List of Airbus A330 operators explained

The Airbus A330 is a wide-body, dual-isle, twin-engine jet airliner made by Airbus. Versions of the A330 have a range of 7400to, and can accommodate up to 335 passengers in a two-class layout, or carry 70abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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. 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.

The A330-300, the first variant, took its maiden flight in November 1992, and entered passenger service with Air Inter in January 1994. 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., the A330's order book contained 1,764 airframes, of which 1,555 had been delivered and 1,462 were in service.[1] The largest operator is Delta Air Lines with 61 aircraft.[1]

Airline operators

A list of operators of the Airbus A330, .[1]

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airlinecountry200200F300300P2F800900total in servicenotes
undisclosed customers49
government; executive & private54
Aer Lingus13
Aer Lingus UK2
Aeroflot12No longer supported by Airbus due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Aerolíneas Argentinas9
Aerolíneas Estelar1Leased from Iberojet[2]
AeroSur—Operated by Air Comet
Afriqiyah Airways3
Aigle Azur—Ceased operations in 2019
Air Anka2
Air Algérie8
Air Belgium71 A330-200F operating for CMA CGM Air Cargo
Air Berlin—Ceased operations in 2017
Air Canada18
Air Caraïbes3
Air Caraïbes Atlantique1
Air China55
Air Comet—Ceased operations in 2009
Air Côte d'Ivoire–
Air Europa—
Air France15
Air Greenland1
Air Hong Kong6
Air India—
Air Inter—Launch customer of A330-300, merged with Air France in 1997
Air Italy—Ceased operations in 2020, transferred to Qatar Airways
Air Leisure—Ceased operations in 2018
Air Madrid—Ceased operations in 2006
Air Mauritius3
Air Namibia—Ceased operations in 2021
Air Nigeria—Ceased operations in 2012, leased from EgyptAir
Air One—Ceased operations in 2014
Air Samarkand2
Air Senegal2One operated by Airhub Airlines
Air Serbia3
Air Transat14
AirAsia X1515
AirCalin2
Airhub Airlines4A330-900 operating for Air Senegal
AirTanker14Operates the Airbus Voyager for the Royal Air Force, leasing its 'surge' fleet to civilian airlines
Ajwaa Airlines1Leased from EgyptAir
Alitalia—Ceased operations in 2021
AlMasria Universal Airlines—
Amazon Air1Operated by Hawaiian Airlines
American Airlines—Acquired from merger with US Airways
Arik Air—
Asiana Airlines15
ASL Airlines Ireland3Operated by DHL
Aura Airlines—Ceased operations in 2022
Avianca—
Avianca Brasil—Ceased operations in 2019
Avianca Cargo46
Avianca Perú—Ceased operations in 2020, transferred to Avianca
Awesome Cargo1
Azores Airlines—
Azul Brazilian Airlines12To be added +4 units of the A330-900's to the fleet, and 2 leased aircraft from Avianca
Batik Air—
Batik Air Malaysia4
Beijing Capital Airlines11
BH Air—
Blue Panorama Airlines—Ceased operations in 2022, operated under Luke Air name, never entered service
Blue Wings—Transferred to TAP Air Portugal
Boliviana de Aviación2
British Midland International—Merged with British Airways in 2012
Brussels Airlines10
Canada 3000—Launch customer of A330-200, ceased operations in 2001
Cathay Dragon
—Ceased operations in 2020
Cathay Pacific42
Cebu Pacific8Replaced 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 Airlines21To be retired by 2026
China Eastern Airlines55
China Southern Airlines41
Citilink—Transferred to Garuda Indonesia
CMA CGM Air Cargo41 operated by Air Belgium
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Congo, the Democratic Republic of the1
Condor12A330-300 leased from Smartlynx Airlines Malta
Conviasa—A330-200 leased from Hi Fly
A330-300 leased from AirAsia X
Corsair International9
Cubana de Aviación—Leased from Novair
Czech Airlines—Leased from Korean Air
Delta Air Lines64Largest A330 operator
DHL Air UK3
Dragonair
—Rebranded to Cathay Dragon in 2016
Edelweiss Air—A330-300 transferred to Eurowings Discover
EgyptAir7
EgyptAir Cargo3
Emirates—
Etihad Airways—
Eurofly—Merged with Meridiana in 2010
European Air Transport Leipzig5
Eurowings12A330-200 operated by SunExpress Deutschland
A330-300 operated by Brussels Airlines
Eurowings Discover12
EVA Air12
Evelop Airlines—Renamed to Iberojet in 2021
Eznis Airways1
Fiji Airways6
Finnair8
Flynas13A330-200 leased from Hi Fly and Eaglexpress Air
A330-900 leased from Lion Air
Fly Gangwon1
Fly OYA1
French Bee—Formerly French Blue, transferred to Air Caraïbes
Garuda Indonesia430
GetJet Airlines1
Gulf Air—
GullivAir3
Hans Airways1
Hainan Airlines33
Hawaiian Airlines25Operating for Amazon Air
Heston Airlines3
Hi Fly—
HiSky Europe
Hi Fly Malta4A330-900 transferred to Airhub Airlines
Hong Kong Airlines
21
Iberia26
Iberojet3
Iberworld Airlines—A330-200 leased from Orbest, rebranded to Orbest Orizonia Airlines in 2011
I-Fly6No longer supported by Airbus due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Indonesia AirAsia X—Ceased operations in 2019
Iran Air2
Iraqi Airways1
ITA Airways11
Jet2.com—Leased from AirTanker Services
Jet Airways—
Jordan Aviation2
KLM11To be retired by 2025
Korean Air30
Kuwait Airways79Launch customer of A330-800
LEVEL5Operated by Iberia
Libyan Airlines3
Lion Air13
LTU International—Merged with Air Berlin in 2009
Lucky Air5
Lufthansa11To be replaced by 787-9.
Maldivian1–
Malaysia Airlines2024
Maleth-Aero4
Mas Air3
MASkargo3
Meridiana—Operated for Turkish Airlines
Middle East Airlines45
MNG Airlines3
Monarch Airlines—Ceased operations in 2017
Mongolian Airways1
MyTravel Airways—Merged with Thomas Cook Airlines in 2008
National Airlines (N8)1
Nepal Airlines2
Nordwind Airlines5No longer supported by Airbus due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Northwest Airlines—Merged with Delta Air Lines in 2010
Novair—
Oman Air10
Onur Air—Ceased operations in 2022
Orbest—A330-900 transferred to Iberojet
Orbest Orizonia Airlines—Ceased operations in 2013
Pakistan International Airlines—Leased from SriLankan Airlines
Philippine Airlines15
PAL Airlines—Leased from Air Europa
Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas5
Qanot Sharq2Leased from Oman Air
Qantas28
Qatar Airways12To be retired by 2023
Really Cool Airlines—
RwandAir2
Sabena—Ceased operations in 2001
SalamAir—
Saudia33A330-200 leased from various airlines
SBA Airlines—Leased from Hi Fly
Scandinavian Airlines

