Airbus A330-300

The Airbus A330 is a medium- to long-range wide-body twin-engine jet airliner made by Airbus. Versions of the A330 have a range of 5,000 to 13,430 kilometres (2,700 to 7,250 nautical miles; 3,110 to 8,350 miles) and can accommodate up to 335 passengers in a two-class layout or carry 70 tonnes (154,000 pounds) of cargo. The A330's origin dates to the mid-1970s as one of several conceived derivatives of Airbus's first airliner, the A300. The A330 was developed in parallel with the four-engine A340, which shared many common airframe components but differed in number of engines. Both airliners incorporated fly-by-wire flight control technology, first introduced on an Airbus A320, as well as the A320's six-display glass cockpit. In June 1987, after receiving orders from various customers, Airbus launched the A330 and A340. The A330 was Airbus's first airliner that offered a choice of three engine types: General Electric CF6, Pratt & Whitney PW4000, and Rolls-Royce Trent 700. The A330-300, the first variant, took its maiden flight in November 1992 and entered passenger service with Air Inter in January 1994. Airbus followed up with the slightly shorter A330-200 variant in 1998. Subsequently-developed A330 variants include a dedicated freighter, the A330-200F, a military tanker, the A330 MRTT, and a corporate jet, ACJ330. The A330 MRTT formed the basis of the proposed KC-45, entered into the US Air Force's KC-X competition with Northrop Grumman, where after an initial win, on appeal lost to Boeing's tanker. Since its launch, the A330 has allowed Airbus to expand market share in wide-body airliners. Competing twinjets include the Boeing 767 and 777, along with the 787. The long-range Airbus A350 XWB was planned to succeed both the A330 and A340. Airbus intends to replace the current A330 (referred to as the A330ceo (current engine option) since 2014) with the A330neo, which includes new engines and other improvements.[5][6][7] As of December 2019, A330 orders stand at 1,823 of which 1,492 have been delivered and 1,443 remain in operation. The largest operator is Turkish Airlines with 68 A330s in its fleet.[2]

Statistics & Information

ICAO
A333
Name
Airbus A330-300
Operator
Swiss International Air Lines
PAX
255
Crew
9
Cargo
15,000.00kg
MTOW
242000 kg
MLW
187000 kg
MZFW
175000 kg
Total in Fleet
1
Service Ceiling
42,000ft
Range
6,300nm
Max Speed
490kts
Wingspan
60.00m
Length
64.00m
Height
17.00m
Engine Type
GE CF6 / PW4000 / RR Trent 700

Aircraft Registrations

HB-JHC