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Airbus Highlights A330 MRTT at Paris Air Show 2023

On the occasion of the Paris Airshow 2023, airbus is showing the capabilities of the mighty A330 MRTT to the world of Military aviation. The advanced aircraft is revolutionizing aerial refueling and multi-role operations focused on defense and military. The plane is derived from the highly-performing Airbus 330 platform; this versatile aircraft combines transport capabilities […]

Breaking News: Saudia Airlines A330 Damaged in Accident at Khartoum Airport

Last Update: 15 April 15:45 UTC Saudia Airlines has confirmed that one of its A330 aircraft was involved in an accident at Khartoum International Airport on Saturday, April 15. The incident occurred just before the plane was scheduled to take off for Riyadh at 07:30 UTC. Following the accident, all flights to and from Sudan […]

Why Does The Airbus A340 Have 4 Smaller Engines?

There is not much difference between the Airbus A330 and the A340 in terms of structure, systems, and wings. The biggest difference is the engines. The A330 is a dual-engine aircraft, while the A340, its longer sibling, is a quad-engine aircraft. But why did Airbus need to launch two identical aircraft, with the longer one […]

Korean Air A330 Overruns Runway In Cebu

On October 23rd 2022, Korean Air flight KE631 suffered a runway excursion while landing at Cebu Mactan Intl Airport in the Philippines. Korean Air has not had a fatal passenger airplane crash since 1997, and has held an impressive safety record since. Incident The aircraft involved was a 24 year old Airbus A330-200 that was […]

How to Recognize the Type of Commercial Airplanes – PART#2

Today I’ll be giving some simple and easy ways to differentiate between planes, with different angles of view. In part#1 we’ve talked about Airbus and Boeing’s narrow-body airplanes, and today it will be all about Airbus’s wide-body airplanes. Let’s dig in!!