What is Airbus A330?
{|{{Infobox aircraft begin | name = Airbus A330 | image = File:Turkish Airlines, Airbus A330-300, TC-JOE - NRT.jpg | caption = An Airbus A330-300 operated by [[Turkish Airlines]], the flag carrier of Turkey }} {{Infobox aircraft type | type = Wide-Body [[Jet airliner]] | national origin = Multi-country origin | manufacturer = [[Airbus]] | designer = | first flight = 2 November 1991 | introduction = 17 January 1994 with Air Inter | retired = | status = Being produced and used by airlines | primary user = [[Turkish Airlines]]<!--Only have ONE (1) primary user--> | more users = [[Cathay Pacific]] <br>[[Delta Air Lines]] <br>China Eastern Airlines<!--Only have THREE (3) other users--> | produced = 1986-present | number built = 1016 as of 10 October 2013 | unit cost = A330-200: US$216.1 million(€160 million) (2013) <br>A330-300: US$239.4 million(€177 million) (2013) <br>A330-200F: US$219.1 million(€162 million) (2013) | developed from = [[Airbus A300]] | variants with their own articles = [[Airbus A340]] }} |} [[File:Bmi Airbus A330-243 (G-WWBB).jpg|thumb|right|250px|A [[British Midland Airways Limited|bmi]] A330 lands at an [[airport]].]] The '''Airbus A330''' is a twin engine, [[Airliner|wide-body]] [[Airliner|passenger airplane]] made by [[Airbus]]. It was [[design]]ed at the same time as the [[Airbus A340]], so it has the same body and wings. It first flew in 1991 and the first one was delivered to Air Inter in 1994. It was a 300 series. Just after this, Airbus made the shorter 200 series. Airbus has made a freighter version, first made in 2001, and a tanker version, first made in 2007 (which carries additional [[fuel]] so it can give some to other planes). ==Design and building== [[File:Air Algerie (5174441422).jpg|thumb|an Airbus A330 flying with [[Air Algérie]] (note, there is no page on air algérie yet, could someone make that?)]] [[Airline]]s wanted a new airplane to replace their [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] airplanes which were getting old. So, Airbus started a new project in November 1987: the A330 and