcasescenariowiththecentreofgravitynearitsaft
limit.Shortlyaftertakeoff,thepilotshaddifficultysettingtheautopilot,andtheaircraftlostspeedandcrashed.[44]Theaccidentwasinvestigatedbyan
internalbranchofDirectionGeneraled'Aviation,whichconcludedthattheaccidentresultedfromslowresponseandincorrectactionsbythecrewduring
therecovery.[45]ThisledtoarevisionofA330operatingprocedures.[46]

Entryintoservice[edit]

CathayPacificwasoneofthefirst
operatorsoftheA330.
AirInterbecamethefirstoperatoroftheA330,puttingtheaircraftintoserviceon17January1994betweenOrlyAirport,Paris,andMarseille.[47]
DeliveriestoMalaysiaAirlines(MAS)andThaiAirwaysInternationalwerepostponedtoaddressdelaminationofthecompositematerialsinthePW4168
engine'sthrustreverserassembly.ThaiAirwaysreceiveditsfirstA330duringthesecondhalfoftheyear,operatingitonroutesfromBangkoktoTaipeiand
Seoul.[48][49]CathayPacificreceiveditsTrent700A330sfollowingthecertificationofthatengineon22December1994.[45]MASreceiveditsA330on1
February1995andthenrescheduleditsothertenorders.[49]
AirbusintendedtheA330tocompeteintheExtendedrangeTwinengineOperationPerformanceStandards(ETOPS)market,specificallywiththeBoeing
767.[50](ETOPSisastandardthatallowslongerrangeflightsawayfromadiversionairportforaircraftthathavemetspecialdesignandtestingstandards.)
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Insteadofthe"ETOPSoutofthebox"or"EarlyETOPS"approachtakenbyBoeingwithits777,[Nb1]AirbusgraduallyincreasedETOPSapprovalonthe
A330usinginserviceexperience.AirbussuggestedthattheA340andA330wereessentiallyidenticalexceptfortheirenginenumber,andthattheA340's
experiencecouldbeappliedtotheA330'sETOPSapproval.[51]Theplanswereforallthreeenginetypestoenterservicewith90minuteapproval,before
increasingto120minutesafterthetotalA330fleetaccumulated25,000flighthours,andthento180minutesafter50,000flighthours,in1995.[52][Nb2]Aer
LingusandCathayPacificweretwoimportantairlinesassistingAirbusinthisendeavourbybuildingupinserviceflighthoursonoveroceanflights.[53]In
November2009,theA330becamethefirstaircrafttoreceiveETOPS240approval,whichhassincebeenofferedbyAirbusasanoption.[54]

Furtherdevelopments[edit]
InresponsetoadeclineinA330300sales,increasedmarketpenetrationbytheBoeing767300ER,andairlinerequestsforincreasedrangeandsmaller
aircraft,AirbusdevelopedtheAirbusA330200.[55]KnownastheA329andA330M10duringdevelopment,theA330200wouldofferninepercentlower
operatingcoststhantheBoeing767300ER.[56]Theplanewasaimedatthe11,900km(6,400nmi)sector,whereAirbuspredicteddemandfor800aircraft
between1995and2015.[56]Theproject,withUS$450millioninexpecteddevelopmentcosts,wasapprovedbytheAirbusIndustrieSupervisoryBoardon
24November1995.[56]

AeroflotA330200aftertaking
offfromSheremetyevoAirportin
2011
TheA330200firstflewon13August1997.[57]Thesixteenmonthcertificationprocessinvolvedlogging630hoursoftestflights.[57]TheA330200'sfirst
customerwasILFCtheseaircraftwereleasedbyCanada3000,whobecamethetype'sfirstoperator.[58]
AsAirbusworkedonitsA330200,hydraulicpumpproblemswerereportedbybothA330andA340operators.Thisissuewasthesuspectedcauseofafire
thatdestroyedanAirFranceA340200inJanuary1994.[59]On4Januarythatyear,aMalaysiaAirlinesA330300,whileundergoingregularmaintenance
atSingaporeChangiAirport,wasconsumedbyafirethatstartedintherighthandmainundercarriagewell.TheincidentcausedUS$30millionindamage,
andtheaircrafttooksixmonthstorepair.[59][60]Consequently,operatorswereadvisedtodisableelectricalpumpsinJanuary1997.[59]
SeveralinflightshutdownsofTrent700poweredA330300soccurred.On11November1996,enginefailureonaCathayPacificflightforceditbackto
HoChiMinhCity.[61]On17April1997,CathayPacific'ssubsidiaryDragonairexperiencedanengineshutdownonanA330,causedbycarbonclogging
theoilfilter.Asaresult,CathayPacificselfsuspendedits120minuteETOPSclearance.Anotherenginefailureoccurredon6Mayduringclimboutwitha
CathayPacificA330,duetoabearingfailureinaHispanoSuizabuiltgearbox.Threedayslater,aCathayPacificA330onclimboutduringaBangkok
HongKongflightexperiencedadropinoilpressureandaresultantenginespooldown,forcingtheflightbacktoBangkok.Thecausewaslatertracedto
metalcontaminationintheengine'smasterchip.[62]Followingafifthenginefailureon23May,CathayPacificandDragonairvoluntarilygroundedtheir
A330fleetsfortwoweeks,causingmajordisruptionasCathay'selevenA330smadeupfifteenpercentofitspassengercapacity.[63]RollsRoyceand
HispanoSuizaworkedtoresolvetheproblem,leadingtoaredesignedlubricationsystem.[62]

