Official A330 Production/Flight Testing - 2014-2017

KarelXWB · Tue Jan 19, 2016 8:38 am

Quoting TeamDA (Reply 160):
My personal theory is that MSN 1760 is the cancelled msn 1707

It would also mean a swap from RR to PW engines. Is an engine type change possible on the A330?

817Dreamliiner · Tue Jan 19, 2016 9:49 am

Quoting KarelXWB (Reply 181):
It would also mean a swap from RR to PW engines. Is an engine type change possible on the A330?

I'm sure its possible for all types, but just a lot of work. I know that some of the early built A330s that were delivered to CX were initially GE during the A330 flight testing.

See:
http://www.planespotters.net/airframe/Airbus/A330/012/B-HLJ-Dragonair
and
http://www.planespotters.net/airframe/Airbus/A330/017/B-HLK-Dragonair

PM · Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:51 pm

Quoting KarelXWB (Reply 181):
Is an engine type change possible on the A330?

It has been done. Qatar took an A330 with GE that had orginally flown with PW.

KarelXWB · Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:46 pm

MSN 1696 will become TK's 300th aircraft.

300th aircraft for Turkish Airlines | Airbus A330 cn 1696 | F-WWCV -> TC-LNC by Jujug Spotting, on Flickr

EPA001 · Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:58 pm

Quoting KarelXWB (Reply 184):
MSN 1696 will become TK's 300th aircraft.

Congrats to TK for reaching this very impressive milestone.

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And it is nice that an A330 is their 300th aircraft.

[Edited 2016-01-22 05:58:55]

KarelXWB · Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:04 pm

SAS MSN 1697 was pulled to the delivery center.

A330-300 SAS by Jérémy Le roch, on Flickr

KarelXWB · Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:48 am

Some recent activities:

MSN 1712, Air Asia X NTU (Not Taken Up) in storage:

Untitled by theo franchi, on Flickr

Garuda's first A333 featuring the new business class cabin (MSN 1698):

Untitled by theo franchi, on Flickr

Delta's next A333 (MSN 1701) performed a customer flight:

A.330-300 DELTA AIRLINES F-WWKF 1701 TO N826NW 15 01 16 TLS by L'AMI DU TARMAC, on Flickr

Next SAS A333 (MSN 1697) seen at the delivery center:

Untitled by theo franchi, on Flickr

bmibaby737 · Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:52 am

Quoting KarelXWB (Reply 187):
Garuda's first A333 featuring the new business class cabin (MSN 1698):

What's the new configuration for this one?

KarelXWB · Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:55 am

Quoting bmibaby737 (Reply 188):
What's the new configuration for this one?

They are taking the Super Diamond seat in 1-2-1 setup. More information here: http://www.ausbt.com.au/garuda-gets-...ss-for-airbus-a330s-boeing-737-max

HB-IWC · Wed Jan 27, 2016 8:03 am

What is with Avianca and Avianca Brasil? The former is returning a rather new A330 (N508AV, line 1508) to the lessor, the latter has so far failed to take delivery of 4 brand new A330 frames, all of which are now stored at Teruel, Spain.

LPSHobby · Wed Jan 27, 2016 9:17 am

Quoting HB-IWC (Reply 190):
What is with Avianca and Avianca Brasil? The former is returning a rather new A330 (N508AV, line 1508) to the lessor, the latter has so far failed to take delivery of 4 brand new A330 frames, all of which are now stored at Teruel, Spain.

for Avianca Brazil the qustion is the economic crisis, it´s not a good time to start new international flights, even in the Brazil-Florida routes. I think they will wait for the economy to recover, but there are no signs that this will happens in the next 2 years, this (mis)government is ruining the contry economy

WIederling · Wed Jan 27, 2016 9:25 am

Quoting KarelXWB (Reply 181):
Is an engine type change possible on the A330?

I've read somewhere that Airbus traditionally has a common pylon interface to engines.
I could never find coroborating information on this.

KarelXWB · Wed Jan 27, 2016 9:29 am

Quoting HB-IWC (Reply 190):
What is with Avianca and Avianca Brasil? The former is returning a rather new A330 (N508AV, line 1508) to the lessor,

For Avianca, AFAIK the A330-200s were a temporary solution until the 787s arrive.

