List of Airbus A330 operators

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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, scheduled to enter service in late 2011. Airbus's A350 will also share this wide-body airliner market. As of June 2011 the A330's order book stood at 1,140, of which 796 had been delivered. The largest operator is Cathay Pacific with 33 aircraft. The A330 is expected to continue selling until at least 2015.[6]

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[edit] Airline operators

On 12 March 1987, Airbus received the first orders for the twinjet. The domestic French airline Air Inter (then Air France Europe) placed five firm orders and 15 options while Thai Airways International requested eight aircraft, split evenly between firm orders and options.[7][8] 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. On 31 March, Northwest Airlines followed Air Inter and Thai by signing a letter of intent for 20 A340s and 10 A330s.[8]

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.[9] Deliveries to Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and Thai Airways International were postponed due to delamination of the composite materials in the engine thrust reverser assembly. Thai Airways received its first A330 during the second half of the year, operating it on routes to Taipei and Seoul from Bangkok on 19 December 1994.[10][11] MAS received its A330 on 1 February 1995 then rescheduled deliveries of the 10 other aircraft on order.[11] Cathay Pacific received Trent 700s days after MAS following the certification of the engine on 22 December 1994.[10]

A list of operators of the Airbus A330, as of 30 September 2011:[12]

Flag Airline A330-200 A330-200F A330-300 Total
European Union Airbus Executive and Private Aviation 19 19
Republic of Ireland Aer Lingus 3 4 7
Russia Aeroflot 5 9 14
Libya Afriqiyah Airways 2 2
Algeria Air Algérie 5 5
Germany Air Berlin 11 3 14
Canada Air Canada 8 8
Guadeloupe Air Caraïbes 1 3 4
China Air China 21 6 27
Spain Air Europa 9 9
France Air France 15 15
Greenland Air Greenland 1 1
India Air India Limited 2 2
Mauritius Air Mauritius 2 2
Canada Air Transat 6 4 10
Malaysia AirAsia X 9 9
New Caledonia Aircalin 2 2
Italy Alitalia 7 7
South Korea Asiana Airlines 10 10
Turkey AtlasJet 3 3
Colombia Avianca 7 7
Indonesia Batavia Air 2 2
Kazakhstan Berkut Air 1 1
United Kingdom bmi - British Midland 2 2
Belgium Brussels Airlines 1 5 6
Hong Kong Cathay Pacific 33 33
Philippines Cebu Pacific 8 8
Republic of China China Airlines 20 20
China China Eastern Airlines 5 15 20
China China Southern Airlines 13 8 21
France Corsairfly 2 2
Cyprus Cyprus Airways 2 2
United States Delta Air Lines 11 21 32
Hong Kong Dragonair 15 15
Switzerland Edelweiss Air 1 1 2
Egypt EgyptAir 7 1 8
United Arab Emirates Emirates Airline 27 27
United Arab Emirates Etihad Airways 16 2 6 24
Republic of China EVA Air 11 11
Finland Finnair 8 8
Indonesia Garuda Indonesia 6 6 12
Bahrain Gulf Air 10 10
China Hainan Airlines 6 3 9
United States Hawaiian Airlines 4 4
Portugal Hifly 2 1 3
Hong Kong Hong Kong Airlines 6 3 9
India Jet Airways 12 12
Australia Jetstar Airways 10 10
India Kingfisher Airlines 5 5
Netherlands KLM 11 11
South Korea Korean Air 7 16 23
Germany Lufthansa 15 15
Malaysia Malaysia Airlines 3 2 14 19
Italy Meridiana Fly 3 3
Lebanon Middle East Airlines 4 4
United Kingdom Monarch Airlines 2 2
Oman Oman Air 4 3 7
Turkey Onur Air 4 4
Portugal Orbest 1 1
Spain Orbest Orizonia Airlines 2 2
Philippines Philippine Airlines 8 8
Australia Qantas 8 10 18
Qatar Qatar Airways 16 13 29
Jordan Royal Jordanian 3 3
United States Ryan International Airlines 1 1
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Airlines 8 8
Denmark Norway Sweden Scandinavian Airlines System 4 4
China Sichuan Airlines 3 3
Singapore Singapore Airlines 19 19
South Africa South African Airways 5 5
Sri Lanka SriLankan Airlines 5 5
Australia Strategic Airlines 1 1
Switzerland Swiss International Airlines 1 10 11
Brazil TAM Linhas Aéreas 20 20
Portugal TAP Portugal 12 12
Thailand Thai Airways International 20 20
Denmark Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia 1 3 4
United Kingdom Thomas Cook Airlines U.K. 6 6
Turkey Turkish Airlines 7 2 7 16
United States US Airways 7 9 16
Vietnam Vietnam Airlines 9 9
United Kingdom Virgin Atlantic 3 3
Australia Virgin Australia 2 2
Russia Vladivostok Avia 3 3
France XL Airways France 2 2
Yemen Yemenia 3 3
Totals 84 429 8 369 806