Thefreightervariant,theA330
200F,debutsattheSingapore
Airshow2010.[64]
AirbusnextworkedonanA330freightervariant.RespondingtoflaggingA300600FandA310Fsales,thecompanybeganmarketingtheAirbusA330
200F,aderivativeoftheA330200,around2001.[65]Thefreighterhasarangeof7,400km(4,000nmi)witha65tonnes(143,000lb)payload,or5,900km
(3,200nmi)with70tonnes(150,000lb).[66]Theplaneutilisesthesamenosegearasthepassengerversion,howeveritisattachedlowerinthefuselageand
housedinadistinctivebulbous"blisterfairing".Thisraisesthenoseoftheaircraftsothatthecargodeckislevelduringloading,asthestandardA330's
landinggearresultstheplanehavinganosedownattitudewhileontheground.[67]
TheA330200Fmadeitsmaidenflighton5November2009.[68][69]Thismarkedthestartofafourmonth,180hourcertificationprogramme.JAAand
FAAcertificationswereexpectedbyMarchthefollowingyearalthoughapprovalbytheJAAwasdelayeduntilApril.[68][70]Thefirstdeliverywas
subsequentlymadetotheEtihadAirwayscargodivision,EtihadCargo,inJuly2010.[71][72]
AirbusannouncedinFebruary2011thatitintendedtoraiseproductionratesfromsevenandahalftoeightpermonthtoninepermonthin2012,andten
permonthin2013.[73]Productionincreasedto10aircraftpermonthinApril2013,thehighestforanAirbuswidebodyaircraft.[74]In2012,Airbus
expectedtheA330tocontinuesellinguntilatleast2020,[75]withtheA350900expectedtoreplacetheA330300.[76]
On19July2013,Airbusdeliveredthe1000thA330toCathayPacific.[77]ItisthefirstAirbuswidebodyairlinertoreach1,000deliveries,andthefourth
widebodytoachievethemilestoneaftertheBoeing747,767and777.[78]AsofJuly2014,atotalof1,342A330shadbeenordered,with1,106delivered.
[7]

On25September2013attheAviationExpoChina(BeijingAirshow),AirbusannouncedanewlowerweightvariantofitsA330300thatisoptimisedfor
useondomesticandregionalroutesinhighgrowthmarketswithlargepopulationsandconcentratedtrafficflows,withChinaandIndiarecognisedasthe
primetargets.[79]Thisvariantcouldcarryupto400passengers.[80]Theincreasedefficiency,however,comesmorefromtheinstallationofmoreseatsthan
anyactualreductioninweight.Onrelativelyshort,yetcongestedroutes,theA330competesagainstsingleaislejetliners.WhiletheA330'soperatingcosts
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inthoseconditionscanbenotfarabovethoseoftheBoeing737orAirbusA321,theA320neoand737MAXpromisetobefarmoreefficient.Wherethe
frequencyofflightscannotbeincreased,theuseofalargeraircraft,suchastheA330,istheonlyavailableoptiontoincreasecapacity.[81]
OnDecember10,2014,AirbusannouncedthatitwouldcutproductionoftheA330tonineaircraftpermonthfromten,becauseoffallingorders.Airbus
didnotruleoutfurtherproductioncuts.TheannouncementledtoanimmediatedropinAirbusGroup'sstockpricebecausethecompanyderivesa
significantpercentageofitscashflowandnetprofitfromtheA330programtheA330'sfinancialimpactismagnifiedamidproblemsintheA350andA380
programs.[82]

