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The first 242 t (534,000 lb) A330-300 was delivered to Delta Air Lines in May 2015. In 2000, it was reported that Airbus was studying an A330-300 version with a higher gross weight. It was named A330-300HGW and had a takeoff weight of 240 tonnes (530,000 lb), 7 tonnes (15,000 lb) greater than the -300's weight at the time.
Type MTOW [kg] MLW [tonnes] TOR [m] LR [m] ICAO category FAA category; Antonov An-225: 640,000: 591.7: 3,500: Super: Super Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch
The aircraft involved was an Airbus A330-300, registered as B-HLL with serial number 244, fitted with two Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines. It first flew on 4 November 1998 and was delivered to Cathay Pacific three weeks later on 25 November. [3]
A Delta spokesperson confirmed to The Post that the Airbus A330 experienced the problem “as it was accelerating before takeoff.” The plane — with 261 passengers and nine crew members onboard ...
An A330-200 from Qantas behind a Boeing 787-8 from Jetstar while on takeoff roll. Third party analysis for a 3,350 nmi (6,200 km; 3,860 mi) transatlantic flight shows that the 787-9 has a slight advantage over the A330-900 in cash cost per available seat miles , while the Airbus outperforms the Boeing once capital costs are included, based on ...
EI132 was an Airbus A330-300 aircraft, owned and operated by the Irish airline Aer Lingus, destined for Shannon, Ireland, and carrying 12 crew members and 260 passengers. US Airways Flight 1170 was a Boeing 737-300 flight destined for Philadelphia and carrying 6 crew members and 103 passengers.
After another incident where an engine of another Korean Air Airbus A330 had malfunctioned after takeoff, Korean Air announced it will be grounding the entirety of its Airbus A330 fleet, pending a safety audit. [16] [17] [18] Since 31 October 2022, Korean Air changed the Seoul–Cebu route flight number from KE631 to KE615.
The A330 MRTT has a maximum fuel capacity of 111,000 kg (245,000 lb) without the use of additional fuel tanks, leaving space for 45,000 kg (99,000 lb) of additional cargo. The A330 MRTT's wing has common structure with the four-engine A340-200/-300 with reinforced mounting locations and provision for fuel piping for the A340's outboard engines.