Airbus has a further 300 orders for the aircraft. According to aviation expert Kieran Daly, the A330-200 is a "reliable, ultra-modern, state-of-the-art airplane," with an impeccable safety record.

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Aircalin declines to comment on its A330 plans. Airbus confirms that the airline "has shown interest in the A330-200" and it is "hopeful of concluding a deal for one aircraft in the near future".

Airbus's A330-200 entered service in 1998, four years after the -300, and A330 head of marketing Crawford Hamilton claims this lag is contributing to the absence of A330-800 interest.

There were no injuries. That same year, Tamil Tiger rebels destroyed two Airbus A330-200 Sri Lankan Airlines aircraft in a suicide attack at Bandaranaike airport in Katunayake, Sri Lanka.

Typically accommodating between 210 and 260 passengers, the A330-200 can be configured to carry a maximum of 406. ch-aviation data reveals that more than 340 A330-200s are currently in active service.

The legacy A330, both A330-200 and A330-300, has seen a decline of over 200 aircraft in passenger service between 2019 and 2024, resulting in a lower number of monthly aggregated flights (cycles).

The Air France passenger plane that has gone missing with 228 people on board on its way from Brazil to Paris is a four-year-old Airbus A330-200 wide-body jet. The aircraft registered as F-GZCP.

Air Namibia says its brand new Airbus A330-200 aircraft is safe to fly on its long haul route between Windhoek and Frankfurt despite the aircraft having only two engines.

The first of South African Airways' new Airbus A330-200 fleet arrived at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday, with President Jacob Zuma on hand to mark the occasion.