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ger experience versus the 787-8 and is ideally
suited to replace ageing 767s in the near-
term, and eventually the older A330-200s,
in service. The first A330-800 development
aircraft (MSN1888) completed its maiden
flight in November, marking an important
milestone for the programme. Flight testing
is expected to be completed in approximately
300 hours, since the larger A330-900 has
already obtained Type Certification and the
aircraft share common engines, systems,
cabin and flight & ground operations. The
A330-800 will be able to fly up to 1,300nm
more than earlier A330-200 models and the
A330-900 up to 7,200nm (13,334km). As
per Airbus data, the A330neos in their initial
MTOW of 242t will deliver a fuel burn per seat
improvement of 25 percent as compared to
the B767 and B777.
Newer and Better
he A330neo is exclusively powered
by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines
which provide a specific fuel con-
feature 99 percent commonality) was launched by Airbus in July Tsumption that is lower by ten per
2014 and while the former received EASA Type Certification in cent; twice the bypass ratio (10:1 versus 5:1),
September, the latter is scheduled to obtain Type Certification along with a significant reduction in noise as
next year. The two NEO versions share the same fuselage length compared to the older Trent 700. The new
of the A330-200, A330-300 CEOs. The A330NEO family aims engine also features a large 112-inch diameter
to build on the success of the original A330 widebody jetliners front fan. The new ‘zero-splice’ inlet delivers
which is now just shy of 1500 orders. Since the A330’s debut in significant benefits in noise reduction without
1987, it has accumulated orders for 665 A330-200s, 787 A330- any weight or aerodynamic penalties. The
300s and 42 A330-200F (Freighter) as of Nov 30. The order Trent 7000 engines are placed inside new
backlog for the older aircraft is dwindling however, with only composite nacelles and mounted on pylons
32 A330-200s and 32 A330-300s remaining to be delivered, with titanium coating. The new composite
if no new orders come in. In the January-November timeframe, nacelles on the A330neo are produced by
Airbus received orders for only seven A330ceos. Safran Nacelles and in the same size cat-
egory as those made for the Airbus A380.
Airbus has received only eight orders for the A330-800 from Safran Nacelles developed the jetliner’s new
Kuwait Airways, while the airframer claims that the -800 variant, nacelle system in only 42 months, which was
delivers superior economics, range, cabin comfort and passen- approximately 18 months shorter than the
standard cycle.
DETAILS A330-800 A330-900
The new wing features new composite shar-
Overall Length 58.82 m 63.66 m klets and increase of the wing extension to
64 m (+3.7m as compared to A330ceo) which
Wing Span 64 m 64 m confer increased lift with reduced drag. The
wing also features a reshaped Slat 1, new
Typical Seating 257 287 composite under belly fairing, reshaped flap
Max Seating 406 440 track fairing. Korean Air Aerospace Division
(KAL-ASD), the aerospace manufacturing
Range 15,094 km 13,334 division of the Korean Air Group, is the sup-
plier of the new Sharklet wingtip devices
MTOW 251 251 including a wingspan extension for the

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