A330neo[edit]
Mainarticle:AirbusA330neo
Airbus'managementhasbeenstudyingwhethertoequiptheA330withnewer,moreefficientengines:"newengineoption"orneo.AirbussaleschiefJohn
Leahy'sargumentisthatthelowerpurchasepriceofanA330evenwithoutnewenginesmaketheeconomicsofbuyinganA330competitiveatmidrange
routeswiththatoftheBoeing787.[83]Leahystatedthat"wejustreducedthecapitalcostsby25%"inJuly2014.[84]Candidateenginesincludevariantsof
RollsRoyce'sTrent1000andGeneralElectric'sGEnx1B.Bothenginemakersarereportedlyinterestedinwinninganexclusivedealshouldareengined
A330beoffered.TheTrent1000TEN(Thrust,Efficiency,NewTechnology)engineisunderdevelopmentforthe78710,butRollsRoyceintendstooffer
itforanumberofaircraft.[85]BothenginesareheavierthantheA330'sexistingengines,soAirbuswillhavetostrengthenthewingstoacceptthem.[86]
AirbusbelievestheA330neoderivesmuchofitsmarketadvantagefrombeingalessexpensivewidebodypositionedtoservehighdensityroutesshorter
than4,000nauticalmilesthatotherwisewouldbeservedbyaircraftprimarilydesignedforroutesof8,000miles.EdGreenslet,editorofAirlineMonitor,
toldAviationWeekthattheA330neocouldcreateamonopolyinthatsegment,becausethe767is"essentiallyoutofproduction"andtheonlyotheraircraft
suitedforitistheBoeing757thelargest737doesnothavethepassengercapacitytocompeteeffectively.[87]
Airbus'recentcustomer,AirAsiaX,whichordered25A330aircraftinDecember2013,haspushedAirbustodevelopareenginedA330thatwouldboasta
substantiallylowerfuelburn,[88]ashasDeltaAirLineswithitsrequestforproposalstoreplaceits747400sand767300ERfleets.[83]AirAsiaXbelieves
thattheA330neowillgivetheairlineasecondchancetoestablishaprofitableflightscheduleconnectingKualaLumpurtoLondonandParisin2012,
AirAsiaX'sfirstattemptfailedtomakemoneybecausetheAirbusA340employedprovedtobefartoofuelinefficient.[89]CITbelievesanA330neoservice
onshorttomediumhaulroutes,carrying250300passengers,canproducehigherprofitmarginsthateithertheA350orthe787,duetothelattertwo's
higherpurchasecostasaresultoftheiroptimisationforlongerroutes.ItspecificallycitestheA350800as"notasefficientasthey'dlike."Ontheother
hand,StevenUdvarHazy,chairmanofAirLeaseCorp.doesnotacceptthatreasoning,tellingAviationWeek"Wedon'tbelieveitisrationalforustotake
theA350800andtheA330neo...Idon'tseetheA350800survivingif(Airbus)doestheA330neo."[86][90]
ProlongingtheproductionrunoftheA330withtheneomayhelpAirbusmaintainprofitabilityasittransitionstotheA350,thefirstmodeltransitionAirbus
hashadtomanage.[91]AmajorupgradeprogramfortheA330couldalsocauseproblemsforAirbus.ThereenginedA330wouldbelaunchedintoatwin
aislemarketalreadycrowdedbytheBoeing787,777X,andAirbusA350,andcouldtakesalesfromotherAirbusaircraft.[92]StartingtheA330neoprogram
wouldlikelyresultinashorttermdropinA330sales,Airbus'mostprofitableprogram,ascustomerswaitforthenewversion.Airbusisalsoconsideringre
enginingtheA380,butrunningtwocostlyupgradeprogramsatthesametimecouldoverwhelmthecompany'sresources.Emirates'recentcancellationofa
70planeorderfortheA350mayplacemoreurgencyonthedecision.[93][94]
AirbusannouncedtheA330800neoandA330900neovariantsattheFarnboroughAirshowon14July2014.[95][96]Bothvariantsaretohaveamaximum
takeoffweightof242t.Thedesignisplannedtobefrozenforthetypein2015.RollsRoycewillbetheexclusiveenginesupplierwhenAirbusannounced
theA330neoproject,bothRollsRoyceandGeneralElectricinsistedonexclusivityasaconditionofofferingfavorableterms.RollsRoyceofferedbetter
terms.[97]TheA330900neoistobeintroducedinthefourthquarterof2017,whilethe252seatA330800neoistobeintroducedinearly2018.
Aerodynamicmodificationsaretoincludearetwistedwingandoptimisedslats.A350stylewingtipswillincreasethewingspanby3.7mto64m.[98]
Airbuspredicteda14%fuelconsumptionreductionperseat.Thisisforthenew900neocomparedtotheprevious235tonne300version,itis8.5%more
efficientperseatagainstthenewer242tonne300,andisalsodueto10additionalseatsfromanewgalleydesign:theblockfuelburnis5.1%lower.
Comparedtothe235tonneversion,thelarger112inchTrent7000is11%moreefficientthanthe97inchpreviousengine,andtheaerodynamic
optimizationsoffersa4%gain,counteringa2%lossduetoincreasedweightand1%duetoadditionaldragfromthelargerengine.[99]Fuelconsumption
perseatisadditionallyimprovedby2%duetotherearrangedcabin(SpaceFlexandSmartLav)withincreasedseating.[100]
ThedecisiontooffertheaircraftwithonlyoneengineissomewhatcontroversialbutnotuniquetoAirbustheBoeing777Xwillcomeequippedexclusively
withGeneralElectricengines.Ontheonehand,airlinesbemoanthelossofcompetitionamongenginemakersStevenUdvarHazy,CEOofAirLease
Corp.,saidthathewantsachoiceofengines.Ontheotherhand,Airbushaspointedoutthatequippingacommercialaircrafttohandlemorethanonetype
ofengineaddsmillionsofdollarstothepurchaseprice.APrattandWhitneyexecutivetoldtheWallStreetJournal,"Enginesarenolonger
commodities...theoptimizationoftheengineandtheaircraftbecomesmorerelevant."[101]

Design[edit]

PlanformviewofaCyprus
AirwaysA330200,showingthe
longslenderwing
TheA330isamediumsize,widebodyairliner,withtwoenginessuspendedonpylonsunderthewings.Ontheground,thetwowheelnoseundercarriage
andtwofourwheelbogiemainlegsbuiltbyMessierDowtysupportaMaximumRampWeight(MRW)of230.9tonnes(509,000lb),whilethedesigned
maximumtakeoffweight(MTOW)is230tonnes(510,000lb)ontheA330200variant.Anoptionallowsamaximumrampweightof233.9tonnes
(516,000lb)withamaximumtakeoffweightof233.0tonnes(513,700lb).[102]
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TheairframeoftheA330featuresalowwingcantilevermonoplanewithawingvirtuallyidenticaltothatoftheA340.Thewingsweredesignedand
manufacturedbyBAe,whichdevelopedalongslenderwingwithaveryhighaspectratiotoprovidehighaerodynamicefficiency.[103][Nb3]Thewingis
sweptbackat30degreesand,alongwithotherdesignfeatures,allowsamaximumoperatingMachnumberof0.86.[105][106]Thewinghasaveryhigh
thicknesstochordratioof12.8percent,whichmeansthatalongspanandhighaspectratiocanbeattainedwithoutasevereweightpenalty.[107]For
comparison,therivalMD11hasathicknesstochordratioof89percent.[107]Eachwingalsohasa2.74m(9.0ft)tallwingletinsteadofthewingtip
fencesfoundonearlierAirbusaircraft.[108]
ThesharedwingdesignwiththeA340allowedtheA330toincorporateaerodynamicfeaturesdevelopedfortheformeraircraft.[109]Thefailureof
InternationalAeroEngines'radicalultrahighbypassV2500"SuperFan",whichhadpromisedaround15percentfuelburnreductionfortheA340,ledto
multipleenhancementsincludingwingupgradestocompensate.[34][110]Originallydesignedwitha56m(184ft)span,thewingwaslaterextendedto
58.6m(192ft)andfinallyto60.3m(198ft).[34]At60.3m(198ft),thewingspanissimilartothatofthelargerBoeing747200,butwith35percentless
wingarea.[105][106]

