Industry Airbus A330-800 rolls out of the paintshop

The A330-800 is the new generation 250-seater from Airbus’ twin-aisle family. With its 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) as the base variant, the A330-800 can operate routes of up to 7,500nm and with the recently launched 251-tonne MTOW variant, the aircraft can operate ultra-long-range routes of up to 8,150nm. The A330-800 is the successor of the current A330-200 version.

The wide-body aircraft incorporates new Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, zero-splice nacelles, titanium pylons, new wings and new cabins. The most visible new features of the A330neo wings are the specially developed curved wingtip Sharklets – which draw on A350 XWB technology, extending the wingspan to 64 meters, providing state-of-the art aerodynamic characteristics.

Airbus says, the next generation aircraft will offer its customers 25 percent less fuel burn per seat compared to its previous-generation competitors as well as reduced maintenance costs. Until now, only Hawaiian Airlines has ordered the smaller A330-800. The Honolulu-based carrier has ordered 6 aircraft to replace the aging Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.