[edit] Firm orders 2011 presorted by chronology

Order Date Flag Customer A330-200 A330-200F A330-300 Total Press Release
02011-10-25 25 October 2011 Fiji Air Pacific 3 3 [13]
02011-09-27 27 September 2011 Colombia Avianca 4 4 [14]
02011-09-15 15 September 2011 Singapore Singapore Airlines 15 15 [15]
02011-07-26 26 July 2011 Spain Iberia 8 8 [16]
02011-07-25 25 July 2011 Spain MTAD 3 3
02011-07-01 1 July 2011 Indonesia Garuda Indonesia Airways 4 4 [17]
02011-06-20 20 June 2011 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Airlines 4 4 [18]
02011-06-20 20 June 2011 United States Air Lease Corporation 4 3 7 [19]
02011-06-13 13 June 2011 United States CIT Group 1 1 2
02011-05-03 3 May 2011 South Korea Korean Air 5 5 [20]
02011-03-15 15 March 2011 Hong Kong Cathay Pacific 15 15 [21]
02011-03-08 8 March 2011 Turkey Turkish Airlines 3 3 [22]
02011-02-28 28 February 2011 Malaysia AirAsia X 3 3 [23]
02011-01-27 27 January 2011 United Kingdom TUI Travel 2 2 [24]
02011-01-24 24 January 2011 United States GECAS 12 12 [25]
Total Gross Orders 19 7 64 90
02011-04 April 2011 undisclosed -1 -1
02011-02 February 2011 United States AerCap -1 -1
02011-01 January 2011 India Flyington Freighters -12 -12 [26]
Total Cancellations -2 -12 -14
Total Net Orders 17 -5 64 76

[edit] Orders and deliveries

A list of orders, deliveries and operators of the Airbus A330 at 30 September 2011:

