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Airbus[1][2][4][5][6] release datelined "Toulouse, 26 September 2018": "The A330-900 has received its Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)".- Début
- 26 sept. 2018CONFIANCE 90 %selon la source · possible : 19 oct. 2017 – 26 nov. 2018
Airbus A330-900 Wins EASA Type Certification
EASA certified the A330-900 on 26 September 2018 after about 1,400 flight-test hours in under a year. Airbus said FAA certification would follow shortly and the first delivery to TAP Air Portugal in the coming weeks.
- The type certificate, signed by EASA certification director Trevor Woods, was handed over by EASA's head of large aeroplanes certification Ludovic Aron to Airbus head of engineering for commercial aircraft Jean-Brice Dumont; FAA certification was "expected to follow shortly"[1]
- The certification campaign took around 1,400 flight-test hours in under a year since the first flight on 19 October 2017, using two A330-900 test aircraft plus TAP's first built aircraft, which also served as a route-proving demonstrator visiting more than 12 countries[1]
- That was later than the "around the middle of 2018" target Airbus gave at first flight, when it planned 1,100 hours on the -900[6]
- The -900 is billed as the lowest seat-mile cost 300-seater, with a 25% fuel-burn reduction against older generation aircraft of similar size and a common pilot type rating with the A350 XWB[1]
- The smaller A330-800 was to fly "in the coming weeks"; it first flew on 6 November 2018 and the first A330-900 went to TAP on 26 November 2018[4][5]
Notable features
- Engines: Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 with a new 3D-optimised wing and sharklets in lighter composites[1]
- Seating: 310 in Airbus's two-class layout; Flight International quotes 287 typical seats[2][3]
- Range: 6,550 nm at 242 t maximum take-off weight (Airbus fact sheet; 7,200 nm at 251 t)[2]
- Cabin: Airspace by Airbus with larger overhead storage and advanced cabin mood lighting[1]
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