[Edited 2016-01-27 01:29:48]

starbucks · Wed Jan 27, 2016 1:40 pm

Quoting KarelXWB (Reply 186):
SAS MSN 1697 was pulled to the delivery center.

And now a Norwegian ICAO24 code is showing up at the Delivery Center:

MileStalker · Thu Jan 28, 2016 2:03 am

Quoting EPA001 (Reply 185):

Quoting KarelXWB (Reply 184):
MSN 1696 will become TK's 300th aircraft.

Congrats to TK for reaching this very impressive milestone. .

And it is nice that an A330 is their 300th aircraft.

It will be even nicer when an A330 will be their 330th aircraft

Someone83 · Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:04 am

Delivery of MSN1697 for SAS planned for today

Quote:
Airbus A330 -343 1697 LN-RKT SAS delivery 29jan16 TLS-CPH ex F-WWCX

KarelXWB · Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:43 pm

And there it goes:

Delivery of Airbus A330-300 to SAS by David BARRIE, on Flickr

KarelXWB · Fri Jan 29, 2016 2:13 pm

Delivery of MSN 1703 today:

Quote:
Airbus A330 -343 1703 B-8287 Hainan Airlines delivery 29jan16 TLS-HAK ex F-WWKP

EPA001 · Fri Jan 29, 2016 2:30 pm

Quoting KarelXWB (Reply 197):

And there it goes:

A nice picture of this beautiful aircraft. The size of the engines "suddenly" looks small since we are getting more and more used to larger engines under the wings of new aircraft. Also the A330 will have such a look when the A330neo takes to the skies.

KarelXWB · Fri Jan 29, 2016 9:57 pm

There was a third delivery today:

Quote:
Airbus A330 -343 1698 PK-GPZ Garuda Indonesia delivery 29jan16 TLS-CGK ex F-WWCY

A.330-300 GARUDA INDONESIA F-WWCY 1698 TO PK-GPZ 27 01 16 TLS by L'AMI DU TARMAC, on Flickr

audidudi · Sat Jan 30, 2016 4:44 pm

DL's fifth A333 242T N826NW has flown from TLS>MSP today.

http://www.flightradar24.com/DAL9931/8ad8dde

Thunderboltdrgn · Mon Feb 01, 2016 10:03 am

A330 production list:

http://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/.../pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html

Thread with version info: A330-300 Versions Question:
A330-300 Versions Question (by Panais Aug 19 2008 in Tech Ops)

KarelXWB · Mon Feb 01, 2016 10:03 am

Deliveries in January:

- MSN 1697: SAS LN-RKT
- MSN 1698: Garuda Indonesia PK-GPZ
- MSN 1701: Delta Airlines N826NW
- MSN 1703: Hainan Airlines B-8287

kelual · Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:02 am

I thought IB was suppose to get at least one A330 in January?
According to internal sources they will get 10 A330-200 until december 2016
1 Dec 2015
1 Jan 2016
1 Mar 2016
1 Apr 2016
2 Jun 2016
1 Aug 2016
2 Nov 2016
1 Dec 2016

[Edited 2016-02-01 03:08:02]

rukundo · Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:10 am

I have a question Karel.

When, there is a test registration on A330 production list, it means that the final assembly has started ?

Thanks

Thunderboltdrgn · Mon Feb 01, 2016 12:39 pm

The link to the prod.schedule in my previous post isn't working, this is the correct link:

http://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...gle=true&gid=0&output=html

KarelXWB · Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:14 pm

A330 flight line today with MSN 1710, the 3rd IB A330-200:

Untitled by theo franchi, on Flickr

mfranjic · Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:22 pm

In the order to find out as accurate as possible ratio of the share of the engine manufacturers in the production of the

. A330 aircraft, I have collected the data, some of which are probably accurate while some other values could be highly approximate and very close to those real numbers.
However, I believe that the shown databases and graphs made on their basis give a pretty good insight into the engine market share of the Airbus A330 aircraft.

We could start with an overview of the models of the Airbus A330 aircraft ...
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. A330 models

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. A330-200 production

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. A330-300 production

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In the moment when the production of the Airbus A330ceo aircrafts will be discontinued, and the production of those new types, A330-800 and A330-900, begin, the story will be quite different as the both types of the aircraft will be powered exclusively by the new

. Trent 7000 engines ...