Flag Airline Ord Del Opr Ord Del Opr Ord Del Opr Ord Del Opr
A330-200 A330-200F A330-300 Total
European Union Airbus Executive and Private Aviation 33 19 19 33 19 19
Republic of Ireland Aer Lingus 3 3 3 5 5 4 8 8 7
United States AerCap 13 11 15 13 28 24
Russia Aeroflot 5 11 2 7 11 2 12
Libya Afriqiyah Airways 3 3 2 3 3 2
Algeria Air Algérie 5 5 5 5 5 5
Germany Air Berlin 11 3 14
Canada Air Canada 8 8 8 8 8 8
Guadeloupe Air Caraïbes 1 3 2 3 3 2 4
China Air China 30 21 21 10 3 6 40 24 27
Spain Air Europa 9 9
France Air France 8 8 15 8 8 15
Greenland Air Greenland 1 1
India Air India Limited 2 2
France Air Inter 4 4 4 4
United States Air Lease Corporation 7 3 3 10 3
Mauritius Air Mauritius 2 2 2 2 2 2
Canada Air Transat 6 4 10
Malaysia AirAsia X 3 25 8 9 28 8 9
New Caledonia Aircalin 2 2 2 2 2 2
United States Aircastle Advisor 7 5 3 3 10 8
Republic of Ireland Aircraft Purchase Fleet 5 5
Italy Alitalia 2 7 2 7
South Korea Asiana Airlines 6 6 10 6 6 10
Turkey AtlasJet 3 3
Austria Austrian Airlines 3 3 3 3
Colombia Avianca 10 7 7 4 14 7 7
Republic of Ireland AWAS 5 5 7 7 12 12
Indonesia Batavia Air 2 2
Kazakhstan Berkut Air 1 1
United Kingdom bmi - British Midland 1 1 2 1 1 2
Singapore BOC Aviation 5 5
Belgium Brussels Airlines 5 5
Hong Kong Cathay Pacific 49 30 33 49 30 33
Republic of China China Airlines 14 14 20 14 14 20
China China Eastern Airlines 21 5 5 15 15 15 36 20 20
China China Southern Airlines 16 13 13 14 8 8 30 21 21
United States CIT Leasing 35 27 6 2 41 29
France Corsairfly 2 2 2 2 2 2
Cyprus Cyprus Airways 2 2
United States Delta Air Lines 11 21 32
Hong Kong Dragonair 5 5 15 5 5 15
Switzerland Edelweiss Air 1 1 2
Egypt EgyptAir 7 7 7 5 1 1 12 8 8
United Arab Emirates Emirates Airline 28 28 27 28 28 27
United Arab Emirates Etihad Airways 12 12 16 2 2 2 6 6 6 20 20 24
Republic of China EVA Air 3 3 11 3 3 11
Finland Finnair 8 8 8 8 8 8
Switzerland Flightlease 9 9 9 9
Indonesia Garuda Indonesia 3 6 13 6 6 16 6 12
United States GECAS 20 20 12 32 20
Spain Grupo Marsans 4 4 4 4
United States Guggenheim Aviation Partners 3 1 3 1
Bahrain Gulf Air 6 6 10 20 26 6 10
China Hainan Airlines 6 3 9
United States Hawaiian Airlines 13 1 4 13 1 4
Portugal Hifly 2 1 3
Hong Kong Hong Kong Airlines 14 6 6 3 4 18 6 9
Hong Kong Hong Kong International Aviation Leasing 3 3 3 3
Germany HSH Nordbank 2 2 2 2
Spain Iberia 8 8
United States ILFC 68 68 30 30 98 98
United States Intrepid Aviation 20 20
India Jet Airways 15 10 12 15 10 12
Australia Jetstar Airways 10 10
India Kingfisher Airlines 20 5 5 20 5 5
Netherlands KLM 7 7 11 1 8 7 11
South Korea Korean Airlines 14 7 7 16 16 16 30 23 23
Republic of Ireland Lease Corporation International 11 11 11 11
Libya Libyan Airlines 4 4
Germany LTU International Airways 5 5 5 5
Germany Lufthansa 18 15 15 18 15 15
Malaysia Malaysia Airlines 3 4 1 1 25 15 14 29 16 18
United States Matlin Patterson 6 6
Italy Meridiana Fly 3 3
Lebanon Middle East Airlines 4 4 4 4 4 4
Turkey MNG Airlines 4 4
United Kingdom Monarch Airlines 2 2 2 2 2 2
United Kingdom MyTravel Airways (UK) 4 4 3 3 7 7
United States Northwest Airlines 11 11 21 21 32 32
United States OH - Avion 8 8
Oman Oman Air 2 2 4 3 3 3 5 5 7
Turkey Onur Air 4 4
Portugal Orbest 1 1
Spain Orbest Orizonia Airlines 2 2
Philippines Philippine Airlines 8 8 8 8 8 8
Australia Qantas 10 10 8 10 10 10 20 20 18
Qatar Qatar Airways 13 13 16 13 13 13 26 26 29
Jordan Royal Jordanian Airlines 3 3
Belgium Sabena 3 3 3 3
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Airlines 12 8 8 12 8 8
Denmark Norway Sweden Scandinavian Airlines System 4 4 4 4 4 4
China Sichuan Airlines 3 3
Singapore Singapore Airlines 15 19 15 19
South Africa South African Airways 5 5
Sri Lanka SriLankan Airlines 6 6 5 6 6 5
Australia Strategic Airlines 1 1
Switzerland Swiss International Airlines 1 16 11 10 16 11 11
Switzerland Swissair 4 4 4 4
Brazil TAM Airlines 15 15 20 15 15 20
Portugal TAP Portugal 5 5 12 5 5 12
Thailand Thai Airways International 27 20 20 27 20 20
Denmark Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia 1 3 4
United Kingdom Thomas Cook Airlines U.K. 6 6
Republic of China TransAsia Airways 2 2
United Kingdom TUI Travel 2 2
Tunisia Tunisair 3 3
Turkey Turkish Airlines 6 5 7 5 2 2 10 7 7 21 14 16
United States US Airways 15 7 7 9 9 9 24 16 16
Vietnam Vietnam Airlines 9 9
United Kingdom Virgin Atlantic 6 3 3 6 3 3
Australia Virgin Australia 2 2
Russia Vladivostok Air 3 3
United Arab Emirates Waha Capital 2 2 2 2
France XL Airways France 2 2
Yemen Yemenia 3 3
Undisclosed -4 -4
A330-200 A330-200F A330-300 Total
Ord Del Opr Ord Del Opr Ord Del Opr Ord Del Opr
Totals 566 433 429 61 8 8 547 371 369 1174 812 806
Backlog 133 53 176 362

[edit] Military operators

Further information: Airbus A330 MRTT

Currently, four countries have placed order for a total of Airbus A330 MRTTs, specialised for tanker operations: Australia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

[edit] Government operators

The Kazakhstan Government has 3 aircraft (A330-243) in service today. Belgium Air Component has one A330-322 on dry-leased from Portuguese operator Hi Fly (with its civilian registration (CS-TMT)) in service. An additional aircraft is planned in the long term. The French Air Force is operating an A330-300 (MSN240, with the civilian registration F-RARF) as presidential transport.

