Airbus A330/340

The initial production version of the A330 was designated -300. It flies with a crew of two and can accommodate up to 440 passengers to a range of 6,329 miles at Mach 0.86. The A330 was the first Airbus design to be offered with engines from all three major manufacturers - General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce. Both the A340 and the A330 are built to a common design with wings swept to 30 degrees with nine foot winglets, the difference being the A330 is powered by two engines and the A340 by four.

Both the A340 and the A330 are loosely based upon the design of the A300. Both aircraft are built to a common design with wings swept to 30 and with 9 ft (2.74 m) winglets, the difference being that the A330 is powered by two engines and the A340 by four.