The 253-335 seat Airbus A330 family of aircraft includes the A330-200; larger A330-300 and the recently added A330-200 Freighter.

Designed as a medium to long range aircraft, the A330 was designed to compete in the ETOPS market, specifically against the Boeing 767.

The twin-engined A330 is available with either General Electric CF6-80E, Pratt & Whitney PW4000 or Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines.

History

Launched in 1987, the A330-300 entered service in 1993 with Air France domestic subsidiary Air Inter, with the A330-200 entering passenger service 5 years later in 1998.

To date Airbus has received over 1000 orders for A330 family aircraft with 550 having been delivered.