As of 31 January, Airbus had booked orders for 1,610 A330s, of which 1,261 had been delivered.
Eric Zanin, head of the A330 family programme, said: “The A330 has enjoyed additional commercial success in China, Saudi Arabia and South Africa among other countries. Add to that healthy demand for the MRTT military derivative and you have an order book that can easily absorb an increase of one aircraft per month.”
Airbus’ A330 family has five in-service members: the A330-200 and longer-fuselage A330-300 commercial jetliner versions, A330-200F freighter, ACJ330 corporate jet and A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft; along with two A330neo (new engine option) versions in development: the A330-800neo and A330-900neo.
Around 100,000 jobs are generated in the UK by Airbus wing work, both directly as well as indirectly through an extended supply chain of over 400 companies.
At Filton, more than 4,000 people are employed in the design office and in business support roles such as procurement, finance and customer service. Core activities at Filton include the design, engineering and support for Airbus wings, fuel systems and landing gear integration. Teams also work on systems, structures, and aerodynamics research, development and test facilities.
More than 2,000 engineers at Filton are involved in a range of areas, including wing integration, flight physics, structures and systems.
