We asked the airline – but we’re not getting our hopes up that they would disclose that information to us (if it is them). In his spare time, John enjoys running, photography, and watching planes approach Chicago O'Hare from over Lake Michigan. Sign up to our daily aviation news digest. Taiwan’s airline STARLUX just ordered eight Airbus A330neos, this makes them the first carrier operating this type of aircraft in the country. The two aircraft the airline received are the first of eight slated to join…, SKY, the Chilean airline owned by businessman Jürgen Paulmann, will look to the capital markets for an injection of resources…, Southwest Airlines has revealed the routes it will fly from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and Colorado Springs.

Deliveries for the plane are expected to start in 2021. [3], Air Inter became the first operator of the A330 after accepting delivery on 30 December 1993 and placing the aircraft into service on 17 January 1994 between Orly Airport and Marseille. The airline has placed an order for the A330neo. In 2019 alone, net orders for the A330neo reached 99 aircraft.

It is also adding three additional A321neos to its original order. His strong relationships with Middle Eastern and Canadian airlines make him an asset to the team.

The low-cost airline…, On Tuesday, Emirates officially retired its first A380 jumbo jet. Deputy Editor - An experienced photographer and video producer, Chris is a journalistic natural. In December 2019, Airbus revealed that an order for 40 A330neo jets was placed. Some of the world’s largest and most well-known leasing companies include AerCap, GECAS, Air Lease Corporation, and Nordic Aviation Capital. In 2019 alone, net orders for the A330neo reached 99 aircraft. Early last year, mid-February to be precise, we reported that Emirates had ordered 40 A330-900s. With these new adds and the A330neo order, Starlux will see a nearly 50% increase in its fleet size. Starlux launched operations in January of this year.

Looking at Airbus’ December 2019 numbers for orders and deliveries, A330neo orders to date have totaled 337. Emirates said this new deal replaced the February MoU. Degree educated with a wealth of traveling history, Chris’ insight into routes, networks, and alliances brings a depth of quality to his work that is hard to beat.

[2][3] The following day, Airbus announced that it planned to formally launch the A330/A340 programme by mid-April 1987, and was on track to deliver the first A340 by May 1992 and the A330 the following year. We’ll just have to be on the lookout for new announcements and press releases about this. In order to give you a better service Airbus uses cookies.

The aircraft, registered as A6-EDB, has been in Emirates’ fleet…. The aircraft, which Starlux plans to lease, will be delivered starting in the fourth quarter of 2021. Who do you think this undisclosed/unidentified customer is? The first Airbus A330neo takes off in Toulouse (Photo: AirlineGeeks | Fabian Behr). There are few airlines in the world that would make such a large order of widebody aircraft.

Taiwanese Starlux Orders Eight Airbus A330neos. Far less exciting is the prospect that one of the world’s major aircraft leasing companies has placed the order. There are 1,790 firm orders for all versions of the Airbus A330; 1,491 for the A330ceo (current engine option) and a further 299 for the A330neo (new engine option), of which a total of 1,447 A330ceo and 37 A330neos have been delivered as of end of November 2019. harvnb error: no target: CITEREFNorrisWagner2001 (, harvnb error: no target: CITEREFEden2008 (, "Airbus to trim A330 output but seeks higher A320 rates", "Delta orders 50 Airbus widebody aircraft", "CIT firms up order for 15 A330neo and five A321ceo aircraft", "AirAsia X switches remaining A330s to re-engined variant", "Avolon firms up order for 15 A330neo aircraft", "ALC firms up order for 55 Airbus aircraft", "TAP Portugal orders 14 A330-900neo and 39 A320neo Family aircraft", "ARKIA Israeli Airlines to operate up to four A330-900neo", "Aircalin orders two A330neo and two A320neo aircraft", "Iran Air and Airbus seal historic aircraft order", "Kuwait Airways: newest customer of the A330neo", "Uganda Airlines: firms up order of the A330neo", "PARIS: Virgin Atlantic signs for up to 20 A330-900s", https://cebupacificaircorporate.com/Pages/news.aspx?id=1260, "GECAS Places Orders for 32 Airbus Aircraft", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Airbus_A330_orders_and_deliveries&oldid=977417153, Lists of Airbus aircraft orders and deliveries, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Ord — number of aircraft ordered from Airbus by the specified customer, Del — number of aircraft delivered by Airbus to the specified customer, Bl — number of aircraft still to be delivered to the specified customer, This page was last edited on 8 September 2020, at 18:34.

Still, the order was likely relatively cheap for the airline, both because of Airbus’ probable anxiousness to sell the aircraft and due to the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The better-known airline groups include IAG and the Lufthansa Group. This order has a little bit of mystery to it as it has been attributed to an unidentified customer. Starlux Airlines, Taiwan’s new luxury airline, has placed an order for eight Airbus A330-900neos, OneMileAtATime reports.

(Photo: StarLux Airlines). Not many airlines around the world are large enough to need 40 widebody aircraft like the A330-900neo. The extended-fuselage member of Airbus’ A330neo product line – the A330-900 – can accommodate between 260 and 300 seats in a typical three-class layout or up to 440 for high-density configurations. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.