Is Airbus A330ceo production coming to an end?

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The production of Airbus A330ceo (Current Engine Option) is slowly coming to its end. This aircraft will be succeeded by Airbus A330neo (New Engine Option). We did a market research for Airbus A330ceo and analyzed who has yet to receive the aircrafts, before the end of production.

The A330ceo comes in two variants; a smaller A330-200 and a larger A330-300. Many aviation analysts predicted that, with the arrival of Boeing 787, Airbus would soon be ending their A330 production and sales. However, the A330s are still in operation, with more than 1440 sold in both variations. Airbus A330 is used for short range regional flights, as well as for long haul intercontinental flights. For example, Qatar Airways operates them on route from Doha to Kuwait City, with the flight time just over one hour, and Aerolineas Argentinas uses them on a 14-hour flight from Rome to Buenos Aires. Configuration of the economy class cabin is usually 2-4-2, which is very popular among customers. Some companies, however, have a 3-3-3 seating arrangements in their economy cabins.

Airbus A330–200

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Technical specification:

Range: 13.450 kilometers
Typical seating: 247 seats
Max seating: 406 seats
Lenght: 58,82 meters
Wing span: 60,30 meters
Height: 17.39 meters
Cabin lenght: 45.00 meters
Fuel capacity: 139.090 liters
MTOW: 242 tonnes

As of February 2019, the A330-200 orders stand at 665, of which 633 have been delivered. There are 618 A330-200 in operation worldwide, which is 97 % out of a total number delivered.

There are 32 A330-200 aircraft to be delivered to these airlines:

17 x Governments, Executive and Private Jets
8 x Iran Air
5 x Jet Airways
1 x IAG
1 X Iberia

Most deliveries are for Governments and different private customers. Deliveries planned for Iran Air are very uncertain due to sanctions against Iran. Jet Airways should receive 5 aircraft, but as the company ceased all operations, the delivery should be canceled. There are 2 aircraft planned for LEVEL air carrier (part of the IAG Group). However, the 2 airplanes are being ordered separately.

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The largest operators of Airbus A330-200 (Airbus’ data for February 2019):

30 x Air China
27 x China Eastern Airlines
24 x Hawaiian Airlines
19 x Turkish Airlines
18 x Etihad Airways
18 x Qantas
16 x Air Transat
16 x China Southern
15 x Air France
15 x American Airlines

A330-300

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Technical Specification:

Range: 11.750 kilometers
Typical seating: 277 seats
Max seating: 440 seats
Lenght: 63,66 meters
Wing span: 60,30 meters
Height: 16,79 meters
Cabin lenght: 50,36 meters
Fuel capacity: 139.090 liters
MTOW: 242 tonnes

As of February 2019, the A330-300 orders stand at 789, of which 764 have been delivered. There are 745 A330-300 in operation worldwide, which is 97 % out of a total number delivered.

There are 25 A330-300 aircraft still to be delivered to these airlines:

9 x Hong Kong Airlines
8 x CASC
5 X Unnamed buyers
1 x Egyptair
1 x Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)

SAS and Egyptair saw a great opportunity and both ordered an additional A330-300, most likely due to a significant discount offered for this type of aircraft. The biggest deliveries are planned for Hong Kong Airlines. The Chinese leasing company CASC will receive 8 A330-300s.

The largest operators of Airbus A330-300 (Airbus’ data for February 2019):