Airbus A330

This article is about the 1st generation A330, including the -200, -300 and ACJ330 models, produced since 1992. For the 2nd generation manufactured from 2015 to present, see Airbus A330neo.

The Airbus A330, sometimes called the Airbus A330ceo (ceo being an initialism for Current Engine Option), is a wide-body jet airliner manufactured by Airbus. It was developed as a successor to the Airbus A300 in the same project which also produced the Airbus A310.

Summary

“	The Airbus A330 is a medium-size, wide-body aircraft, with two engines that was introduced in 1987. The A330-300 variant has a cruise speed of Mach 0.82, a range of 6,350 nmi (11,760 km), and typically carries 277 passengers. Over 14,00 A330s are in active airline service with over 90 operators.	”
	~ Laminar Research on their aircraft listing

Simulator availability

Overview

This asset is available in the following simulators.

Sim
XP12	1		1
FGFS2020.3LTS
FS2020			1	1
XP11		2
DCS
P3D		3
XP10
FSX		2	3
FS2004		2	1

Package listing

The following packages are either included in the base sim or available for purchase/download. Note that the inclusion of packages below is not an endorsement of quality or fitness. Potential buyers are highly encouraged to research payware packages through reviews, videos, or other means before purchasing.

XP12FS2020XP11P3DFSXFS2004

X-Plane 12 [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Included	A330-300	Laminar Research
Freeware	A330-900neo	X-Works @X-Plane.to	Mod to default aircraft

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Freeware	A330-300	Clink123 @Flightsim.to
Payware	A330-300	Aerosoft @FSElite	In development Planned release before September 2023

X-Plane 11 [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	A330	JARDesign @X-Plane.org
Payware	A330-300	RWDesigns @X-Plane.org

Prepar3D v4-v5[edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	A330	Aerosoft
Payware	A330-200 A330-300 A330-200F A330 MRTT	Blackbox	v4 only
Payware	A330-200 A330-300	CLS @SimMarket	Includes other Airbus aircraft

Microsoft Flight Simulator X / Prepar3D v1-v3[edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	A330-200 A330-300	Wilco	Includes other Airbus aircraft
Payware	A330-200 A330-300	AFS-Design @SimMarket	Includes other Airbus aircraft
Freeware	A330-300	Thomas Ruth @FlyAway	Multiple engine options
Freeware	A330-200	Thomas Ruth @FlyAway	Multiple engine options
Freeware	A330-200 A330-300 A330-200F A330 MRTT	POSKY @Rikoooo

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	A330-200 A330-300	CLS @SimMarket	Includes other Airbus aircraft
Payware	A330-200 A330-300	AFS-Design @SimMarket	Includes other Airbus aircraft
Freeware	A330-200	POSKY @FlyAway

X-Plane 12

Included liveries

The following liveries accompany the included Laminar Research model at no additional cost.

• 

  Virgin Atlantic
• 

  Air Asia X
• 

  Swiss
• 

  Cathay Pacific
• 

  Air Canada
• 

  Lufthansa

History

12.00 Beta 13:

• XPD-13353 – Airbus A330-300: spoilers were deployed when in ‘armed’ position.

12.00 Beta 8:

• XPD-13228 – Added pilots for Airbus A330-300 and Boeing 737-800.

12.00 Beta 7:

• XPD-12350 – Airbus A330-300 replay was incorrect.
• XPD-13105 – Airbus A330-300 radios were inoperative.

12.00 Beta 5:

• XPD-12981 As per reality, Airbus A330 needs to be able to turn OFF the wxr radar to turn ON the terrain-warning-map!

12.00 Beta 4:

• XPD-12949 Airbus A330 flaps not controllable by an analog joystick AXIS.

12.00 Beta 3:

• XPD-12902 CTD while struggling to enter the route in the Airbus A330-300 MCDU.

12.00 Alphas:

• [Alpha 37] XPD-12675 VRCONFIG on Airbus A330.
• [Alpha 34] XPD-12674 Airbus A330: Metallic pilot/copilot footrests are too reflective.
• [Alpha 34] XPD-12695 Undue “too low flaps” warning when landing in A330.
• [Alpha 18] XPD-11882 Airbus A330 assigned to undersized gate.
• [Alpha 15] XPD-11891 Airbus A330: When pushing the TAKEOFF CONFIG pushbutton, the DOOR R AVIONICS warning pops up.
• [Alpha 15] XPD-11893 Take bug fixes for A330.
• [Alpha 15] XPD-11898 Airbus A330: Bus Tie can’t be closed.
• [Alpha 15] XPD-11901 Airbus A330: Undue overspeed warning Vle (Landing gear extended).
• [Alpha 15] XPD-11904 Airbus A330: When gear is down, the flightphase related system page is the WHEEL page and should be shown.
• [Alpha 14] XPD-11882 Airbus A330 assigned to undersized gate.
• [Alpha 14] XPD-11892 Airbus A330 speedbrake deploys when it shouldn’t.
• [Alpha 14] XPD-11903 Wireframe issue on Airbus A330 glareshield.

Sim	Airplanes by simulator availability						Airplanes by source
XP12:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party
FGFS2020.3LTS:	All •	Included	•	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party •	Launcher
FS2020:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party •	Marketplace
XP11:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party
DCS:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party •	Marketplace
P3D:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party
XP10:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware			Included •	Third-party
FSX:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware			Included •	Third-party
FS2004:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware			Included •	Third-party