Originally Posted by
sailingfun
119,600 kg is is 263,000 lbs and that is the empty weight for the original A330-200. Our A330-900 going to TLV tonight has a 305,000 lb empty weight. The A330-300 burns less fuel on routes under 2000 miles because of weight. The aircraft is a sales disaster for Airbus.
Crap, typo on my part. Meant to say 264k.
305k is pretty hefty. What kind of burn rate at cruise?
No argument on the sales disaster. A350 looks like a better buy given similar cost and better range.