Nice regards

Mario

col · Wed Feb 03, 2016 4:51 am

Mario, brilliant and interesting. Makes A.net a better place with information like this instead of the BS topics that go on and on and on. Thank you my friend.

Someone83 · Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:14 am

Quoting mfranjic (Reply 7):
In the order to find out as accurate as possible ratio of the share of the engine manufacturers in the production of the . A330 aircraft, I have collected the data, some of which are probably accurate while some other values could be highly approximate and very close to those real numbers.
However, I believe that the shown databases and graphs made on their basis give a pretty good insight into the engine market share of the Airbus A330 aircraft.

Thanks for the overview

Probably too much work, but it would be fun to see the engine type marketshare development per year. It should be rather different in 2005 vs 2015?

hilram · Wed Feb 03, 2016 11:47 am

Quoting col (Reply 8):
Mario, brilliant and interesting. Makes A.net a better place with information like this instead of the BS topics that go on and on and on.

Quoting Someone83 (Reply 9):

Probably too much work, but it would be fun to see the engine type marketshare development per year. It should be rather different in 2005 vs 2015?

If anything, I think the trend would show that RR is gaining ever more marketshare in recent years.

mfranjic · Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:41 pm

Quoting col (Reply 8):
Mario, brilliant and interesting. Makes A.net a better place with information like this instead of the BS topics that go on and on and on. Thank you my friend.

Thank You so much, col, for the kind words of support and gratitude. My idea was to do something different, and Your post is a nice proof that the whole idea was not so bad and that I have succeeded in my plan. At least to some extent...

Quoting Someone83 (Reply 9):
Thanks for the overview

You are welcome, Someone83!

Quoting hilram (Reply 10):
Quoting col (Reply 8):Mario, brilliant and interesting. Makes A.net a better place with information like this instead of the BS topics that go on and on and on.

Thank You very much, hilram, for Your affection for my work.

Quoting Someone83 (Reply 9):
Probably too much work, but it would be fun to see the engine type marketshare development per year. It should be rather different in 2005 vs 2015?

Quoting hilram (Reply 10):
Quoting Someone83 (Reply 9):
If anything, I think the trend would show that RR is gaining ever more marketshare in recent years.

There is no doubt how interesting it would be to see the engine type market share development through the years, but ...we could leave that for some other occasion...
Since You have, Someone83, mentioned years 2005 and 2015, I made a little databases concerning the Airbus A330´s productions till the end of Dec. 2005 as and Jan. 2016. I believe that some interesting conclusions could be drawn from them ...

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To my knowledge, the only

. A330 aircraft that serves as the test one is Airbus A330-203, MSN 871, reg. F-WWCB, powered by twin

. CF6-80E1A3 turbofans, each 297,5 kN - 68.530 lb s.t.

Nice regards

Mario

StTim · Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:46 pm

I presume that the current test aircraft will be retired post the NEO test phase and one of those test frames used in its place.

KarelXWB · Thu Feb 04, 2016 9:13 am

Second IB A330-200 MSN 1700 during a test flight yesterday:

Untitled by theo franchi, on Flickr

Unpainted Edelweiss A330-300 MSN 1711 on its first flight yesterday:

EDW - F-WWYV - MSN 1711 by DamienTLS, on Flickr

Unpainted Garuda A330-300 MSN 1709 on its second flight two days ago:

GIA - F-WWYS - MSN 1709 by DamienTLS, on Flickr

GoMEA · Mon Feb 08, 2016 3:17 pm

To all people having good insights, what is the production planning for A330s for say, the next 6 months? Will we have the chance to see A330 NEOs?

Richards2K14 · Tue Feb 09, 2016 1:10 pm

Quoting GoMEA (Reply 14):
To all people having good insights, what is the production planning for A330s for say, the next 6 months? Will we have the chance to see A330 NEOs?

MSN1795 first -900 A330Neo. Parts will begin to arrive at FAL during the summer months and assembly starts in September.

