Is the A330-300 Safe?

The larger A330-300 aircraft from Airbus entered service in 1993 and has a capacity of up to 335 passengers. It too has an impressive safety record, despite a couple of incidents in the last 10 years.

What engine does A330 use?

The A330 was Airbus’s first airliner to offer a choice of three engines: the General Electric CF6, Pratt & Whitney PW4000, or the Rolls-Royce Trent 700. The A330-300 has a range of 11,750 km or 6,350 nmi with 277 passengers, while the shorter A330-200 can cover 13,450 km or 7,250 nmi with 247 passengers.

Are A330 safe?

Yes. The Airbus A330 has an outstanding record of safety compared to the 767. While there have been crashes involving the A330, no crash has ever been directly attributable to the basic design of the aircraft.

Is A330 safe?

How much does a Trent 700 engine cost?

Rolls-Royce has been selected by Indonesian airline Lion Air to supply Trent 700 engines worth $140m at list prices, to power three Airbus A330ceo aircraft.

Is the 777 300 ER safe?

Emirates has confirmed that all 300 passengers and crew members aboard the flight are safe. Even though this marks the fifth Boeing 777 to be written off in five years, the model remains one of the safest airplanes to ever fly.

What happened to the Airbus A330 300 engine?

Several in-flight shutdowns of Trent 700–powered A330-300s occurred. On 11 November 1996, engine failure on a Cathay Pacific flight forced it back to Ho Chi Minh City. On 17 April 1997, Cathay Pacific’s Dragonair subsidiary experienced an engine shutdown on an A330, caused by carbon clogging the oil filter.

What is the difference between the Airbus A330 and the A340?

The A330 was developed in parallel with the four-engine 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.

What is the Airbus A330neo re-engined engine option?

In July 2014, Airbus announced the re-engined A330neo (new engine option) comprising A330-800/900, which entered service with TAP Air Portugal in December 2018. With the exclusively, more efficient Trent 7000 turbofan and improvements including sharklets, it offers up to 14% better fuel economy per seat.

What is the capacity of the Airbus A330 Regional plane?

In September 2013, Airbus announced a version of the A330-300, named A330 Regional or A330-300 Regional. The A330 Regional have seating for up to around 400 passengers, with reduced engine thrust, reduced maximum takeoff weight of 199 t (439,000 lb) and reduced range of 2,700 nautical miles (5,000 km; 3,110 mi).