First of 20 Saudia A330s in final stages

Assembly of Saudi Arabian Airlines’ first A330-300 Regional is underway at the Airbus Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France.

The aircraft is the first of 20 that will join the airline’s fleet, making Saudi Arabian Airlines the first carrier in the world to operate the new Airbus A330-300 Regional.

The airplane is now in the initial fuselage section joining phase and will move to the next assembly station for wing junction, start of cabin installation and first power-on.

The A330-300 Regional is optimised to seat up to 400 passengers on flights up to 3,000nm and offers significant cost savings through a reduced operational weight of around 200 tonnes

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