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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 layout ...
All were transferred to American Airlines. Airbus A320-200: 60 — — 12 138 150 Airbus A321-200: 90 31 — 16 171 187 All fleet and remaining deliveries transferred to American Airlines. Airbus A330-200: 11 4 20 — 238 258 All fleet and remaining deliveries transferred to American Airlines and later retired in 2020. Airbus A330-300: 9 — 28 ...
In response to a decline in A330-300 sales, increased market penetration by the Boeing 767-300ER, and airline requests for increased range and smaller aircraft, Airbus developed the A330-200. [48] Known as the A329 and A330M10 during development, the A330-200 would offer nine per cent lower operating costs than the Boeing 767-300ER. [ 49 ]
Airbus A321-200 Boeing 767-300ER: One hijacked and crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as Flight 11, as part of the September 11 attacks. [28] 10 2013 2015 Airbus A330-200: Former US Airways fleet. Never flew under American brand name. Boeing 767-300ER: 67 1988 2020 Airbus A321XLR Boeing 777-300ER Boeing 787 Dreamliner
US Airways, now merged with American Airlines, have first-class flatbed seats in their Airbus A330-300s with a seat pitch of 94 inches (2 inches short of 8 feet) or 240 cm (2.4 meters) [15] In 2010 the seat pitch on low-cost carriers could be as low as 28 inches (71 cm) in the case of Spirit Airlines but was typically 29 inches (74 cm) or 30 ...
The new Airbus A321XLR can fly further than any other single-aisle plane on the market. It promises to open up new, nonstop, transatlantic routes to cities in Europe and the United States.
US Airways received its first Airbus A330-200 in June 2009. In mid-2009 it was reported that US Airways, along with American Airlines and United Airlines was placed under credit watch. Experts say several factors, including capital and revenue, played a role in the airline's addition to the list.
After the A320neo launch in December 2010 and its commercial success, the largest airline of Malaysia – an all-Airbus operator – AirAsia asked Airbus to re-engine the A330. [5] New engines like the GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 developed for the 787 could offer a 12%–15% fuel burn improvement, and sharklets at least 2%.