List of Airbus A330 operators

The Airbus A330 is a wide-body twin-engine jet airliner made by Airbus, a division of EADS. Versions of the A330 have a range of 7,400 to 13,430 kilometres (4,000 to 7,250 nmi) and can accommodate up to 335 passengers in a two-class layout or carry 70 tonnes (150,000 lb) 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 tanker, the A330 MRTT. The A330 MRTT formed the basis of the proposed KC-45, entered into the U.S. Air Force's KC-X competition in conjunction with Northrop Grumman, where after an initial win, on appeal lost to Boeing's tanker.[4][5]

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 October 2016 the A330's order book stood at 1,633, of which 1,303 had been delivered and 1,277 were in service.[6] The largest operator is Turkish Airlines with 59 aircraft.[6]

Airline operators

A list of active operators of the Airbus A330, as of 31 October 2016:[6]

Airline A330-200 A330-200F A330-300 Total
Aer Lingus4610
Aeroflot51722
Aerolíneas Argentinas99
Afriqiyah Airways213
Air Algérie88
Air Atlanta Icelandic11
Air Berlin1616
Air Canada88
Air Caraïbes145
Air China302353
Air Europa12315
Air France1515
Air Greenland11
Air Mauritius22
Air Namibia22
Air Serbia11
Air Seychelles11
Air Transat10414
AirAsia X3030
Aircalin22
Alitalia1414
American Airlines15924
Arik Air22
Asiana Airlines1515
Avianca1010
Avianca Brazil415
Avianca Cargo55
Azul Brazilian Airlines55
Beijing Capital Airlines33
Berkut Air11
BH Air11
Brussels Airlines369
Cathay Pacific4242
Cebu Pacific66
China Airlines2424
China Eastern Airlines331851
China Southern Airlines162137
Corsair International224
Czech Airlines11
Delta Air Lines112940
Dragonair1919
Edelweiss Air123
EgyptAir7411
Emirates1616
Etihad Airways194629
EVA Air6511
Evelop Airlines112
Fiji Airways314
Finnair88
French Blue11
Garuda Indonesia71724
Governments; Executive And Private Jets4040
Gulf Air66
Hainan Airlines81422
Hawaiian Airlines2323
Hi Fly314
Hong Kong Air Cargo Carrier11
Hong Kong Airlines94922
Iberia8816
I-Fly33
Iraqi Airways11
Jet Airways448
Jordan Aviation11
KLM8513
Korean Air82129
Kuwait Airways55
Libyan Airlines44
Lion Air33
Lufthansa1919
Malaysia Airlines41519
Middle East Airlines55
MNG Airlines11
Oman Air4610
Onur Air8311
Orbest11
Philippine Airlines1515
Qantas181028
Qatar Airways1581336
Royal Jordanian Airlines22
RwandAir11
SATA International11
Saudia1818
Scandinavian Airlines88
Shaheen Air International426
Sichuan Airlines448
Singapore Airlines2626
South African Airways66
SriLankan Airlines6713
SunExpress Deutschland55
Swiss International Air Lines1414
TAME11
TAP Portugal1616
Thai Airways1717
Thomas Cook Airlines66
Thomas Cook Scandinavia134
Tianjin Airlines11
Tibet Airlines11
TransAsia Airways44
Tunisair22
Turkish Airlines2183059
Undisclosed customers122234
Vietnam Airlines88
VIM Airlines11
Virgin Atlantic1010
Virgin Australia66
Wamos Air11
Windrose Airlines11
WOW air33
XL Airways France213
Total 589 36 652 1,277

Data at 31 October 2016.[6]

Military operators

Further information: Airbus A330 MRTT

As of August 2015, seven countries have placed order for a total 41 of Airbus A330 MRTTs, specialised for tanker operations: Australia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, France, Singapore and South Korea.[7]

Government operators

Airbus A330-200 of Qatar Amiri Flight

Following countries operate A330-200 for VIP use.

See also

Footnotes

References
  1. Norris & Wagner 2001, p. 27
  2. Norris & Wagner 2001, p. 44
  3. Norris & Wagner 2001, pp. 84–85
  4. Shalal-Esa, Andrea (2 March 2008). "Northrop, EADS tanker win sparks controversy in U.S". Reuters. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  5. Trimble, Stephen (24 February 2011). "UPDATED: USAF selects Boeing for KC-X contract". Flight Global. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Airbus orders and deliveries" (Microsoft Excel). Airbus S.A.S. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  7. "Airbus D&S Orders & deliveries pdf" (PDF). Airbus S.A.S. August 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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