Airbus Updates No.4013

IIi  ITA Airways takes delivery of its first Airbus 330neo

On 27 April we already published a news story on the first flight of ITAs first A330neo, now (a month later, on 26 May) it has been
delivered to the airline.

ITA Airways’ A330neo EI-HJN (2035) is named Gelindo Bordin, to commemorate the Italian Olympic marathon champion, and will feature a three-class cabin layout designed by renowned designer Walter De Silva. It will feature thirty full lie-flat bed business class seats, 24 premium and 237 latest generation economy class seats of which 36 are dedicated to comfort economy. All seats will be equipped with on demand video and audio content as well as full WiFi connectivity and highly customisable mood lighting throughout the cabin.

It was delivered as AZ8949 from Toulouse-Blagnac to Rome-Fiumicino, where it landed on runway 34L at 19:02 hours local time. It is the first ITA Airways 330neo out of seventeen A330-900s the airline has acquired.

Airbus Updates No.3991

 

1st flight for 1st ITA Airways Airbus A330neo

A happy moment for ITA Airways on 27 April 2023 as its first Airbus A330neo took to the skies for the very first time. The aircraft, A330-900 F-WWYO (2035) conducted a 3:45 hour testflight from Toulouse. Delivery is expected in June and the aircraft will become EI-HJN.

The aircraft is the first of seventeen A330-900s the airline has acquired. Ten of these have been ordered directly with Airbus, the remaining seven are leased from AerCap (two) and Air Lease Corporation (five). ITA Airways will use the new A330s to replace its current fleet of eight A330-200s. The first destinations it will fly it to from Rome-Fiumicino will be Delhi, Miami (FL), New York-JFK (NY), and São Paulo.

Next to the A330s, ITA Airways growing fleet consists of four A220-300s, eighteen A319s, 27 A320s, five A320neos, and six A350-900s.