9
Sentra Airways1
Serene Air3
Shaheen Air—
Shanghai Airlines
Shenzhen Airlines6
Sichuan Airlines17
Singapore Airlines—
Skyservice Airlines—
SmartLynx Airlines Malta7
SN Brussels Airlines—Merged with Virgin Express to form Brussels Airlines in 2006
South African Airways3
Southwind Airlines2
SriLankan Airlines9
Starlux Airlines4
Sunclass Airlines4
SunExpress Deutschland—Operated by Eurowings
Swissair—Merged with Crossair to form Swiss International Air Lines in 2002
Swiss International Air Lines14
T'way Air8
TACA Perú—Rebranded to Avianca Perú in 2013
Tajik Air1—Leased from Southwind Airlines
TAM Linhas Aéreas—
TAME—
Tampa Cargo—Rebranded to Avianca Cargo in 2013
TAP Air Portugal22Launch customer of A330-900
Tashkent Air1
Thai AirAsia X9
Thai Airways International3
Thai Lion Air—Transferred to Lion Air
Thomas Cook Airlines—Leased one aircraft from AirTanker Services in 2015 for 3 years and a second added in April 2017, ceased operations in 2019
Tianjin Airlines6
Tibet Airlines5
TransAsia Airways—Ceased operations in 2016
TUI fly Belgium—Leased from AirTanker Services
Tunisair2
Turkish Airlines60
Turkmenistan Airlines2
Uganda Airlines2
US Airways—Merged with American Airlines in 2015
US-Bangla Airlines2
Uzbekistan Airways2Leased from Heston Airlines
VietJet Airstyle=background:yellow7
Vietnam Airlines—
Virgin Australia—
Virgin Atlantic14
Virgin Blue—Rebranded to Virgin Australia in 2011
Virgin Nigeria—Leased from British Midland International
VIM Airlines—Ceased operations in 2017
Wamos Air10
Wizz Air1Aircraft owned by the Hungarian government.
World2Fly Portugal1
Wow Air—Ceased operations in 2019
XL Airways France—Leased from various airlines, ceased operations in 2019
XL Airways UK—Leased from Orbest, ceased operations in 2008
Yemenia1
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Military operators

, 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.[3]

Government operators

Following countries operate A330-200 for VIP use.

See also

Footnotes

References
Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Airbus orders and deliveries. Airbus S.A.S.. 31 October 2022. Microsoft Excel. 3 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Nuestra Flota. flyestelar.com. November 30, 2024.
  3. Web site: Airbus Defence and Space – orders, deliveries, in operation military aircraft by country, worldwide. MilitaryAircraft-AirbusDS.com. Airbus Defence and Space, Airbus S.A.S.. 31 August 2015. 14 October 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151120091009/http://www.militaryaircraft-airbusds.com/Portals/0/Images/Aircraft/OrdersAndDeliveries/AMOrdersDeliveries.pdf. 20 November 2015.

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