A330 Production Line Culminating a nine-year doubling of production capacity, Airbus’ A330 output rate has now reached 10 aircraft m...
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| A330 Production Line |
Culminating a nine-year doubling of production capacity, Airbus’ A330
output rate has now reached 10 aircraft monthly – responding to this
twin-engine jetliner’s continued popularity with airlines, cargo
carriers, military services and VIP operators.
Current production includes the A330-200 and
A330-300 passenger versions, the A330-200F freighter, and the military
Multi Role Tanker Transport – which is based on the A330-200 airframe,
equipped for aerial refueling missions along with troop and cargo
airlift.
At a total of 1,246 orders booked from 92 customers
and over 960 deliveries made to date, more than three years of
production is ensured at the current high output rate with an A330
backlog volume that today is above 280 aircraft.
The A330’s overall numbers are impressive: 1.1
billion-plus passengers carried during its operational career, with a
takeoff or landing performed somewhere in the world every 25 seconds.
Globally, the A330 fleet covers more than 8.8 million kilometers daily –
the equivalent of circling the world 222 times each 24 hours.
