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{{infobox Aircraft|subtemplate= {{Infobox Airbus Aircraft--> |name=Airbus A330 |type=[Airliner |manufacturer=[Airbus |image=Image:emirates a330-200 a6-eky arp.jpg |caption=[Emirates A330-200 |first flight=[1992-11-02 |introduced=January 1994 with [Air Inter |produced= |primary user= [Northwest Airlines |more users= [Emirates
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The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity, wide-body, medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner. It was developed at the same time as the four-engined Airbus A340. It is expected that it will be replaced by the Airbus A350.

History Airbus intended the A330 to compete directly in the ETOPS (Extended-range Twin-engine Operation Performance Standards) market, specifically with the Boeing 767.

The A330's fuselage and wings are virtually identical to those of the smaller A340 variants, although it has different engines. The A330 basic fuselage design is inherited from the Airbus A300, as is the nose/cockpit section and the fly-by-wire system and flightdeck from the Airbus A320. Both the A330 and A340 are assembled on the same final assembly line at Toulouse Blagnac International Airport, France.

By the end of August 2007, a total of 793 A330s had been ordered and 488 delivered.

Variants There are two main variants of the A330. The A330-300 was launched in 1987 with introduction into service in 1993. The A330-200 was launched in 1995, introduced in 1998 and comes in passenger, freighter and Airbus A330 MRTT versions.

Airbus A330-200. A330-200 The A330-200 was developed to compete with the Boeing Boeing 767#Variants. The A330-200 is similar to the A340-200 or a shortened version of the A330-300. With poor sales of the A340-200 (of which only 28 were built), Airbus decided to use the fuselage of the A340-200 with the wings and engines of the A330-300. This significantly improved the economics of the plane and made the model more popular than the four-engined variant.

Its vertical fin is taller than that of the A330-300 to restore its effectiveness due to the shorter moment arm of the shorter fuselage. It has additional fuel capacity and, like the A330-300, has a Maximum Take-Off Weight of 233 tonnes. Typical range with 253 passengers in a three-class configuration is 12,500 km (6,750 nautical miles).

Power is provided by two GE-Aviation General Electric CF6, Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney PW4000 or Rolls-Royce plc Rolls-Royce Trent engines. All engines are ETOPS-180 min rated. First customer deliveries, to International Lease Finance Corporation/Canada 3000, were in April 1998.

The A330-200 has sold strongly since its launch, outselling the Boeing 767 by 23 to 9 in 2004. As a result, Boeing has asked both Rolls Royce and GE to design engines that enable the Boeing 787 to be 15% more economical than the A330-200.

The direct Boeing equivalent is currently the Boeing 767 and in the future will be the 787-9.

A330-200F

Due to flagging Airbus A300 and Airbus A310 sales, Airbus first began marketing a freighter derivative of the A330-200 around 2000-2001, although it was not launched at this time." Airbus aims to fill freighter void with A330 derivative." Flight International. March 14, 2006. The A330-200F re-emerged at the 2006 Farnborough Air Show and received its industrial go-ahead in January 2007. Entry into service is planned for the second half of 2009.

The A330-200F is a mid-size, long-haul all-cargo aircraft capable of carrying 64 tonnes over 4,000 NM / 7,400 km, or 69 tonnes up to 3,200 NM / 5,930 km. It introduces a new versatile main-deck cargo loading system that will be able to accommodate both pallets and containers. Several different arrangements will be possible on the main deck, taking up to 23 Side-by-Side (SBS) pallets, aimed at the high volume, high value commodities or Single Row (SR) loading of 16 pallets (96”x 96”x125” SR pallets) and/or nine AMA containers aimed at the general cargo higher density markets.

To overcome the standard A330's nose-down body angle on the ground, the A330F will make use of a revised nose landing gear layout. The same leg will be used, however it will be attached lower in the fuselage, requiring a distinctive blister fairing on the nose to accommodate the retracted nosegear.

Power is provided by two Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney PW4000 or Rolls-Royce plc Rolls-Royce Trent engines.

Airbus has so far secured commitments for 68 aircraft from six customers (firm in brackets): Intrepid Aviation Group (20), Guggenheim Aviation Partners (6), Flyington Freighters (12), Avion_Group (8), Etihad Airways (3), MNG Airlines(2) and ACT Airlines 2. Deliveries will begin in late 2009Flight International, 23-29 January 2007.

Other widebody freighters include the Boeing 767, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, and the larger Boeing 777.

Airbus A330-300.

