![]() Airbus stated that lower capital cost would make the A330neo the most cost-efficient medium-range wide-body airliner. ![]() The A330neo's development costs were expected to have an impact of around −0.7% on Airbus's return on sales target from 2015 to 2017, an estimated $2 billion (£1.18 billion). New winglets, 3.7 metres wider and similar to those of the A350 XWB, still within ICAO category E airport requirements, along with new engine pylons, would improve aerodynamics by 4%. Its range would increase by 400 nautical miles (740 km) and although 95% of the parts would be common with the A330ceo, maintenance costs would be lower. Airbus hoped to sell 1,000 A330neo aircraft. It would improve the fuel burn per seat by 14%. On 14 July 2014 at the Farnborough Airshow, Airbus launched the A330neo programme, to be powered by the new Rolls-Royce Trent 7000. The Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 being tested at Arnold Engineering Development Complex After Emirates cancelled 70 orders for the A350, Airbus said it continued to work on re-engining the smaller A330. As Airbus gradually increased output of the new A350, prolonging the production run of the A330 could help to maintain profitability. ĪirAsia X ended flights to London and Paris from Kuala Lumpur in 2012 because their Airbus A340s were not fuel-efficient enough and would try again with A330s. added that the company did not consider it reasonable to take the A350-800 and A330neo as they saw no sustainable coexistence of the two aircraft. CIT said that the A350-800 was not as efficient as it would like, and Air Lease Corp. In the 250-300-seat market, CIT Group believed an A330neo enables profitability on shorter ranges where the longer-range A350 and Boeing 787 are not optimised. In March 2014, Delta Air Lines expressed an interest in the A330neo to replace its ageing, 20+-year-old Boeing 767-300ER jets. Airbus also considered re-engining the A380 but was wary of having two major modification programs simultaneously. An A330neo would accelerate the demise of the similarly sized A350-800. Īirbus sales chief John Leahy's argument was that the lower purchase price of an A330 even without new engines make the economics of buying an A330 competitive at midrange routes with that of the Boeing 787. New engines like the GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 developed for the 787 could offer a 12%–15% fuel burn improvement, and sharklets at least 2%. After the A320neo launch in December 2010 and its commercial success, the largest airline of Malaysia – an all-Airbus operator – AirAsia asked Airbus to re-engine the A330. After negative feedback from airlines and lessors, the A350 XWB became a new design in 2006. The initial A350 concept, based on the A330ceo, before its redesign into the all-new A350XWB, was similar to what became the A330neo.Īt the Boeing 787 launch in 2004, Airbus' initial response was an improved A330. The -800 made its first flight on 6 November 2018 and received EASA type certification on 13 February 2020 the first two -800s were delivered to Kuwait Airways on 29 October 2020 and entered service on 20 November.Īs of March 2023, a total of 288 A330neo family aircraft had been ordered by more than 25 customers, of which 97 aircraft had been delivered. The -900 made its maiden flight on 19 October 2017 and received its EASA type certificate on 26 September 2018 it was first delivered to TAP Air Portugal on 26 November 2018 and entered service on 15 December. It is exclusively powered by the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 which has double the bypass ratio of its predecessor. ![]() It was launched on 14 July 2014 at the Farnborough Airshow, promising 14% better fuel economy per seat. A new version with modern engines comparable with those developed for the Boeing 787 was called for by operators of the original A330 series. ![]() The Airbus A330neo ("neo" for " New Engine Option") is a wide-body airliner developed by Airbus from the Airbus A330 (now A330 ceo – "Current Engine Option"). ![]()
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