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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]
First flight of A330-900 on 19 October 2017. The A330neo ("neo" for "New Engine Option") is a development from the initial A330 (now A330ceo — "Current Engine Option"). A new version with modern engines developed for the Boeing 787 was called for by owners of the current A330.
March 15, 2020 (): During the COVID-19 pandemic, which prevented transit in the US through Los Angeles International Airport, Air Tahiti Nui scheduled and operated, in March and April 2020, Flight TN64 as a non-stop flight between Papeete and Paris–CDG, using a Boeing 787-9 and covering 15,715 km (9,765 mi; 8,485 nmi) in a scheduled time of ...
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 ...
Airbus A330-200: 6 — 18 — 36 210 264 To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350. [5] Airbus A330-300: 5 — 30 — 40 222 292 Airbus A350-900 — 50 [6] 34 26 33 238 331 [7] Order with 40 options to be shared between Air France and KLM and delivered from 2026 to 2030. [6] [8] To replace all remaining Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-200ERs. [6 ...
The A330-900 was initially cleared for 180 min ETOPS with a limitation of 500 engine cycles for the first delivery to TAP Portugal on 26 November. Full ETOPS required an EASA approval plan with a 3,000 cycles validation test plus three simulated diversions followed by disassembly and examination before the end of December. [ 14 ]
In November 2021, Sunclass Airlines announced an Airbus A330neo would be delivered in 2022 for its long-haul operations. Sunclass is also eyeing potential routes within the Airbus A330-900's range like Delhi, Newark, Toronto, Chicago, Hong Kong, and Johannesburg. [14] [better source needed]
The memorandum of understanding was for 40 A330-900 aircraft and 30 A350-900s, worth US$21.4 billion at list prices. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] [ 64 ] The order for 40 Boeing 787s announced in 2017 had not been formalised by the time of the order for the A330neos and A350s, [ 65 ] and although Emirates' 2018-2019 results dropped all mention of the 787, the ...