===A330-300===

The A330-300, which entered service in 1993 in aviation, was developed as replacement for the Airbus A300. It is based on a stretched A300-600 fuselage but with new wings, stabilisers and new fly-by-wire software.

The A330-300 carries 295 passengers in a three-class cabin layout (335 in 2 class and 440 in single class) over a range of 10,500 km (5,650 nautical miles). It has a large cargo capacity, comparable to early Boeing 747s. Some airlines run overnight cargo-only flights after daytime passenger services.

It is powered by two General Electric CF6, Pratt & Whitney PW4000 or Rolls-Royce Trent engines, all of which are ETOPS/LROPS min rated. US Airways was the launch customer in the United States with nine A330-300s.

The direct Boeing equivalent is the Boeing 777.

A330 MRTT s

The Multi-Role Transport and Tanker version (MRTT) of the A330-200 provides aerial refueling and strategic transport. To date it has been selected by Australia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the United Kingdom. The KC-30, a derivative of the A330 similar to the MRTT, is in the running for the KC-X contract from the United States Air Force for 179 tankers to replace the aging KC-135 Stratotanker fleet. EADS is teamed with Northrop Grumman for the bid, competing against the Boeing KC-767.

Specifications Airbus A330-200 touching down RWY 23L at Düsseldorf International Airport.

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Incidents image:bmi.a330-200.g-wwbb.arp.jpg A330-200queueing for take off at London Heathrow Airport

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{{infobox Aircraft|subtemplate= {{Infobox Airbus Aircraft--> |name=Airbus A330 |type=[Airliner |manufacturer=[Airbus |image=Image:emirates a330-200 a6-eky arp.jpg |caption=[Emirates A330-200 |first flight=[1992-11-02 |introduced=January 1994 with [Air Inter |produced= |primary user= [Northwest Airlines |more users= [Emirates
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The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity, wide-body, medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner. It was developed at the same time as the four-engined Airbus A340. It is expected that it will be replaced by the Airbus A350.

History Airbus intended the A330 to compete directly in the ETOPS (Extended-range Twin-engine Operation Performance Standards) market, specifically with the Boeing 767.

The A330's fuselage and wings are virtually identical to those of the smaller A340 variants, although it has different engines. The A330 basic fuselage design is inherited from the Airbus A300, as is the nose/cockpit section and the fly-by-wire system and flightdeck from the Airbus A320. Both the A330 and A340 are assembled on the same final assembly line at Toulouse Blagnac International Airport, France.

By the end of August 2007, a total of 793 A330s had been ordered and 488 delivered.

Variants There are two main variants of the A330. The A330-300 was launched in 1987 with introduction into service in 1993. The A330-200 was launched in 1995, introduced in 1998 and comes in passenger, freighter and Airbus A330 MRTT versions.

Airbus A330-200. A330-200 The A330-200 was developed to compete with the Boeing Boeing 767#Variants. The A330-200 is similar to the A340-200 or a shortened version of the A330-300. With poor sales of the A340-200 (of which only 28 were built), Airbus decided to use the fuselage of the A340-200 with the wings and engines of the A330-300. This significantly improved the economics of the plane and made the model more popular than the four-engined variant.

Its vertical fin is taller than that of the A330-300 to restore its effectiveness due to the shorter moment arm of the shorter fuselage. It has additional fuel capacity and, like the A330-300, has a Maximum Take-Off Weight of 233 tonnes. Typical range with 253 passengers in a three-class configuration is 12,500 km (6,750 nautical miles).

Power is provided by two GE-Aviation General Electric CF6, Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney PW4000 or Rolls-Royce plc Rolls-Royce Trent engines. All engines are ETOPS-180 min rated. First customer deliveries, to International Lease Finance Corporation/Canada 3000, were in April 1998.

The A330-200 has sold strongly since its launch, outselling the Boeing 767 by 23 to 9 in 2004. As a result, Boeing has asked both Rolls Royce and GE to design engines that enable the Boeing 787 to be 15% more economical than the A330-200.

The direct Boeing equivalent is currently the Boeing 767 and in the future will be the 787-9.

A330-200F

Due to flagging Airbus A300 and Airbus A310 sales, Airbus first began marketing a freighter derivative of the A330-200 around 2000-2001, although it was not launched at this time." Airbus aims to fill freighter void with A330 derivative." Flight International. March 14, 2006. The A330-200F re-emerged at the 2006 Farnborough Air Show and received its industrial go-ahead in January 2007. Entry into service is planned for the second half of 2009.

