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 , or carry 70
tonnes (150,000
pounds ) of cargo.
The origin of the A330 dates to the 1970s as one of several conceived derivatives of Airbus's first airliner, the
A300 . The A330 was developed in parallel with the
A340 , which shared many common
airframe components, but differed in number of engines. Both airliners incorporated
fly-by-wire flight control technology, first introduced on an Airbus aircraft with the
A320 , as well as the A320's six-display
glass cockpit .
[1] In June 1987, after receiving orders from various customers, Airbus launched the A330 and A340. The A330 was Airbus's first airliner offered with the choice of three engines: General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce.
[2]
The A330-300, the first variant, took its
maiden flight in November 1992, and entered passenger service with
Air Inter in January 1994.
[3] Responding to dwindling sales, Airbus followed up with the slightly shorter A330-200 variant in 1998, which has proved more popular. Subsequently, developed A330 variants include a dedicated
freighter , the A330-200F, and a military multi-role
aerial refuelling tanker-transport, the
A330 MRTT .
Since its launch, the A330 has allowed Airbus to expand market share in wide-body airliners. Airlines have selected the A330 as a replacement for less economical
trijets , and versus rival twinjets.
Boeing has offered variants of the
767 and
777 as competitors, along with the
787 which entered service in 2011. Airbus's
A350 also shares this wide-body airliner market. As of November 2022
[update] , the A330's order book contained 1,764 airframes, of which 1,555 had been delivered and 1,462 were in service.
[4] The largest operator is
Delta Air Lines with 61 aircraft.
[4]
Airline operators
A list of operators of the
Airbus A330 , as of April 2024
[update] .
[4]
legend
notes
*
current
*
former
orders
airline
country
200
200F
300
300P2F
800
900
total in service
notes
undisclosed customers
24
3
22
49
government; executive & private
54
54
Aer Lingus
Ireland
3
10
13
Aer Lingus UK
United Kingdom
2
2
Aeroflot
Russia
5
12
12
No longer supported by Airbus due to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Aerolíneas Argentinas
Argentina
9
9
AeroSur
Bolivia
1
—
Operated by
Air Comet
Afriqiyah Airways
Libya
2
1
3
Aigle Azur
France
2
—
Ceased operations in 2019
Air Anka
Turkey
1
1
2
Air Algérie
Algeria
8
3
8
Air Belgium
Belgium
2
3
2
7
1 A330-200F operating for
CMA CGM Air Cargo
Air Berlin
Germany
17
3
—
Ceased operations in 2017
Air Canada
Canada
18
18
Air Caraïbes
Guadeloupe
1
2
3
Air Caraïbes Atlantique
France
1
1
1
Air China
China
27
28
55
Air Comet
Spain
8
—
Ceased operations in 2009
Air Europa
Spain
12
5
—
Air France
France
15
15
Air Greenland
Greenland
1
1
1
Air Hong Kong
China (
Hong Kong )
2
4
6
Air India
India
2
—
Air Inter
France
4
—
Launch customer of A330-300, merged with
Air France in 1997
Air Italy
Italy
5
—
Ceased operations in 2020, transferred to
Qatar Airways
Air Leisure
Egypt
3
—
Ceased operations in 2018
Air Madrid
Spain
3
2
—
Ceased operations in 2006
Air Mauritius
Mauritius
1
2
3
Air Namibia
Namibia
2
—
Ceased operations in 2021
Air Nigeria
Nigeria
1
—
Ceased operations in 2012, leased from
EgyptAir
Air One
Italy
2
—
Ceased operations in 2014
