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Airbus A330-300 (A330-343)

A330-1587Written off

RegistrationCNB-5958

OperatorAir China

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Airbus A330-300 (A330-343) built in 2014 in Toulouse. Operated for Air China.

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New · 5 years · ≈ 21,500 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× 2 x RR Trent 772B-60

PropulsionJet

Seats327 (C36 · W16 · Y275)

First flight2014

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationChina / Taiwán

OwnerAir China

MSN1587

Hex / ICAO 24-bit780CBB

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A330

Figures for the A330-300 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 61% the length of a football pitch

Length63.7 m209 ft

Wingspan60.3 m198 ft

Height16.8 m55 ft

Range11,760 km6,350 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed871 km/h470 ktMach 0.82

Service ceiling12,634 m41,450 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight242,000 kg533,518 lb

Maximum payload112,600 kg248,240 lbIts 277 passengers with baggage would weigh about 27.7 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity277 passengersUp to 440 in a high-density layout

Endurance13 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 11,760 km range, from Beijing it could fly non-stop as far as:

JNBJohannesburg11,709 km ATLAtlanta11,539 km LOSLagos11,464 km DFWDallas-Fort Worth11,195 km JFKNew York10,979 km

Beyond its rangeMEXMexico City12,436 km

The type first flew in 1992 (34 years ago) · About 1,800 units built · Still in production

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Seating layout

36Business

16Premium

275Economy

327 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2014–2019Air China network of its widebody aircraft

Base

PEKBeijing

Main destinations

PVGShanghai (Pudong)CTUChengdu (Shuangliu)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)FRAFrankfurt am Main NRTNarita SHAShanghai (Minhang)TPETaoyuan HGHHangzhou ISTIstanbul MUCMunich TAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2014

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.

Dec 11, 2014

Delivered to Air China

Delivered to Air China as B-5958.

Aug 27, 2019

Accident at Beijing

On August 27, 2019, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration B-5958), operated by Air China, was involved in an accident at Beijing. Source: Air China.

Source: Air China

Operators

2014-12-11

Air China

Registration B-5958

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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