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Airbus A330-900neo gets EASA ticket

Airbus A330-900neo.

- 26 September 2018 -
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted the A330-900neo its type certification. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification is expected to follow soon.

The first A330-900 will be handed over to launch customer TAP Air Portugal in the coming weeks. Airbus says that the two A330-900 flight test aircraft completed the certification flight test campaign in around 1,400 flight test hours in less than a year since the first flight on 19th October 2017.

The A330-900 is a 300-seater, equipped with two Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines and an optimised wing with new composite sharklets. Airbus claims a 25 percent reduction in fuel consumption compared with older aircraft of similar size. The A330neo shares a common pilot type-rating with the larger A350 XWB, to reduce flight training cost and increase pilot productivity. Maintenance personnel will benefit from the aircraft’s new Skywise data connectivity features which will help them to predict potential issues before they arise, thus ensuring maximum productivity of the aircraft in revenue service.

Airbus has now sold over 1,700 A330s, including around 270 A330neo aircraft. The smaller A330-800 will make its first flight in the coming weeks. (Photo: Airbus)



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