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Airbus A330-200 (A330-243)

A330-261Scrapped

RegistrationESEC-MNY

OperatorAir Algerie

3operators

1incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

Airbus A330-200 (A330-243) in Toulouse. Operated for Monarch Airlines, Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd and Wamos Air. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2×

PropulsionJet

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationEspaña

OwnerAir Algerie

MSN261

Hex / ICAO 24-bit345310

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 London it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago11,648 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,125 kmSINSingapore10,872 km LIMLima10,157 km HKGHong Kong9,633 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)17,021 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.

The full story of the Airbus A330 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1999–2015Monarch Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

LGWLondon MANManchester, Greater Manchester SSHSharm El Sheikh TFSTenerife

Main destinations

FAOFaro PMIPalma de Mallorca

since 2017Wamos Air airline base

Base

MADMadrid

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Mar 9, 1999

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWKR.

Mar 26, 1999

Transferred to Monarch Airlines

Transferred to Monarch Airlines.

Jun 23, 2007

Incident at Orlando Sanford (SFB) International Airport

On June 23, 2007, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration G-SMAN), operated by Monarch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Orlando Sanford (SFB) International Airport (United States) due to a hard landing. Source: Monarch Airlines.

Source: Monarch Airlines

Nov 28, 2015

Transferred to Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd

Transferred to Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd.

Feb 3, 2017

Transferred to Wamos Air

Transferred to Wamos Air.

Operators

1999-03-09

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WWKR · Lessor: Toulouse

1999-03-26

Monarch Airlines

Registration G-SMAN

2010-10-08

Monarch Airlines

Registration G-SMAN · Lessor: Garuda Indonesia

2010-12-20

Monarch Airlines

Registration G-SMAN · Lessor: Guggenheim Aviation Partners

2013-09-07

Monarch Airlines

Registration G-SMAN · Lessor: Guggenheim Aviation Partners

2013-11-16

Monarch Airlines

Registration G-SMAN · Lessor: Guggenheim Aviation Partners

2015-11-28

Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd

Registration 9M-AZL · Lessor: Guggenheim Aviation Partners

2017-02-03

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY · Lessor: Altavair AirFinance

2017-06-16

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY · Lessor: Air Algérie

2017-09-30

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY

2018-01-19

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY · Lessor: Altavair AirFinance

2018-02-15

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY · Lessor: Altavair AirFinance

2018-03-10

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY · Lessor: Altavair AirFinance

2018-09-02

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY · Lessor: Altavair AirFinance

2019-01-11

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY

2019-03-01

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY · Lessor: Britannia Airways

2019-03-11

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY

2019-04-18

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY · Lessor: TUI Airlines Netherlands

2019-05-02

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY

2019-06-08

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY · Lessor: Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia

2019-07-04

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY · Lessor: Garuda Indonesia

2019-09-16

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY

2019-09-28

Wamos Air

Registration EC-MNY · Lessor: Norwegian

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A330-200 (A330-243) · EC-MNY · Air Algerie}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
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