TheA330/A340cockpitusedthe
A320'ssixscreendesign.
TheA330andA340fuselageisbasedonthatoftheAirbusA300600,withmanycommonparts,andhasthesameexternalandcabinwidth:5.64m
(18.5ft)and5.28m(17.3ft).[102][106]Allowedseatingarrangementsare222sixabreastinfirstclass,232sevenabreastinbusinessclass,242
eightabreastineconomyclass,or333nineabreastinhighdensityeconomyclass.[111]Theverticalstabiliserandrudderaremademostlyofcomposite
materials.[112][113]Whennecessary,theA330usestheHoneywell331350Cauxiliarypowerunit(APU)toprovidepneumaticsandelectricalpower.[114]
TheA330sharesthesameglasscockpitflightdecklayoutastheA320andA340,featuringelectronicinstrumentdisplaysratherthanmechanicalgauges.
[115]Insteadofaconventionalcontrolyoke,theflightdeckfeaturessidestickcontrols,sixmaindisplays,andtheElectronicFlightInstrumentSystem
(EFIS),whichcoversnavigationandflightdisplays,aswellastheElectronicCentralisedAircraftMonitor(ECAM).[116][117]Apartfromtheflightdeck,the
A330alsohastheflybywiresystemcommontotheA320family,theA340,theA350,andtheA380.Italsofeaturesthreeprimaryandtwosecondary
flightcontrolsystems,aswellasaflightenvelopelimitprotectionsystemwhichpreventsmanoeuvresfromexceedingtheaircraft'saerodynamicand
structurallimits.[116]

Variants[edit]
WithlaunchofAirbusA330neo,theexistingmembersoftheAirbusA330family(A330200,200F,300,andMRTT)receivedtheAirbusA330ceo
("currentengineoption")name.[citationneeded]

A330200[edit]

AnEgyptAirA330200duringa
landingapproach.Theabsenceof
acentrelinewheelbogey,andthe
presenceoftwoenginesinsteadof
four,arethemaindifferences
betweentheA330andtheA340.
TheA330200isashortened,longerrangevariant,whichenteredservicein1998.Typicalrangewith253passengersinathreeclassconfigurationis
13,400km(7,200nmi).[102]TheA330200istenfuselageframesshorterthantheoriginal300,withalengthof58.82m(193ft0in).[102][118]To
compensateforthesmallermomentarmoftheshorterfuselage,theverticalstabiliserheightofthe200wasincreasedby104cm(41in).[119]The200's
wingwasalsomodifiedstructuralstrengtheningofthewingallowedthemaximumtakeoffweightofthe200tobeincreasedto229.8tonnes(507,000lb).
[119]The200isofferedwiththreeenginetypessimilartothosefoundonthe300,namelytheGeneralElectricCF680E,Pratt&WhitneyPW4000,or
RollsRoyceTrent700.[102]Airbusalsoboostedfuelcapacityto139,100L(36,700USgal)byaddingthecentresectionfueltank,standardintheA340.[57]
In2008,AirbusreleasedplansforahighergrossweightversionoftheA330200tomoreeffectivelycompeteagainsttheBoeing787Dreamliner.[120]The
newbuildA330200HGWhada5tonneincreaseinMaximumTakeoffWeight,allowinga560kilometres(300nmi)rangeincreaseanda3.4tonnes
(7,500lb)payloadincrease.[120][121]KoreanAirbecamethefirstcustomeron27February2009withanorderforsix200HGWs.Deliveriesofthefirst
aircraftstartedin2010.[122]
Inmid2012,Airbusproposedanotherversionofthe200withthemaximumgrossweightincreasedby2tto240t.Thisversionwillhaveitsrange
extendedby270nmiandwillcarry2.5tmorepayload.Itwillseeengineandaerodynamicimprovementsreducingitsfuelburnbyabout2%.Itisplanned
toentertheservicebymid2015.[123]InNovember2012,itwasannouncedthatthegrossweightistobefurtherincreasedto242twiththerangeextended
by350nmi(over238tversion).[124]
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AsofJanuary2014,588ofthe200hadbeenordered,524ofwhichhadbeendelivered,with517aircraftinoperation.[7][125]The2011listpriceis
$200.8million.[3]The200competeswiththeBoeing767300ERandtoalesserextentthe767400ER[126]aswellaswithnew787Dreamliner.[127]The
A330200isalsoavailableasanultralongrangecorporatejetastheA330200Prestige.[128]

A330300[edit]
"A333"redirectshere.FortheroadinGreatBritain,seeA333road.

