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Computed by aircraft.fyi from the core specification — see how we calculate these.
How big is it, really?
The Airbus A330's wingspan, against things you already know the size of.
The numbers
| Length (A330-900) | 63.66 m |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 64.00 m |
| Height | 16.79 m |
| MTOW | 251,000 kg |
| Range | 13,334 km |
| Typical seats | 287 (3-class) |
| Engines (neo) | 2 × Trent 7000 |
| First flight (A330) | 2 November 1992 |
| Ordered (family) | 1,850+ |
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What makes it different
The A330 has no single famous story — it just refuses to stop being the right answer. Born in 1992 as the twin-engine half of the A330/A340 pair, it watched its four-engine sibling die of fuel bills while it kept selling: to full-service flag carriers, budget long-haul startups, freight operators, and air forces (as the basis of the world's leading tanker, the A330 MRTT).
The A330neo re-engined it with the Trent 7000 and stretched the wings with sharklets, keeping it competitive against the 787 at a lower price. Over 1,850 of the family have been ordered across three decades — quietly one of the most successful widebodies ever.
Its cross-section also lives double lives: the BelugaXL outsize freighter is an A330 underneath, and hundreds of converted A330 freighters are coming as passenger examples age out.
Airbus A330 — the short answers
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The Airbus A330 line
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Who flies the Airbus A330
The top 10 operators by fleet size, of ≈130 worldwide — the rest are aggregated below. Counts marked ≈ are approximate, verified 2026-07-14.
TKTurkish Airlines≈65→ MUChina Eastern Airlines≈55→ DLDelta Air LinesLargest A330neo operator.≈50→ CZChina Southern Airlines≈45→ CAAir China≈30→