Air Samarkand
Uzbekistan
2
2
Air Senegal
Senegal
2
2
One operated by
Airhub Airlines
Air Serbia
Serbia
2
2
Air Transat
Canada
13
1
14
AirAsia
Malaysia
1
1
AirAsia X
Malaysia
1
15
15
15
AirCalin
New Caledonia
2
2
2
Airhub Airlines
Malta
1
2
1
4
A330-900 operating for
Air Senegal
AirTanker
United Kingdom
14
14
Operates the
Airbus Voyager for the Royal Air Force, leasing its 'surge' fleet to civilian airlines
Ajwaa Airlines
Egypt
1
1
Leased from
EgyptAir
Alitalia
Italy
14
—
Ceased operations in 2021
AlMasria Universal Airlines
Egypt
1
—
Amazon Air
United States
1
1
Operated by
Hawaiian Airlines
American Airlines
United States
15
9
—
Acquired from merger with
US Airways
Arik Air
Nigeria
3
—
Asiana Airlines
South Korea
15
15
ASL Airlines Ireland
Ireland
2
3
3
Operated by
DHL
Aura Airlines
Spain
1
—
Ceased operations in 2022
Avianca
Colombia
12
2
—
Avianca Brasil
Brazil
6
1
—
Ceased operations in 2019
Avianca Cargo
Colombia
6
4
6
Avianca Perú
Peru
1
—
Ceased operations in 2020, transferred to
Avianca
Awesome Cargo
Mexico
1
1
Azores Airlines
Portugal
1
—
Azul Brazilian Airlines
Brazil
7
5
12
To be added +4 units of the A330-900's to the fleet, and 2 leased aircraft from
Avianca
Batik Air
Indonesia
2
2
Batik Air Malaysia
Malaysia
1
1
Beijing Capital Airlines
China
7
4
11
BH Air
Bulgaria
1
—
Blue Panorama Airlines
Italy
3
—
Ceased operations in 2022, operated under Luke Air name, never entered service
Blue Wings
Germany
2
—
Transferred to
TAP Air Portugal
Boliviana de Aviación
Bolivia
2
2
British Midland International
United Kingdom
3
—
Merged with
British Airways in 2012
Brussels Airlines
Belgium
4
9
9
Canada 3000
Canada
4
—
Launch customer of A330-200, ceased operations in 2001
Cathay Dragon
China (
Hong Kong )
29
—
Ceased operations in 2020
Cathay Pacific
China (
Hong Kong )
42
42
Cebu Pacific
Philippines
8
8
8
Replaced by
A330-900 and RP-C3341 is now operated by
SmartLynx Malta RP-C3342 and RP C3344 is Operated by
US Bangla Airlines RP-C3343 is operated by
Air Transat RP-C4435 is operated by
Lion Air and RP-C3346 (PK-LEY) on order RP-C3347 and RP-C3348 was sold back to
Airbus
China Airlines
Taiwan
21
21
To be retired by 2026
China Eastern Airlines
China
30
25
55
China Southern Airlines
China
14
27
41
Citilink
Indonesia
2
—
Transferred to
Garuda Indonesia
CMA CGM Air Cargo
Belgium
4
4
1 operated by
Air Belgium
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
Congo
1
1
Condor
Germany
2
2
10
12
A330-300 leased from
Smartlynx Airlines Malta
Conviasa
Venezuela
1
1
—
A330-200 leased from
Hi Fly A330-300 leased from
AirAsia X
Corendon Airlines
Turkey
1
1
Leased from
Airhub Airlines
Corsair International
France
3
4
5
9
Cubana de Aviación
Cuba
1
—
Leased from
Novair
Czech Airlines
Czech Republic
1
—
Leased from
Korean Air
Delta Air Lines
United States
11
31
22
64
Largest A330 operator
DHL Air UK
United Kingdom
3
3
Dragonair
China (
Hong Kong )
30
—
Rebranded to
Cathay Dragon in 2016
Edelweiss Air
Switzerland
2
2
—
A330-300 transferred to
Eurowings Discover
EgyptAir
Egypt
3
4
7
EgyptAir Cargo
Egypt
3
3
Emirates
United Arab Emirates
29
—
Etihad Airways
United Arab Emirates
31
5
6
—
Eurofly
Italy
5
—
Merged with
Meridiana in 2010
European Air Transport Leipzig
Germany
3
2
5
Eurowings
Germany
7
5
12
A330-200 operated by