AnA330300,theoriginal
variant,ofUSAirwaystakingoff
TheA330300,alsoknownastheA333,isbasedonastretchedA300fuselage63.69m(208ft11in)longbutwithnewwings,stabilisersandflybywire
systems.The300carries295passengersinathreeclasscabinlayout,335intwoclass,orupto440inanalleconomylayout.Ithasarangeof10,500km
(5,700nmi).Ithasalargecargocapacity,comparabletothatofearlyBoeing747s.ItispoweredbythechoiceoftwoGeneralElectricCF680E,Pratt&
WhitneyPW4000,orRollsRoyceTrent700engines,allofwhichareETOPS180rated.[106]The300enteredserviceinJanuary1994.[41]
In2010Airbusofferedanewversionofthe300withthemaximumgrossweightincreasedbytwotonnesto235t.Thisenabled120nmiextensionofthe
rangeaswellas1.2tincreaseinpayload.[129]Inmid2012,Airbusproposedanotherincreaseofthemaximumgrossweightto240t.Itisplannedtobe
implementedbymid2015.This300versionwillhavetherangeextendedby400nmiandwillcarry5tmorepayload.Itwillincludeengineand
aerodynamicimprovementsreducingitsfuelburnbyabout2%.[123]InNovember2012itwasfurtherannouncedthatthegrossweightwillincreaseto242t,
whiletherangewillbeextendedby500nauticalmiles(930km)(over235tmodel)to6,100nauticalmiles(11,300km).Airbusisalsoplanningtoactivate
thecentralfueltankforthefirsttimeforthe300model.[124]
AsofJanuary2014,686300shadbeenordered,497ofwhichhadbeendelivered,with490inoperation.[7][130]The2011listpriceis$222.5million.[3]
TheclosestcompetitorshavebeentheBoeing767400ER,[citationneeded]Boeing777200/200ER,andthenowoutofproductionMcDonnellDouglasMD
11.[131]

A330200F[edit]

ThefirstAirbusA330200F
duringclimbout,with
undercarriagestillretracting.The
bulgeunderthenosehousesthe
lowerednoseundercarriageleg
correctingtheinherentnosedown
attitudeofpassengerversions.[67]
TheA330200FisanallcargoderivativeoftheA330200capableofcarrying65t(143,000lb)over7,400km(4,000nmi)or70tonnes(150,000lb)upto
5,900km(3,200nmi).[66]ToovercomethestandardA330'snosedownbodyangleontheground,theA330Fusesarevisednoseundercarriagelayoutto
providealeveldeckduringcargoloading.ThenormalA330200undercarriageisused,butitsattachmentpointsarelowerinthefuselage,thusrequiringa
distinctiveblisterfairingonthenosetoaccommodatetheretractednosegear.[67]PowerisprovidedbytwoPratt&WhitneyPW4000orRollsRoyceTrent
700engines.GeneralElectricdoesnotplantoofferanenginefortheA330200F.[132]
AsofJanuary2014,Airbushaddelivered25aircraftwith14unfilledorders.[7][133]Thelistpriceis$203.6million.[3]Aswellasnewbuildfreighters,
Airbushasproposedpassengertofreighterconversionsofexisting200airliners.[134]TheA330200Fissizedbetweenthe767300Fand777F,[135][136]
buttrailsbothBoeingmodelsinordersanddeliveries.[137][138]

A330ConvertedFreighter[edit]
In2012,AirbusannouncedplansforapassengertofreighterprogramwithSTAerospace.TheA330300and200aretobepartoftheP2Fprogramwith
the300tocomefirstandthe200tofollowayearlater.ConversionworkwillbedonemainlyinDresden,Germany.[139]QatarAirwayshasalready
showedinterestintheprogram.[140]Theaircraftisexpectedtoenterservicein2016.
TheA330300P2Fvarianthasapayloadof60tonneswiththerangeof2,200nauticalmiles(4,000km)or61tonneswiththerangeof3,600nauticalmiles
(6,600km)forthehigherMTOWvariants.TheA330200P2Fwillcarrythepayloadofupto59tonsonrangesupto4,000nauticalmiles(7,400km).[141]
Airbusestimatesthemarketdemandfortheconversionsat900unitsduringthenext20years.[141]

A330800neo[edit]
TheAirbusA330800neowilldirectlyreplacetheAirbusA330200.ItwillfeaturenextgenerationRollsRoyceTrent7000enginesandA350style
winglets.Theaircraftisscheduledtoenterserviceinearly2018orlate2017withHawaiianAirlines.[142][98]
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A330900neo[edit]
TheAirbusA330900neoistoburn14%lessfuelthanA330300onperseatbasis(ona4,000nmiflight)andwillhave10moreseats(310seatsoverall)
achievedwithaninteriorreconfigurationtosavespace.Likethe800neo,itwillbeequippedwithTrent7000engineswitha10:1bypassdelivering72,000
lbf.The900neoisexpectedtoenterserviceattheendof2017.[98]AirAsiaXbecamethelaunchcustomerbysigningaMemorandumofUnderstanding
(MOU)for50oftheA330900neoatthe2014FarnboroughInternationalAirshow.[143][144]ThisMOUwaslaterfirmedupto55aircraftinDecember
2014.[145]

Belugareplacement[edit]
AirbushasstarteddesignofareplacementaircraftfortheBelugainNovember2014,basedontheAirbusA330.[146][147]

Militaryvariants[edit]
AirbusA330MRTT[edit]

