Flop to Phenom: The A330neo Is Making a Comeback

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Chapters:
Intro – 0:00
Masterworks – 0:55
The A330neo’s Value – 2:14
Sales Woes – 5:01
An Emerging Market 6:21
The neo to the Rescue – 8:26
Real-World Examples – 12:44
Outro – 14:33
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The A330NEO is a pretty incredible machine. It’s chalk full of cutting edge innovations, making it one of the most efficient aircraft on earth. Plus, its ultra-roomy cabin makes for an exceptional passenger experience. But there is one area in which the jet is more modest than remarkable: its order book. Fewer than 300 NEO’s have been sold to date, and with orders slowing in recent years, many have written off the jet.

But like the old saying goes, good things take time. And as far as the NEO’s concerned, good things appear to be on the way. In the face of mounting market pressures, Airbus has made key changes to the jet. And as a result, the NEO could be on the verge of a sales boom. Let me explain…

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40 thoughts on “Flop to Phenom: The A330neo Is Making a Comeback”

  7. Growing up the aircraft I have flown on the most is the A330, a great majority of these with Finnair. It is in that sense a nostalgic aircraft for me. Seeing them at an airport always makes me smile, bringing fond memories of childhood holidays to my mind. There are newer and better aircraft in the skies nowadays but Id rather fly a 20 year old A330, there's just something about them, definitely my favorite aircraft. Size XS 😀

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  9. An informative video, congratulations on the exclusive original reporting. Another issue, related to different sources of information so perhaps better put in a separate video, is that the A330neo is ideal as a replacement for older A330ceo planes, but for many operators, those subfleets are still too young to need replacement. That of course will change over the next few years (how many?). With the changes you discuss, the A330neo might even capture some current B787 operators who may choose not to refresh their Dreamliners especially if they already have a crew trained to Airbus planes of other types — that cockpit commonality provides an advantage Boeing cannot match.
    I come from the Philippines, and although I haven't ridden the Cebu Pacific's A330neo yet, it makes sense in our geography and price sensitive flying public. As a bonus, packing more people into a single flight should provide lower carbon emissions per passenger (how much?). You might also want to provide some analysis of Cebu Pacific's high density seating plan which I understand required an extra emergency exit. It might make seating more cramped, but Filipino passengers have smaller average body sizes than passengers in other countries. And I understand that Cebu Pacific has deployed the A330neo on longer flights from Manila to Sydney. I'm not sure what Australian passengers will think of the somewhat cramped seating, but I expect many Filipino customers will appreciate the low ticket prices.

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  10. As an Indian, India does need 320 airports but the Indian government is building around a 100 for now because India is on a tight budget. India needs to increase its defense budget from +-$75b to around $100bn to cater needs like a new supercarrier. India's infrastructure has really been growing rapidly with new cities, expressways, etc. but more money needs to be spent on maintenance. India's civil aviation sector has been rising, and India chose to make big 100 airports using sort of a hub and spoke model, building airports in the prime location with highest demand with nearby areas/cities that are secondary having high demands as well.

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  14. Im a Small. I love the A330, I used to be a die hard ‘if it ain’t boeing I’m not going’ kinda person. But when QFA put A330s on the east to west coast run in Australia, I fell in love with the bigger cabin and enhanced comfort of them. You just felt so much better after 4.5hrs in a 330 compared to a B738.
    I also used to think their winglets (on the A330-200, not the neo) looked silly but I’ve really grown to love them. They’re one of my favourite aircraft now, I actively look for them

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  15. Hi,
    I love the A330neo for its glide range! I've tried both the A320neo and the A330neo in MSFS at similar settings, similar fuel and payload loading (relative to MTOM) and then have turned the engines off at a given altitude and point and tried gliding as far as possible and man, eventhough the airplanes do handle similar, the A330neo outperformed anything out there, even the 787. Insane. No wonder that the record glide range was the Air Transat A330 in 2001. It's a true hawk / eagle glider!
    (my size is L or XL if there are any left – thank You!)

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  23. Another incredible video! My favourite channel for Aviation news videos!

    Oh just for reference, as an Irish person who understands that our Gaelic language pronunciation makes no sense, the "Aer" in "Aer Lingus" is pronounced the same as "Air" 😉😅

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  33. XL and thanks for the great video! I really hope to be able to fly on the A330neo soon, maybe with Condor (as I'm German). I also hope that the -800 will get more sales.

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  34. The A330 was always a terrific aircraft. It was crying out for more fuel efficient engines & while airbus may have been slow to do this because of work on other aircraft they finally gave the Neo the improvements it needed & many more as you allude to. I really think Airbus deserve better success with the Neo & hopefully it will come good for them in the near future. I also hope to fly in one eventually! Size XL btw 🙂

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  38. It’s interesting to see the evolution of airframe useage. Narrow bodies being increasingly used on longer haul routes while wide bodies are becoming more popular on shorter, higher density routes.

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