SunExpress Deutschland A330-300 operated by
Brussels Airlines
Eurowings Discover
Germany
3
9
12
EVA Air
Taiwan
3
9
12
Evelop Airlines
Spain
1
4
—
Renamed to
Iberojet in 2021
Eznis Airways
Mongolia
1
1
Fiji Airways
Fiji
5
1
6
Finnair
Finland
8
8
Flynas
Saudi Arabia
2
10
3
13
A330-200 leased from
Hi Fly and
Eaglexpress Air A330-900 leased from
Lion Air
Fly Gangwon
South Korea
1
1
Fly OYA
Libya
1
1
French Bee
France
1
—
Formerly French Blue , transferred to
Air Caraïbes
Garuda Indonesia
Indonesia
5
20
4
5
30
GetJet Airlines
Lithuania
1
1
Gulf Air
Bahrain
12
—
GullivAir
Bulgaria
3
3
Hans Airways
United Kingdom
1
1
Hainan Airlines
China
9
24
33
Hawaiian Airlines
United States
24
1
25
Operating for
Amazon Air
Heston Airlines
Lithuania
3
3
Hi Fly
Portugal
2
2
1
—
HiSky Europe
Romania
1
Hi Fly Malta
Malta
3
1
1
4
A330-900 transferred to
Airhub Airlines
Hong Kong Airlines
China (
Hong Kong )
9
5
7
21
Iberia
Spain
18
8
26
Iberojet
Spain
2
1
3
Iberworld Airlines
Spain
1
4
—
A330-200 leased from
Orbest , rebranded to
Orbest Orizonia Airlines in 2011
I-Fly
Russia
3
3
6
No longer supported by Airbus due to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Indonesia AirAsia X
Indonesia
2
—
Ceased operations in 2019
Iran Air
Iran
2
2
Iraqi Airways
Iraq
1
1
ITA Airways
Italy
8
3
11
Jet2.com
United Kingdom
2
—
Leased from
AirTanker Services
Jet Airways
India
12
4
—
Jordan Aviation
Jordan
2
2
KLM
Netherlands
6
5
11
To be retired by 2025
Korean Air
South Korea
8
22
30
Kuwait Airways
Kuwait
5
4
9
Launch customer of A330-800
LEVEL
Spain
5
5
Operated by
Iberia
Libyan Airlines
Libya
3
3
Lion Air
Indonesia
5
8
13
LTU International
Germany
9
8
—
Merged with
Air Berlin in 2009
Lucky Air
China
5
5
Lufthansa
Germany
5
11
11
To be replaced by 787-9.
Maldivian
Maldives
2
—
Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia
9
15
20
24
Maleth-Aero
Malta
4
4
Mas Air
Mexico
2
1
3
MASkargo
Malaysia
3
3
Meridiana
Italy
1
—
Operated for
Turkish Airlines
Middle East Airlines
Lebanon
5
4
5
MNG Airlines
Turkey
1
2
3
Monarch Airlines
United Kingdom
2
—
Ceased operations in 2017
Mongolian Airways
Mongolia
1
1
MyTravel Airways
United Kingdom
3
1
—
Merged with
Thomas Cook Airlines in 2008
National Airlines (N8)
United States
1
1
Nepal Airlines
Nepal
2
2
Nordwind Airlines
Russia
2
3
5
No longer supported by Airbus due to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Northwest Airlines
United States
11
21
—
Merged with
Delta Air Lines in 2010
Novair
Sweden
6
—
Oman Air
Oman
4
6
—
Onur Air
Turkey
12
5
—
Ceased operations in 2022
Orbest
Portugal
2
1
1
—
A330-900 transferred to
Iberojet
Orbest Orizonia Airlines
Spain
1
2
—
Ceased operations in 2013
Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan
1
—
Leased from
SriLankan Airlines
Philippine Airlines
Philippines
15
15
PAL Airlines
Chile
1
—
Leased from
Air Europa
Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas
Spain
5
5
Qanot Sharq
Uzbekistan
1
1
Qantas
Australia
18
10
28
Qatar Airways
Qatar
5
8
7
12
To be retired by 2023
Really Cool Airlines
Thailand
3
—
RwandAir
Rwanda
1
1
2
Sabena
Belgium
6
4
—
Ceased operations in 2001
SalamAir
Oman
3
—
Saudia
Saudi Arabia
20
33
33
A330-200 leased from various airlines
SBA Airlines
Venezuela
1
—
Leased from
Hi Fly
Scandinavian Airlines
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