Ateamofengineeringpersonnel
assembledinfrontofanA330
MRTTconvertedfromanA330
200byIberiaSpanishAirlines
Maintenance
TheAirbusA330MRTTistheMultiRoleTransportandTanker(MRTT)versionoftheA330200,designedforaerialrefuellingandstrategictransport.
[148]AsofNovember2014,46totalordershavebeenplacedfortheA330MRTTbytheairforcesofAustralia,France,SaudiArabia,Singapore,theUnited
ArabEmirates,andtheUnitedKingdom.[149][150][151]
EADS/NorthropGrummanKC45[edit]
TheEADS/NorthropGrummanKC45wasaproposedversionoftheA330MRTTfortheUnitedStatesAirForce(USAF)'sKCXaerialrefuelling
programme.InFebruary2008,theUSAFselectedtheaircrafttoreplacetheBoeingKC135Stratotanker.[152]Thereplacementprocesswasmiredin
controversy,instancesofcorruption,andallegationsoffavouritism.[153][154]InJuly2010,EADSsubmittedatankerbidtotheUSAFwithoutNorthrop
Grummanasapartner.[155][156]However,on24February2011,theUSAFpickedtheBoeingKC767proposal,laternamedKC46,asthewinnerbecause
ofitslowercost.[157][158]

Undevelopedvariants[edit]
A330200Lite[edit]
Seealso:AirbusA350XWB
TocompetewithBoeing's7E7,AirbusofferedaminimumchangederivativecalledtheA330200Litein2004.Asthenameindicated,thisproposedvariant
wouldhavehadalowermaximumtakeoffweightof202tonnes(445,000lb),coupledwithderatedengines,givingarangeof7,400km(4,000nmi).[159]
[160]ItwasaimedatSingaporeAirlines,whohadlookedtoreplaceitsAirbusA310300s.[161][162]ThevariantwasalsotobeareplacementforAirbus
A300600RsandearlyBoeing767s.[160]Airlines,however,werenotsatisfiedwiththecompromisedaircraftthecompanyinsteadproceededwithan
entirelynewaircraft,theA350XWB.[163]
A330300HGW[edit]
In2000,itwasreportedthatAirbuswasstudyinganA330300versionwithahighergrossweight.ItwasnamedA330300HGWandhadatakeoffweight
of240tonnes(530,000lb),7tonnes(15,000lb)greaterthanthe300'sweight.Theversionwouldhaveastrengthenedwingandadditionalfuelcapacity
froma41,600litre(11,000USgal)centresectionfueltank.TheA330300HGW'srangewasincreasedtoover11,000km(5,900nmi).Amongthosethat
showedinterestwasleasingcompanyILFC,whichsoughtairlinersthatcouldflyfromtheUSWestCoasttoEurope.[164]
PowerwastobesuppliedbyallthreeenginesofferedtothetwootherA330passengermodels.AirbusalsoconsideredusingthenewEngineAlliance
GP7000enginefortheA330300HGW,whichwouldhavebeentheengine'sfirsttwinjetapplication.The300HGWwastoenterairlineservicein2004.
[164]However,theprogrammewasnotlaunchedandquietlydisappeared.The240tonneA330wouldreappearyearslaterwhenAirbusannouncedatthe
2012FarnboroughAirshowthatitwouldbeanavailableoptionforboththeA330300andtheA330200.[123][165]InNovember2012,themaximumtake
offweightwasfurtherincreasedto242tonnesandthefirstoftheseaircraftisscheduledtoenterservicewithDeltaAirlinesinQ22015.[166][167]
A330500[edit]
AlsoknownastheA330100,theA330500wasaproposed"shrink"oftheA330200versionlaunchedinJuly2000attheFarnboroughAirshow,[168][169]
witheightfuselageframesremovedfouraheadandfourbehindthewing.Thiswouldallowfortheseatingof222passengers.The500'smaximum
takeoffweightwastobe228tonnes(503,000lb),a5tonne(11,000lb)decreasefromtheA330200,allowingarangeof12,970km(7,000nmi).Alighter
subvariant,at195tonnes(430,000lb),wouldhaveflownupto8,060km(4,350nmi).[170]Theaircraftwouldhavehad5percentbetterspecificfuel
consumptionthantheA300600,poweredbyeithertheCF680G2,PW4000,ortheTrent500.[168]
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ProspectivecustomersincludedILFC,CITAerospace,Lufthansa,andHapagLloyd.Thelattertwo,however,wereunimpressedwiththelongrange
variant,preferringashorterrangeaircraft,whichwasbettersuitedtotheirroutestructure.[169]SingaporeAirlineswasalsoanexpectedcustomerbecauseit
waslookingforareplacementfortheA310.[168][169]Airbusintendedtofreezethedesigninlate2001,withthefirstflightscheduledforthethirdquarterof
2003andentryintoservicewithinayear.[170]Theprogrammewaslaterabandoned,asinterestfromcustomerswaslacking.[171]

Operators[edit]
Mainarticle:ListofAirbusA330operators

TAMLinhasAereasAirbus
A330200poweredbyPW4168
AsofDecember2014,thereare1,154examplesofallA330variantsinairlineservice,including552A330200s,30200Fs,and572300s.[7]Airline
operatorsareAirChina(48),ChinaEasternAirlines(43),CathayPacific(40),TurkishAirlines(40),EtihadAirways(34),QatarAirways(33),DeltaAir
Lines(32),ChinaSouthernAirlines(30),SingaporeAirlines(29),ThaiAirwaysInternational(27),Qantas(26),KoreanAir(25),ChinaAirlines(24),US
Airways(24),AirAsiaX(23),Aeroflot(22),Emirates(21),GarudaIndonesia(21),MalaysiaAirlines(21),PhilippineAirlines(21),HawaiianAirlines(19),
Lufthansa(19),Dragonair(18),andotherswithfewerofthetype.[7]AsofNovember2014,thelargestoperatorofA330sisAirChinawith48.[7]

