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Airbus A330-200 (A330-203)

A330-502Scrapped

RegistrationFRF-GZCI

OperatorAir France

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2incidents

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Airbus A330-200 (A330-203) built in 2002 in Toulouse. Operated for Air France. Scrapped.

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Aging · 23 years · ≈ 98,900 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× 2 x GE CF6-80E1A3

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats224 (C36 · W21 · Y167)

First flight2002

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationFrancia

OwnerAirFrans

MSN502

Hex / ICAO 24-bit396448

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 Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago11,673 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,100 kmSINSingapore10,724 km LIMLima10,276 km NRTNarita9,710 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,944 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

21Premium

167Economy

224 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2002–2025Air France network of its widebody aircraft

Base

CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)

Main destinations

ATLAtlanta AMSAmsterdam JFKNew York LHRLondon ORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)AUHAbu Dhabi DTWDetroit FRAFrankfurt am Main KULSepang LAXLos Angeles SEASeattle

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2002

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.

Dec 20, 2002

Delivered to Air France

Delivered to Air France as F-GZCI.

Feb 2003

Placed in storage

In February 2003, the A330-203 aircraft (registration F-GZCI), operated by Air France, was placed in storage at CHR. Source: Air France.

Source: Air France

May 25, 2016

Incident at Ouagadougou

On May 25, 2016, the Airbus A330-203 aircraft (registration F-GZCI), operated by France, was involved in an incident at Ouagadougou. Source: France.

Source: France

Oct 31, 2018

Accident at Paris

On October 31, 2018, the Airbus A330 aircraft (registration F-GZCI), operated by Air France, was involved in an accident at Paris (France) due to a ground collision. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Oct 20, 2019

Incident at Shannon

On October 20, 2019, the Airbus A330-203 aircraft (registration F-GZCI), operated by France, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: France.

Source: France

Mar 2020

Placed in storage

In March 2020, the A330-203 aircraft (registration F-GZCI), operated by Air France, was placed in storage. Source: Air France.

Source: Air France

Mar 2020

Parked due to COVID-19

In March 2020, the A330-203 aircraft (registration F-GZCI), operated by Air France, was parked. Source: Air France.

What happened

The COVID-19 pandemic brought much of world aviation to a halt in 2020: as demand collapsed, thousands of aircraft sat parked for weeks or months. The extent and the dates varied a great deal from country to country and from airline to airline. This record is based on evidence FOR THIS AIRCRAFT (documented parking and gaps in its flight logbook). Source: Air France.

Source: Air France

Nov 2025

Placed in storage

In November 2025, the A330-203 aircraft (registration F-GZCI), operated by Air France, was placed in storage. Source: Air France.

Source: Air France

Operators

2002-12-20

Air France

Registration F-GZCI

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A330-200 (A330-203) · F-GZCI · Air France}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A330-502},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A330-502}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
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