9
9
Sentra Airways
United Kingdom
1
1
Serene Air
Pakistan
3
3
Shaheen Air
Pakistan
4
3
—
Shanghai Airlines
China
3
1
1
Shenzhen Airlines
China
6
6
Sichuan Airlines
China
7
3
7
17
Singapore Airlines
Singapore
34
—
Sky Cana
Dominican Republic
1
1
2
A330-200 leased from
Heston Airlines A330-300 leased from
Smartlynx Airlines Malta
Skyservice Airlines
Canada
5
—
SmartLynx Airlines Malta
Malta
7
7
SN Brussels Airlines
Belgium
3
—
Merged with
Virgin Express to form
Brussels Airlines in 2006
South African Airways
South Africa
11
3
3
Southwind Airlines
Turkey
2
2
SriLankan Airlines
Sri Lanka
2
7
9
Starlux Airlines
Taiwan
4
4
Sunclass Airlines
Denmark
1
1
2
4
SunExpress Deutschland
Germany
7
—
Operated by
Eurowings
Swissair
Switzerland
16
—
Merged with
Crossair to form
Swiss International Air Lines in 2002
Swiss International Air Lines
Switzerland
15
14
14
T'way Air
South Korea
3
3
TAAG Angola Airlines
Angola
1
1
Leased from
Hi Fly Malta
TACA Perú
Peru
1
—
Rebranded to
Avianca Perú in 2013
Tajik Air
Tajikistan
1
—
Leased from
Southwind Airlines
TAM Linhas Aéreas
Brazil
22
—
TAME
Ecuador
1
—
Tampa Cargo
Colombia
2
—
Rebranded to
Avianca Cargo in 2013
TAP Air Portugal
Portugal
3
4
19
22
Launch customer of A330-900
Tashkent Air
Uzbekistan
1
1
Thai AirAsia X
Thailand
7
2
9
Thai Airways International
Thailand
3
3
Thai Lion Air
Thailand
3
7
—
Transferred to
Lion Air
Thomas Cook Airlines
United Kingdom
16
—
Leased one aircraft from
AirTanker Services in 2015 for 3 years and a second added in April 2017, ceased operations in 2019
Tianjin Airlines
China
4
2
6
Tibet Airlines
China
5
5
TransAsia Airways
Taiwan
4
—
Ceased operations in 2016
TUI fly Belgium
Belgium
1
—
Leased from
AirTanker Services [
citation needed ]
Tunisair
Tunisia
2
2
Turkish Airlines
Turkey
13
10
37
60
Turkmenistan Airlines
Turkmenistan
2
2
Uganda Airlines
Uganda
2
2
US Airways
United States
15
9
—
Merged with
American Airlines in 2015
US-Bangla Airlines
Bangladesh
2
2
Uzbekistan Airways
Uzbekistan
2
2
Leased from
Heston Airlines
VietJet Air
Vietnam
7
20
7
Vietnam Airlines
Vietnam
12
1
—
Virgin Australia
Australia
8
—
Virgin Atlantic
United Kingdom
4
10
4
14
Virgin Blue
Australia
2
—
Rebranded to
Virgin Australia in 2011
Virgin Nigeria
Nigeria
1
—
Leased from
British Midland International
VIM Airlines
Russia
2
—
Ceased operations in 2017
Wamos Air
Spain
4
6
10
Wizz Air
Hungary
1
1
Aircraft owned by the
Hungarian government .
World2Fly Portugal
Portugal
1
1
Wow Air
Iceland
3
—
Ceased operations in 2019
XL Airways France
France
9
6
—
Leased from various airlines, ceased operations in 2019
XL Airways UK
United Kingdom
1
—
Leased from
Orbest , ceased operations in 2008
Yemenia
Yemen
1
1
airline
country
200
200F
300
300P2F
800
900
total in service
notes
Military operators
This section needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (March 2024 )
As of August 2015
[update] , seven countries have placed order for a total 41 of
Airbus A330 MRTTs , specialised for
air-to-air refuelling tanker operations: Australia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, France, Singapore, and South Korea.
[5]
Government operators
Airbus A330-200 of the
Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Following countries operate A330-200 for VIP use.
See also
References
Bibliography