Ordersanddeliveries[edit]
Orders
Deliveries
Type Total Backlog Total 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
A330
622
69 553
1 28 43 37 40 32 38 49 42 39 29 25 19 36 16 27 40 12
200
A330
38
8
30

5
8
8
4
5
200F
A330
692
116 576
4 75 57 56 43 50 38 23 26 23 27 22 12
6 19 16
4 11 14 10 30
9
1
300
Total 1,352
193 1,159
5 108 108 101 87 87 76 72 68 62 56 47 31 42 35 43 44 23 14 10 30
9
1
DatathroughendofJanuary2015[7][172]

Incidentsandaccidents[edit]
AsofAugust2014,theAirbusA330hadbeeninvolvedin19majoraviationoccurrences,[173]includingeightconfirmedhulllossaccidents[174]andtwo
hijackings,foratotalof339fatalities.[175]
Thetype'sfirstfatalaccidentoccurredon30June1994nearToulouseonatestflightwhenanAirbusownedA330300crashedwhilesimulatinganengine
failureonclimbout,killingallsevenonboard.[43]AirbussubsequentlyadvisedA330operatorstodisconnecttheautopilotandlimitpitchattitudeinthe
eventofanenginefailureatlowspeed.[176]On15March2000,aMalaysiaAirlinesA330300sufferedfuselagedamagefromleakedcorrosivechemical
thathadbeenfalselylabelled.Theaircraftwaswrittenoff.[177]

In2008,AirCarabesreported
twoincidentsofpitottubeicing
malfunctionsonitsA330s.[178]In
2009,afterthecrashofAirFrance
Flight447,A330/A340operators
replacedThalesbuiltpitots.[179]
Thetype'ssecondfatalaccident,andfirstwhileincommercialservice,occurredon1June2009whenAirFranceFlight447,anA330200enroutefrom
RiodeJaneirotoPariswith228peopleonboard,crashedintheAtlanticOcean640800kilometres(350430nmi)northeastoftheislandsofFernandode
Noronha,[180]withnosurvivors.Malfunctioningpitottubesprovidedanearlyfocusfortheinvestigation,[181]astheaircraftinvolvedhadThalesbuilt"
AA"modelsknowntorecordfaultyairspeeddataduringicingconditions.[179]InJuly2009,AirbusadvisedA330andA340operatorstoreplaceThales
pitotswithequivalentsmanufacturedbyGoodrich.[179]Investigatorslaterdeterminedthattheinadequateresponseofthepilotstobothalossofairspeed
dataandsubsequentautopilotdisengagementresultedinFlight447enteringintoanaerodynamicstall.[182]
On12May2010,AfriqiyahAirwaysFlight771,anA330200,crashedonapproachtoTripoliInternationalAirport,Libya,onaflightfromORTambo
InternationalAirport,Johannesburg,SouthAfrica.Ofthe104peopleonboard,allbutonenineyearoldDutchboydied.[183]Thecauseofthecrashwas
determinedtobepiloterror.[184]
ThetwohijackingsinvolvingtheA330haveresultedinonefatality,[173]namelythehijackerofPhilippineAirlinesFlight812on25May2000,who
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jumpedoutoftheaircrafttohisdeath.[185]ThehijackingofSabenaFlight689on13October2000endedwithnocasualtieswhenSpanishpolicetook
controloftheaircraft.[186]On24July2001,twounoccupiedSriLankanAirlinesA330sweredestroyedamidanattackonBandaranaikeInternational
Airport,inColombo,SriLanka,bytheLiberationTigersofTamilEelam.[187][188]On25December2009,passengersandcrewsubduedamanwho
attemptedtodetonateexplosivesinhisunderwearonanA330300operatingNorthwestAirlinesFlight253.[189][190]
TwoA330incidentsduetoinflightmalfunctionsweresurvivedbyallonboard.On24August2001,AirTransatFlight236,anA330200,developedafuel
leakovertheAtlanticOceanduetoanincorrectlyinstalledhydraulicpartandwasforcedtoglideforover15minutestoanemergencylandinginthe
Azores.[191]On7October2008,QantasFlight72,anA330300,sufferedarapidlossofaltitudeintwosuddenuncommandedpitchdownmanoeuvres
while150km(81nmi)fromtheLearmonthairbaseinnorthwesternAustralia.Afterdeclaringanemergency,thecrewlandedtheaircraftsafelyat
Learmonth.[192]Itwaslaterdeterminedthattheincident,whichcaused106injuries,14ofthemserious,wastheresultofadesignflawoftheplane'sAir
DataInertialReferenceUnitandalimitationoftheaircraft'sflightcomputersoftware.[193]
On13April2010,CathayPacificFlight780fromSurabayaJuandaInternationalAirporttoHongKonglandedsafelyafterbothenginesfaileddueto
contaminatedfuel.57passengerswereinjured.ItstwopilotsreceivedthePolarisAwardfromtheInternationalFederationofAirLinePilots'Associations,
fortheirheroismandairmanship.[194]
On15July2014,aLibyanAirlinesA330wasseverelydamagedinthefightinginLibyaandsustainedbulletholesinthefuselage.On20July2014,two
AfriqiyahAirwaysAirbusA330werehitbyanRPGatTripoliInternationalAirport.Onewascompletelydestroyedintheensuingfire.[195][196]

