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Airbus A330-200 (A330-243)

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RegistrationCNB-5931

OperatorShanghai Airlines

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Airbus A330-200 (A330-243) built in 2013 in Toulouse. Operates for Shanghai Airlines. Previously flew for China Eastern Airlines.

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Young · 13 years · ≈ 55,900 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× 2 x RR Trent 772B-60

PropulsionJet

Seats232 (C30 · Y202)

First flight2013

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationChina / Taiwán

OwnerShanghai Airlines

MSN1440

Hex / ICAO 24-bit780B34

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 Shanghai (Pudong) it could fly non-stop as far as:

YYZToronto11,415 km ORDChicago11,334 km LAXLos Angeles10,415 km MADMadrid10,269 km AKLAuckland9,368 km

Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg11,786 km

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

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Seating layout

30Business

202Economy

232 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2013–2014China Eastern Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

PVGShanghai (Pudong)

Main destinations

PEKBeijing SHAShanghai (Minhang)SINSingapore HKGHong Kong NRTNarita ICNSeoul KMGKunming NKGNanjing SYDSydney (Mascot)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)

2014–2019Shanghai Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

SHAShanghai (Minhang)

Main destinations

HKGHong Kong CANGuangzhou (Huadu)GMPSeoul HNDTokyo PVGShanghai (Pudong)SZXShenzhen TSATaipei (Songshan)

2019–2026China Eastern Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

PVGShanghai (Pudong)

Main destinations

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2013

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.

Aug 6, 2013

Delivered to China Eastern Airlines

Delivered to China Eastern Airlines as B-5931.

Jul 24, 2014

Transferred to Shanghai Airlines

Transferred to Shanghai Airlines.

Mar 2, 2019

Transferred to China Eastern Airlines

Transferred to China Eastern Airlines.

Operators

2013-08-06

China Eastern Airlines

Registration B-5931

2014-07-24

Shanghai Airlines

Registration B-5931

2019-03-02

China Eastern Airlines

Registration B-5931

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