Airbus A330
| Airbus A330 | |
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| Asiana Airlines Airbus A330 at Kansai International Airport | |
| First Flight: | 1991 |
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| Entry Into Service: | 1994 with Air Inter |
| Assembled in: | Toulouse, France |
| Number built: | 505 |
| Category: | Medium-Long Haul Widebody |
| Manufactured by: | Airbus Industrie |
The Airbus A330 is a widebody medium-long haul twin-engine airliner built by Airbus Industries. It remains as Airbus' most popular Widebody aircraft today. Today, the Airbus A330 operates worldwide on a variety of missions such as high-capacity short haul, medium haul and long haul services.
Airbus A330-200
Introduced in 1997, the Airbus A330-200 series carries significantly less passengers and cargo than a -300 series. However, due to reduced fuel burn and reduced drag as a result of a shorter fuselage and lower capacity, it can fly significantly further than the -300 series.
Specifications
- Length: 58.8m
- Height: 17.40m
- Wingspan: 60.3m
- Engine Options
- Range (with full payload): 12,500km
- Maximum Passenger Capacity: 350
Airbus A330-300
Introduced in 1991, the Airbus A330-300 series is the original model of the Airbus A330. It shares the same fuselage length and carries the same amount of passengers as the Airbus A340-300.
Specifications
- Length: 63.6m
- Height: 16.85m
- Wingspan: 60.3m
- Engine Options
- Range (with full payload): 10,500km
- Maximum Passenger Capacity: 440