KarelXWB · Wed Feb 10, 2016 7:57 pm

The mystery around MSN 1760 continues. Yesterday it was seen with horizontal stabilizer removed, and fuselage covered in long-term storage coat:

Msn215 9/2/2016 by A380_TLS_A350, on Flickr

Richards2K14 · Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:43 pm

I remember us delivering these wings to Bremen last year but can't remember the initial customer. I'll try and find out more tomorrow.

kelual · Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:07 pm

IB and TK have some A330 without engines cause there is a delay in the production of the GE CF6. Any info about it?

Richards2K14 · Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:54 am

Quoting KarelXWB (Reply 16):
The mystery around MSN 1760 continues. Yesterday it was seen with horizontal stabilizer removed, and fuselage covered in long-term storage coat:

MSN1760 was delivered to FAL in September 2015 destined for China Southern. But since then, there doesn't seem to be any movement on what will happen to this airframe.

KarelXWB · Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:58 am

Quoting Richards2K14 (Reply 17):
I remember us delivering these wings to Bremen last year but can't remember the initial customer. I'll try and find out more tomorrow.

Do you have some info on MSN 1707? This frame was canceled by Air Asia but was never seen in assembly. MSN 1712 on the other hand, also canceled by Air Asia, was seen in assembly. There is a theory that MSN 1760 is 1707.

Richards2K14 · Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:05 pm

Quoting KarelXWB (Reply 20):
Do you have some info on MSN 1707

MSN1707 was never built.

Quoting KarelXWB (Reply 20):
MSN 1712 on the other hand, also canceled by Air Asia, was seen in assembly. There is a theory that MSN 1760 is 1707.

MSN1712 was built and delivered in October/November 2015 and the customer is showing as XFA01? I can't seem to find who this is though?

Grizzly410 · Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:54 pm

Quoting Richards2K14 (Reply 21):
MSN1712 was built and delivered in October/November 2015 and the customer is showing as XFA01? I can't seem to find who this is though?

Doesn't mean this is the customer but odds are good enough :
MSN1600 / 1646 / 1674 are also XFA01 and in the database are all with Air Asia X livery.

KarelXWB · Thu Feb 11, 2016 1:13 pm

MSN 1712 is Air Asia NTU (Not Taken Up). In fact, the aircraft was seen with Air Asia X tail at the end of last month:

Untitled by theo franchi, on Flickr

Now the question would be, why was MSN 1712 built, and MSN 1707 not? My guess is that MSN 1707 was skipped to take the lower production rate into account, just like MSN 1652, 1661, 1682, 1683, 1702 and 1705 were skipped.

KarelXWB · Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:30 am

Looks like Iberia's next A330-200 is now parked at the delivery center.

Richards2K14 · Tue Feb 16, 2016 12:54 pm

Quoting KarelXWB (Reply 23):
Now the question would be, why was MSN 1712 built, and MSN 1707 not? My guess is that MSN 1707 was skipped to take the lower production rate into account, just like MSN 1652, 1661, 1682, 1683, 1702 and 1705 were skipped.

You are correct

A330Neo next stage passed:

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/singapore-a330neo-passes-detailed-design-review-421961/

And a new order, taken up in January it seems:

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/singapore-undisclosed-customer-signs-for-14-a330neo-421983/

Millenium · Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:46 pm

Airbus has published the A330neo Airport Operations Brochure, the mzfw difference compared to the ceo is interesting.

http://www.airbus.com/fileadmin/medi...us-A330neo-Airport-Ops-Feb2016.pdf

Regards

PS. Did not find a better thread for it.

mjoelnir · Thu Feb 18, 2016 8:17 pm

Quoting Millenium (Reply 26):
Airbus has published the A330neo Airport Operations Brochure, the mzfw difference compared to the ceo is interesting.

http://www.airbus.com/fileadmin/medi...us-A330neo-Airport-Ops-Feb2016.pdf

Regards

PS. Did not find a better thread for it.

Interesting, but we would also need OEW to get the most interesting information. Only OEW increase or also Payload increase because more load on the wings

Millenium · Thu Feb 18, 2016 8:32 pm

Quoting mjoelnir (Reply 27):
Interesting, but we would also need OEW to get the most interesting information. Only OEW increase or also Payload increase because more load on the wings

Regards.

trex8 · Fri Feb 19, 2016 1:56 am

Are the stored Air Asia A333s 242t variants??

Whats happening with the Skymark/Intrepid frames?

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