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Airbus A330-200 (A330-223) · D-ABXA · Air Berlin

Airbus A330-200 (A330-223) illustration in Air Berlin livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A330-200 (A330-223)

OS-3c4b01Unknown
RegistrationDED-ABXA
OperatorAir Berlin
2operators
1incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
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Airbus A330-200 (A330-223) built in 1986 in Toulouse. Has operated for Channel Express and Air Berlin.

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Old · 40 years · ≈ 172,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2×
PropulsionJet
First flight1986
Built inToulouse, Francia
Country of registrationAlemania
OwnerAir Berlin
MSN23522
Hex / ICAO 24-bit3c4b01
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 Bournemouth it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago11,530 kmEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,014 kmSINSingapore10,994 kmLIMLima10,034 kmHKGHong Kong9,753 km
Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)17,142 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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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

since 2001Channel Express airline base
Base
BOHBournemouth
current operatorAir Berlin network of its widebody aircraft
Base
DUSDüsseldorf
Main destinations
AUHAbu DhabiPMIPalma de MallorcaTXLFRAFrankfurt am MainJFKNew YorkMIAMiamiMUCMunichORDChicagoPEKBeijingPUJPunta CanaSINSingapore

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1986
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.
May 1, 2001
Delivered to Channel Express
Delivered to Channel Express as TF-ELP.
May 13, 2016
Incident at Shannon
On May 13, 2016, the Airbus A330 223 aircraft (registration D-ABXA), operated by Berlin, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: Berlin.
Source: Berlin

Operators

2001-05-01
Channel Express
Registration TF-ELP
—
Air Berlin
Registration D-ABXA · Lessor: Air Berlin

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

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Vuelopedia (2026) Airbus A330-200 (A330-223) · D-ABXA · Air Berlin. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-3c4b01 (Accessed: 21 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-21},
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Wikipedia

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