Airbus A330/A330neo news

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Airbus is looking at assembling its newest A330neo in China as part of a bid to win orders for the plane in one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets.

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First flight of the first RwandAir A330neo (ex-Air Berlin) today.




Pics © Aviation Toulouse @FrenchPainter

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First flight of the first RwandAir A330neo (ex-Air Berlin) today.

Hum, beautiful, hopefully also to BRU

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Airbus expects to deliver the first A330-900 to Delta Air Lines by the end of May 2019, as it works to stabilise the production of the Trent 7000-powered widebody during 2019.

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I have a candid question regarding the A330-900 capability, maybe some knowledgeable member could help me with this question : Do you think the A339 (251t latest variant) can fly jnb-hkg non stop without a payload hit ?
I would answer probably no and if so, what would you think the payload hit look like (mild or hard) ? I would say mild, meaning max 10% hit by rule of the thumb.
Yet the winds are favorable (mostly tailwind) and the aircraft maximum range is reported at 7200 nm (jnb-hkg being at 5800 nm in theory) so maybe it should be feasable with max payload after all, but with a night departure, jnb being a high/hot airport (alt 1680m).
Thoughts and comments welcome, thank you

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Delta first A330neo made its maiden flight.

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First A330neo of Azul has been delivered.

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Arrival and water salute of Azul first A330 NEO in Aeroporto Internacional de Belo Horizonte - CNF / SBCF

Credit : Manoel Silvestre de Sousa

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Airbus is near a deal to sell up to 10 A330neos to Virgin Atlantic). The airline has been evaluating the upgraded A330 model against the B787.