Hawaiian denied that the order for the A330-800 had been cancelled, but did not dismiss a new deal with Boeing. Airlines have selected the A330 as a replacement for less economical trijets and versus rival twinjets. The Airbus A330neo ("neo" for "New Engine Option") is a wide-body jet airliner developed by Airbus from the Airbus A330 (now A330ceo – "Current Engine Option"). seeking to best fit its current network to Asia and North America whilst allowing for future growth, possibly to Europe. [27] Its first flight was delayed until September 2017 after the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000s were installed during the summer. [76], The A330-800 retains the fuselage length of the A330-200, but can seat six more passengers (for a total of 252) with an optimised cabin featuring 18-inch-wide economy seats. [6], A list of active operators of the Airbus A330, as of 15 November 2019. The Bloomberg story indicates big things are happening. [85] A firm order from Kuwait Airways for eight A330-800s followed in October 2018;[86] it was subsequently confirmed that Kuwait Airways would be the launch customer for the -800, with certification expected in mid-2019 and first deliveries in the first half of 2020. [18] Airbus said that it could pursue demand for 4,000 aircraft and that there was an open market for 2,600 jets not already addressed by backlogs with operators already using A330s. [21] Both A330neo variants were expected to have a maximum take-off weight of 242 t. The type design was frozen in late 2015. An A330-900 is worth $115 million in 2018, while a new B787-9 valuation is $145 million, up from $135 million in 2014, but it may have been sold for $110–15 million to prevent A330neo sales. Copyright Aeronautics Online Aviation News and Media © 2020 . Boeing has offered variants of the 767 and 777 as competitors, along with the 787 which entered service in 2011. Leeham News, on the one hand considered the A330-800 does not really cover the upper end of New Midsize Airplane studied by Boeing for some years, on the other hand stated that the A330-800 provides Airbus a cost-effective entry to the upper end of the middle of the market. [53], Leased from Avolon, the first A330-900 was delivered to TAP Air Portugal on 26 November 2018, featuring 298 seats: 34 full-flat business, 96 economy plus and 168 economy seats, and to be deployed from Portugal to the Americas and Africa. MIAMI – Taipei-based Starlux Airlines (JX) is set to become Taiwan’s first Airbus A330neo operator.According to Airbus, JX ordered eight aircraft of the type via Air Lease Corporation. [103], Between January 2014 and November 2019, the A330/A330neo had 477 net orders (net of cancellations) compared to a total of 407 for all three variants of the 787. Operators of Airbus’ updated A330, the A330neo, are reporting noxious fumes onboard flights operated by the new aircraft. Its flight envelope was fully opened including flutter and stall tests to complete powerplant calibration and strake configuration has been frozen.

[62] The newer 242-tonne −300 is already 2% more efficient. [90], The A330-800 received EASA type certification on 13 February 2020. We use ads to keep our content free. Taiwanese news outlet Apple Daily reported that JX could take the first A330neo from as early as late next year. Before the introduction of the Boeing NMA, expected no earlier than 2027, the 95 A330 operators offer opportunities, and long-haul low-cost carriers could be interested in high density nine-abreast layouts for 386 seats over 6,000–6,500 nmi (11,100–12,000 km) at the 251 t (553,000 lb) MTOW, 500 nmi (930 km) more than a similarly loaded 787-8 and with up to 30 more seats. The -900 made its maiden flight on 19 October 2017 and received its EASA type certificate on 26 September 2018; it was first delivered to TAP Air Portugal on 26 November 2018 and had its maiden commercial flight on 15 December. Amazon may be about to disrupt another industry. [97] With the exception of Delta, industry-leading airlines preferred the Boeing 787. [54][55] This is a security measure to protect this website against data [30] The aircraft complete with engines showed at Toulouse in September before its first flight. Lion Air of Indonesia has 10 A330s, including four 900s alongside its 131 Boeing 737s. [73], Further reconfiguration of cabin facilities enables the –900 to seat up to 460 passengers in an all-economy layout. Hi Fly’s A330neo raises bar for wet lease operators. Passenger Experience June 30, 2019 Zaref Anderson 0 Operators of Airbus’ updated A330, the A330neo, are reporting noxious fumes onboard flights operated by the new aircraft. Delta is one of the first operators of the A330neo, which it ordered 35 of, and will begin A330neo flights in July between Seattle and Shanghai.