The A330-200F is a mid-size, long-haul all-cargo aircraft capable of carrying 64 tonnes over 4,000 NM / 7,400 km, or 69 tonnes up to 3,200 NM / 5,930 km. It introduces a new versatile main-deck cargo loading system that will be able to accommodate both pallets and containers. Several different arrangements will be possible on the main deck, taking up to 23 Side-by-Side (SBS) pallets, aimed at the high volume, high value commodities or Single Row (SR) loading of 16 pallets (96”x 96”x125” SR pallets) and/or nine AMA containers aimed at the general cargo higher density markets.

To overcome the standard A330's nose-down body angle on the ground, the A330F will make use of a revised nose landing gear layout. The same leg will be used, however it will be attached lower in the fuselage, requiring a distinctive blister fairing on the nose to accommodate the retracted nosegear.

Power is provided by two Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney PW4000 or Rolls-Royce plc Rolls-Royce Trent engines.

Airbus has so far secured commitments for 68 aircraft from six customers (firm in brackets): Intrepid Aviation Group (20), Guggenheim Aviation Partners (6), Flyington Freighters (12), Avion_Group (8), Etihad Airways (3), MNG Airlines(2) and ACT Airlines 2. Deliveries will begin in late 2009Flight International, 23-29 January 2007.

Other widebody freighters include the Boeing 767, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, and the larger Boeing 777.

Airbus A330-300.

===A330-300===

The A330-300, which entered service in 1993 in aviation, was developed as replacement for the Airbus A300. It is based on a stretched A300-600 fuselage but with new wings, stabilisers and new fly-by-wire software.

The A330-300 carries 295 passengers in a three-class cabin layout (335 in 2 class and 440 in single class) over a range of 10,500 km (5,650 nautical miles). It has a large cargo capacity, comparable to early Boeing 747s. Some airlines run overnight cargo-only flights after daytime passenger services.

It is powered by two General Electric CF6, Pratt & Whitney PW4000 or Rolls-Royce Trent engines, all of which are ETOPS/LROPS min rated. US Airways was the launch customer in the United States with nine A330-300s.

The direct Boeing equivalent is the Boeing 777.

A330 MRTT s

The Multi-Role Transport and Tanker version (MRTT) of the A330-200 provides aerial refueling and strategic transport. To date it has been selected by Australia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the United Kingdom. The KC-30, a derivative of the A330 similar to the MRTT, is in the running for the KC-X contract from the United States Air Force for 179 tankers to replace the aging KC-135 Stratotanker fleet. EADS is teamed with Northrop Grumman for the bid, competing against the Boeing KC-767.

Specifications Airbus A330-200 touching down RWY 23L at Düsseldorf International Airport.

{] or Pratt & Whitney PW4000 or Rolls-Royce_Trent#Trent_700|- bgColor="#e1e8f1"| Engine thrust range || colspan="2" |303-320 kN|- bgColor="#c9d5e6"| Typical passenger seating || 253 (3-class) / 293 (2-class) || 295 (3-class) / 335 (2-class)|- bgColor="#e1e8f1"| Range (w/max. passengers) || 6,749 nautical mile (12,500 km) || 5,669 NM (10,500 km)|- bgColor="#c9d5e6"| Cruising Speed || colspan="2" | Mach number 0.82 (541 mph, 470 knot (speed), 871 km/h at 35,000 foot (length) cruise altitude)|- bgColor="c9d5e6"| Maximum Cruise Speed || colspan="2" | Mach number 0.86 (568 mph, 493 knots, 913 km/h at 35,000 ft cruise altitude)|- bgColor="#e1e8f1"| Takeoff run at MTOW ]|- bgColor="#e1e8f1"| Maximum takeoff weight || colspan="2" | 230 (233) t|- bgColor="#c9d5e6"| Maximum landing weight || 180 (182) t || 185 (187) t|- bgColor="#e1e8f1"| Maximum zero fuel weight || 168 (170) t || 173 (175) t|- bgColor="#c9d5e6"| Maximum fuel capacity || 139,100 l || 97,170 l|- bgColor="#e1e8f1"| Typical operating weight empty || 119.6 t || 122.2 (124.5) t|- bgColor="#c9d5e6"| Typical volumetric payload || 36.4 t || 45.9 t|}

A330 deliveries {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"|-----20072006200520042003200220012000199919981997199619951994199319921991|-|39|62|56|47|31|42|35|43|44|23|14|10|30|9|1|0|0|-|}

Incidents image:bmi.a330-200.g-wwbb.arp.jpg A330-200queueing for take off at London Heathrow Airport

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