Specifications[edit]

A330familyschematic
A330200
Minimumcockpitcrew
Seatingcapacity,
typical
Length
Wingspan
Wingarea
AspectRatio
Wingsweepback
Tailheight
Cabinwidth
Seatwidth

253(3class)
293(2class)
12(courierarea)
375:(optional)406[a]
58.82m(193ft0in)
60.3m(197ft10in)

MaximumTakeoffWeight
(MTOW)
MaximumLandingWeight
Operatingemptyweight
(typical)
Cruisespeed
Maximumcruisespeed
Maximumrange,fullyloaded
TakeoffdistanceatMTOW
(sealevel,ISA,50ftobstacleclearance,
RollsRoyceTrent772Bengines[197])
Maximumfuelcapacity
Serviceceiling
Maximumserviceceiling

A330300
295(3class)
335(2class)
375:(optional)440[b]
63.69m(208ft11in)

361.6m2(3,892sqft)
10.06
30
17.39m(57ft1in)
16.90m(55ft5in)
16.83m(55ft3in)
5.28m(17ft4in)
18in(45.7cm)in8abreaststandardeconomy
or16.5in(41.9cm)in9abreasthighdensityeconomy

Fuselagewidth
Cargovolume

A330200F
Two

5.64m(18ft6in)
136m3(4,800cuft)

475m3(16,800cuft)
70t/upto12couriers[135]

162.8m3(5,750cuft)

242,000kg(534,000lb)

233,000kg(514,000lb)

242,000kg(534,000lb)

182,000kg(401,000lb)
119,600kg(263,700lb)

187,000kg(412,000lb)
109,000kg(240,000lb)

124,500kg(274,500lb)

Mach0.82(871km/hor470knor541mphat11,000mor36,000ftcruisealtitude)
Mach0.86(913km/hor493knor567mphat11,000mor36,000ftcruisealtitude)
7,400km(4,000nmi)(65t)
13,400km(7,200nmi)
11,300km(6,100nmi)
5,950km(3,210nmi)(70t)
2,770m(9,090ft)

2,580m(8,460ft)

2,770m(9,090ft)

139,090L(36,740USgal) 97,530L(25,760USgal) 97,530L(25,760USgal)

12,527m(41,100ft)
13,000m(42,651ft)

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Engines(2)
(seebelow)

Thrust(2)

GeneralElectricCF680E1 Pratt&WhitneyPW4000 GeneralElectricCF680E1

Pratt&WhitneyPW4000
RollsRoyceTrent700 Pratt&WhitneyPW4000
RollsRoyceTrent700
RollsRoyceTrent700
PW:70,000lbf(311kN)
PW:70,000lbf(311kN)
PW:70,000lbf(311kN)
RR:71,100lbf(316kN)[198] RR:71,100lbf(316kN) RR:71,100lbf(316kN)
GE:72,000lbf(320kN)
GE:72,000lbf(320kN)

Sources:Airbus,[102][106][111][199]Pratt&Whitney,[29]EASA,[200]FAA,[201]TheInternationalDirectoryofCivilAircraft[170]

Aircraftmodeldesignations[edit]
Source:EASATypeCertificateDataSheetEASA.A.004[200]
Model CertificationDate
Engines
A330201 31October2002
GeneralElectricCF680E1A2
A330202 31March1998
GeneralElectricCF680E1A4
A330203 20November2001
GeneralElectricCF680E1A3
A330223
13July1998
Pratt&WhitneyPW4168A/4170
A330223F
9April2010
Pratt&WhitneyPW4170(Freighter)
A330243 11January1999 RollsRoyceTrent772B60/772C60
A330243F
9April2010
RollsRoyceTrent772B60(Freighter)
A330301 21October1993
GeneralElectricCF680E1A2
A330302
17May2004
GeneralElectricCF680E1A4
A330303
17May2004
GeneralElectricCF680E1A3
A330321
2June1994
Pratt&WhitneyPW4164
A330322
2June1994
Pratt&WhitneyPW4168
A330323
22April1999
Pratt&WhitneyPW4168A/4170
A330341 22December1994
RollsRoyceTrent76860
A330342 22December1994
RollsRoyceTrent77260
A330343 13September1999 RollsRoyceTrent772B60/772C60

Seealso[edit]
Aviationportal
EuropeanUnion
portal

CompetitionbetweenAirbusandBoeing
Relateddevelopment
AirbusA300
AirbusA330MRTT
AirbusA330neo
AirbusA340
Aircraftofcomparablerole,configurationandera
AirbusA350
Boeing767
Boeing777200
Boeing787Dreamliner
IlyushinIl96
Relatedlists
Listofjetairliners
Listofcivilaircraft

References[edit]
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Jackson,Paul(ed.).Jane'sAlltheWorld'sAircraft20082009.Coulsdon,Surrey,UK:Jane'sInformationGroup,2008.ISBN9780710628374.
RecentdevelopmentswithAirbus:ninthreportofsession200607,Vol.2:Oralandwrittenevidence.London,UK:TheStationeryOffice
(Parliament:HouseofCommons:TradeandIndustryCommittee),2007.ISBN9780215035516.
Reed,Arthur.Airbus:Europe'sHighFlyer.Zrich,Switzerland:NordenPublishingHouse,1992.ISBN3907150104.

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