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Airbus A330-200 (A330-243)

A330-398Scrapped

RegistrationUSN839AG

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

Desconocida

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Airbus A330-200 (A330-243) built in 2001 in Toulouse. Operated for bmi British Midland, South African Airways and Thomas Cook UK. Scrapped.

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Mature · 19 years · ≈ 81,700 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× 2 x ROLLS-ROYCE RB211 Trent 772B-60<br>

PropulsionJet

Seats313 (W52 · Y261)

First flight2001

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerThomas Cook Airlines

MSN398

Hex / ICAO 24-bitab79d0

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

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 Johannesburg it could fly non-stop as far as:

PEKBeijing11,709 km BOGBogota11,474 km SYDSydney (Mascot)11,024 kmLIMLima10,908 km HKGHong Kong10,675 km

Beyond its rangePVGShanghai (Pudong)11,786 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

52Premium

261Economy

313 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2002–2003South African Airways network of its widebody aircraft

Base

JNBJohannesburg

Main destinations

DXBDubai DKRDakar ACCAccra CPTCape Town ADDAddis Ababa ABJAbidjan AUHAbu Dhabi BKKBangkok BKOBamako BOMMumbai CAICairo

2010–2011Turkish Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

ISTIstanbul

Main destinations

BKKBangkok ICNSeoul ADDAddis Ababa DLADouala HKGHong Kong JNBJohannesburg KULSepang MLEMalé SINSingapore SSGMalabo SYDSydney (Mascot)

2013–2020Thomas Cook UK network of its widebody aircraft

Base

MANManchester, Greater Manchester

Main destinations

CUNCancún LGWLondon AYTAntalya DLMDalaman HRGHurghada LASLas Vegas SSHSharm El Sheikh CCCCayo Coco HOGHolguin

since 2020Aviation Capital Group airline base

Base

DCAWashington

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2001

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.

Apr 9, 2001

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWKL.

Apr 27, 2001

Transferred to bmi British Midland

Transferred to bmi British Midland.

Dec 16, 2002

Transferred to South African Airways

Transferred to South African Airways.

May 30, 2003

Transferred to British Midland International

Transferred to British Midland International.

Jun 10, 2010

Transferred to Turkish Airlines

Transferred to Turkish Airlines.

Mar 31, 2011

Transferred to British Midland International

Transferred to British Midland International.

Oct 31, 2013

Transferred to Thomas Cook UK

Transferred to Thomas Cook UK.

Jul 12, 2017

Incident at Stornoway

On July 12, 2017, the Airbus AIRBUS A330-243 aircraft (registration G-CHTZ), operated by Thomas Cook, was involved in an incident at Stornoway. Source: Thomas Cook.

Source: Thomas Cook

May 12, 2020

Transferred to Aviation Capital Group

Transferred to Aviation Capital Group.

Operators

2001-04-09

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WWKL · Lessor: Toulouse

2001-04-27

bmi British Midland

Registration G-WWBM

2002-12-16

South African Airways

Registration G-WWBM

2003-05-30

British Midland International

Registration G-WWBM · Lessor: ILFC

2010-06-10

Turkish Airlines

Registration G-WWBM · Lessor: bmi

2011-03-31

British Midland International

Registration G-WWBM · Lessor: ACG

2013-10-31

Thomas Cook UK

Registration G-CHTZ · Lessor: Acg

2020-05-12

Aviation Capital Group

Registration N839AG

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