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Airbus Delivers First Rare A330-800neo to Kuwait Airways

Airbus Delivers First Rare A330-800neo to Kuwait Airways

BY PATRICK DALY AGO 14 COMMENTS

Today, Kuwait Airways took delivery of the first two A330-800 aircraft on order. Compared to the 318 orders received by Airbus for the aircraft's counterpart, the A330-900, the -800 has only received 14 orders. Out of the 14 on order, 8 belong to Kuwait.

 

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, aircraft deliveries have been quite rare lately, costing Airbus and Boeing a combined 3.9 billion dollars just in the second quarter of 2020. Aircraft manufacturers are also scaling down production quite a lot due to the pandemic. With both Boeing and Airbus announcing drastic cuts in production. 

A330-800 in flight
Photo: Airbus

The aircraft departed Airbus' home in Toulouse, France, just two minutes apart. They arrived at a small welcome party in Kuwait City, attended by a number of company executives, avgeeks, and more. The new aircraft has a new and modern interior, with space for 235 passengers. The interior consists of two cabins: 32 lie flat seats in business class, and 203 upright seats in economy class. 

 

The delivery of these two aircraft marks the first ever delivery of the A330-800, an aircraft that is, as Kuwait Airways said, "nearly a perfect addition to an airline's fleet in such times". The -800 is a very modern, technologically advanced aircraft, with lots of new technology in the cockpit that hasn't been seen in any airliner before. The -800 also has a slightly taller fuselage that the -900, and the interior is more compact. 

An A330-900 at Singapore. Photo: Isaac Kho; TheExplorerBlog

The A330-800 may be smaller than the -900, but it makes up for that size difference in range. While the larger variant can fly a maximum of 7,200 nautical miles, the -800 can fly nearly 1,000 miles more, with a maximum range of 8,150 nautical miles. With all of these features, the A330-800 costs just under 260 million dollars. It is safe to say that the A330-800 is an amazing plane, and I definitely hope to see it succeed. 

Patrick Daly
Patrick is an aviation enthusiast from Austin, Texas. He grew up with a love for planes, and in 2018, he started plane spotting. Soon after, he created his Instagram aviation account, @just_planepictures.

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