Taiwan’s TransAsia Airways has received the first of two wide-body A330-300 aircraft ordered from Airbus at a ceremony in Toulouse, France.
The new A330 will be the first long-haul aeroplane to be operated by the carrier.
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TransAsia Airways chairman Vincent Lin said that the delivery of the A330 would further enhance the company’s quality of service as well as passengers’ flight experience.
Initially, the airline will deploy the new aircraft on routes from Taipei to Japan and Singapore, and is currently considering operating on long-haul destinations including Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.
Airbus COO Customers John Leahy said TransAsia would benefit from the aircraft’s low operating costs, reliability and high levels of technical commonality with its existing A320 fleet.
Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, the A330-300 can accommodate up to 300 people, with 36 seats in business class and the remaining in coach.
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By GlobalDataThe A330 range offers fuel efficiency, features flight-by-wire technology and advanced onboard systems that provide high aerodynamic efficiency, covers a range of 5,450nm with a maximum takeoff weight capacity of 240mt.
With 1,200 firm orders for multiple variants and more than 900 aircraft in service with 90 operators across the globe, A330 is also available in VIP and military transport / tanker variants.
Operating scheduled services to 46 destinations across Asia, TransAsia Airways fleet includes nine A320 aeroplanes.
In addition, the Taiwanese carrier has a backlog of 12 A321neo and six sharklet-equipped A321ceo.
Image: TransAsia Airways will initially deploy the new A330 on routes from Taipei to Japan and Singapore. Photo: P Pigeyre / Airbus SAS.