[edit] Footnotes

Notes
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. http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAN2861183920080302. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
  5. ^ Trimble, Stephen (24 February 2011). "UPDATED: USAF selects Boeing for KC-X contract". Flight Global. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/02/24/353642/updated-usaf-selects-boeing-for-kc-x-contract.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
  6. ^ Rothman, Andrea (8 January 2009). "Airbus’s A330 Back in Fashion as Boeing 787 Falters (Update1)". Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aOFuFKLehXiA. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
  7. ^ "A330/A340". Flight Global. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1997/1997%20-%202917.html. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
  8. ^ a b Norris & Wagner 2001, p. 31
  9. ^ Norris & Wagner 2001, p. 84
  10. ^ a b Norris & Wagner 2001, p. 89
  11. ^ a b Eden 2008, p. 32
  12. ^ "Airbus orders and deliveries" (Microsoft Excel). Airbus S.A.S. 30 September 2011. http://www.airbus.com/fileadmin/backstage/orders_deliveries_table/Airbus-OD-_sept2011.xls. Retrieved 8 October 2011. 
  13. ^ Air Pacific selects versatile A330 for fleet renewal and growth. . Airbus S.A.S.. 25 October 2011. http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/air-pacific-selects-versatile-a330-for-fleet-renewal-and-growth/. Retrieved 25 October 2011. 
  14. ^ Avianca signs firm order for four Airbus A330 Freighter aircraft. . Airbus S.A.S.. 27 September 2011. http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/avianca-signs-firm-order-for-four-airbus-a330-freighter-aircraft/. Retrieved 8 October 2011. 
  15. ^ Singapore Airlines signs for 15 A330-300s. . Airbus S.A.S.. 15 September 2011. http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/singapore-airlines-signs-for-15-a330-300s/. Retrieved 8 October 2011. 
  16. ^ IAG signs firm order for eight wide-body Airbus A330-300s. . Airbus S.A.S.. 26 June 2011. http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/iag-signs-firm-order-for-eight-wide-body-airbus-a330-300s/. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
  17. ^ Garuda Indonesia adds new A330s to fleet. . Airbus S.A.S.. 1 July 2011. http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/garuda-indonesia-adds-new-a330s-to-fleet/. Retrieved 8 October 2011. 
  18. ^ Saudi Arabian Airlines orders more Airbus A330-300s. . Airbus S.A.S.. 20 June 2011. http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/saudi-arabian-airlines-orders-more-airbus-a330-300s. Retrieved 20 June 2011. 
  19. ^ Air Lease Corporation selects 50 A320neo Family aircraft, 11 A330 Family aircraft and one A321. . Airbus S.A.S.. 20 June 2011. http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/air-lease-corporation-selects-50-a320neo-family-aircraft-11-a330-family-aircraft-and-one-a321/. Retrieved 20 June 2011. 
  20. ^ Korean Air places firm order for five more A330s. . Airbus S.A.S.. 5 May 2011. http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/korean-air-places-firm-order-for-five-more-a330s/. Retrieved 12 May 2011. 
  21. ^ Cathay Pacific Airways orders 15 more A330s. . Airbus S.A.S.. 9 March 2011. http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/cathay-pacific-airways-orders-15-more-a330s/. Retrieved 12 May 2011. 
  22. ^ Turkish Airlines orders another 13 Airbus aircraft. . Airbus S.A.S.. 8 March 2011. http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/turkish-airlines-orders-another-13-airbus-aircraft/. Retrieved 12 May 2011. 
  23. ^ AirAsia X orders more A330s. . Airbus S.A.S.. 28 February 2011. http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airasia-x-orders-more-a330s/press-centre/. Retrieved 12 May 2011. 
  24. ^ TUI Travel PLC buys two new Airbus A330-300s. . Airbus S.A.S.. 29 January 2011. http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/tui-travel-plc-buys-two-new-airbus-a330-300s/press-centre/. Retrieved 12 May 2011. 
  25. ^ GE Capital Aviation Services orders 12 A330 Aircraft. . Airbus S.A.S.. 24 January 2011. http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/ge-capital-aviation-services-orders-12-a330-aircraft/press-centre/. Retrieved 12 May 2011. 
  26. ^ Perry, Dominic (3 February 2011). "Airbus cancelled Flyington's order after non-PDP payment". Flight International. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/02/03/352744/airbus-cancelled-flyingtons-order-after.html. Retrieved 12 May 2011. 
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