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This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
Consumer Reports released its new ratings of the best and worst airlines. Virgin America was at the top of the list. Spirit Airlines Inc. (NASDAQ: SAVE) was at the bottom.
The older Airbus A340-300 aircraft were withdrawn from service in April 2015, as rising costs had made it less economical to run the type. Virgin Atlantic had begun to replace the A340-300 on routes with the two-engine A330-300 and 787-9. The final Virgin Atlantic A340-300 flight was made on 9 April, landing at Heathrow early on 10 April. [30]
Line drawings of the A330-200 and A330-300, the two most common types in service of Airbus A330 range. The Airbus A330 is a wide-body , dual-isle, twin-engine jet airliner made by Airbus . Versions of the A330 have a range of 7,400 to 13,430 kilometres (4,000 to 7,250 nautical miles ), and can accommodate up to 335 passengers in a two-class ...
Virgin Atlantic's Airbus A330neo debuted with an exclusive "Retreat Suite" business class and ditched bars for a new social space called the "Loft." Virgin is spending $17 billion on new planes ...
On 13 October 2000, Sabena Flight 689, an Airbus A330-231, was hijacked and ended with no casualties when Spanish police took control of the aircraft. [8] On 4 December 2000, Sabena Flight 877, an Airbus A330-223, was hit by gunfire from the Hutu rebels while landing at Bujumbura International Airport. There were no fatalities, but two were ...
Virgin Atlantic, a trading name of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited and Virgin Atlantic International Limited, is a British airline with its head office in Crawley, West Sussex, England. The airline was established in 1984 as British Atlantic Airways , and was originally planned by its co-founders Randolph Fields and Alan Hellary to fly between ...
The A330-800 was introduced by Kuwait Airways on 20 November 2020. The A330-800 retains the fuselage length of the A330-200, but can seat six more passengers (for a total of 252) with an optimised cabin featuring 18-inch-wide economy seats. [15] The -800 should have a range of 7500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) with 257 passengers (406 max). [76]