Austrian Airlines will in August 1998 become the first European operator of the A330-200
The A330-200 shares flightdeck commonality with the other Airbus fly-by-wire aircraft
Emirates is replacing its fleet of A300-600Rs and A310-300s with R-R Trent-powered A330-200s
The first wingbox being manufactured by BAe
The first centre fuselage section is completed by Aerospatiale at its St Nazaire plant
Mating of the three major fuselage sub-assemblies took place in the Clément Ader hall in Toulouse on 25 March
The first aircraft was transferred from assembly area for system integration during April
The new, enlarged fin was installed following delivery from Dasa's Stade plant near Hamburg
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A330-200 specificationsDimensions:
Overall length 58.99m
Wingspan 60.30m
Height 17.88m
Wing area 362m2
Weights:
Maximum take-off 230t
Maximum landing 180t
Operating empty 120.2t
Maximum payload 36.4t
Fuel capacity 139,100litres
Accommodation:
Three-class 253 (12+36+205)
Two-class 293 (30+ 263)
One-class 380
Performance:
Optimum cruise speed Mach 0.82
Maximum cruise speed Mach 0.86
Range:
With 253 passengers and baggage 12,000km
With 380 passengers and baggage 9,990km
A330-200 orderbook
Firm OptionsTotal Engines
Austrian*3-3P&W
Emirates16723R-R
Korean Air369R-R
ILFC20222GE, P&W, R-R
Sabena*123P&W
Swissair*4610PW
Memoranda of understandings
Asiana**8513P&W
Monarch2-2R-R
Grand Total572885
Canada 3000 will be first operator, with a GE-powered aircraft leased from ILFC Source: Airbus Industrie
Source: Flight International
