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The first flight crew. The A330-900 first flight on 19 October 2017 was a debut of the 1,400 hours flight test campaign involving three prototypes plus the first production aircraft: 1,100 flight hours for the A330-900 and 300 flight hours for the A330-800, targeting mid-2018 EASA and FAA Type Certification. [3]
On 4 June 2020, China Airlines Flight 202, an Airbus A330-302 registered as B-18302, from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport with 76 passengers and 11 crew, [27] landed on Songshan's wet runway 10, when upon touchdown all three primary flight computers, thrust reversers and autobrake systems failed affecting the stopping distance of the aircraft.
The A330-800neo's launch operator, Kuwait Airways, at Frankfurt Airport An IberoJet A330-900neo taking off from Madrid-Barajas Airport. The Airbus A330-800 is based on the A330-200, with, cabin modifications, larger Trent 7000 engines and aerodynamic improvements. [157] The A330-800s maiden flight took place on 6 November 2018. [158]
Starlux also announced during September 2020 that its Airbus A350s would feature a first class cabin. [81] As part of the plans, Starlux was to become the first Taiwanese airline to fly the Airbus A321neo, Airbus A330-900, and Airbus A350-1000, [12] [82] [74] but the remaining A350-1000 orders were later converted to the -900 variant instead.
In November 2009, the Airbus A330 became the first aircraft to receive ETOPS-240 approval, which has since been offered by Airbus as an option. [ 9 ] ETOPS-240 and beyond are now permitted [ 10 ] on a case-by-case basis, with regulatory bodies in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand adopting said regulatory extension.
The A330-300, the first variant, took its maiden flight in November 1992, and entered passenger service with Air Inter in January 1994. [3] Responding to dwindling sales, Airbus followed up with the slightly shorter A330-200 variant in 1998, which has proved more popular. Subsequently, developed A330 variants include a dedicated freighter, the ...
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Airbus A330" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The following is a list of orders, deliveries and backlog for the Airbus A330 by model as of 31 December 2024: Ord — number of aircraft ordered from Airbus by the specified customer; Del — number of aircraft delivered by Airbus to the specified customer; Bl — number of aircraft still to be delivered to the specified customer