Airbus A330 News

New Meridiana Group Airlines CEO Roberto Scaramella joined the airline in January, just in time to celebrate the airline's 50th birthday .

Visitors walk among planes displayed at the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Wednesday June 19, 2013.

Air France-KLM ordered 25 Airbus A350 jets on Wednesday, saying the wide-body plane that flew for the first time last week will be central to its plan to expand long-haul flights after years of struggling against discount carriers in Europe.

SriLankan Airlines has struck a deal to buy six Airbus A330-300 aircraft and four A350-900s in a deal worth $2.6 billion at list prices, the airline said at the Paris Airshow on Wednesday.

"These modern Airbus aircraft will provide the latest in technologies and offer our passengers new levels of comfort and entertainment options while onboard."

Despite the initial quality problems with the Dreamliner, airlines have stuck with the revolutionary plane due to its superior operating economics.

A TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A330-200, registration PT-MVF performing flight JJ-8062 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP to Milan Malpensa , was enroute at FL350 about 130nm west of Recife,PE when the crew decided to return to Sao Paulo due to the loss of hydraulic fluid from the green system.

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines is still on the lookout for new aircraft as part of its fleet modernization program.

WINDHOEK, Namibia, June 18 -- Air Namibia has announced that it will receive two Airbus A330-200 aircraft from France later this year, Namibia's press agency, Nampa, reported.

Delta TechOps' maintenance, repair and overhaul business recently completed its first fuel tank inerting systems modification work on Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330-200 aircraft, and is now offering the modification work to other A330-200 operators.

Editor's note: This is a condensed version of Airchive.com editor Chris Sloan's post on the maiden flight of the Airbus A350.

China Southern Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney's PW4170 Advantage70 engine to power its order of 16 Airbus A330 aircraft.

AEROSPACE workers in North Wales are expecting a massive boost to their order books during the Paris Air Show this week.

The Philippines' budget carrier Cebu Pacific is looking into purchasing one of today's most advanced passenger jet liners, as it expands its fleet by buying new planes capable of longer flights to new markets.

Airbus SAS A330 and A380 logos sit on tailfins of model aircrafts displayed prior to the opening of the Paris Air Show on June 16, 2013.

U.S. planemaker Boeing will launch a larger version of its lightweight 787 Dreamliner this week with up to 100 orders worth just under $30 billion, industry sources said on Sunday.

An Airbus A330 hit a hangar at JFK yesterday while parking without any ground crew to guide the way, law-enforcement sources said.

The award was presented June 13 to USCG personnel at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The DHS Program of the Year team award is given to the program that demonstrates excellence in the use of resources and innovative processes to deliver needed capabilities.

After many years on the drawing board and $15bn of investment the latest potential blockbuster from Airbus is due to make its long-awaited first flight on Friday.

Airport maintenance workers in Moscow noticed blood stains on the main landing gear of an iFly Airbus A330-300 that had just flown in from Italy, and found a dead man with a Georgia passport inside the wheel well.