Airbus A330-800neo

The Airbus A330-800neo typically seats 220 passengers in a three-class configuration. In a high-density two-class layout, it can carry up to 257 passengers. The cabin is 5.28 m wide with a standard 2-4-2 seating arrangement in economy, offering generous shoulder room in its class.

The Airbus A330-800neo has a maximum range of approximately 15,094 km (8,150 nautical miles), making it one of the longest-ranged twin-aisle aircraft available. This is a major improvement over the A330-200 it replaces, achieved through the new Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines and aerodynamic improvements including composite sharklet wingtips. The range enables routes like London to Perth or New York to Singapore.

The A330-800neo has a longer range (15,094 km vs 13,620 km) and a wider cabin (5.28 m vs 5.49 m at eye level, though the 787 has more shoulder room due to its composite fuselage shape). The 787-8 is a clean-sheet design with composite construction, while the A330-800neo is a re-engined derivative of the 1990s A330 airframe. The 787-8 has significantly more orders, but the A330-800neo offers lower acquisition costs.

The A330-800neo is distinguished from the A330-200 by its large composite sharklet wingtip devices and the larger Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine nacelles. It retains the A330's characteristic rounded nose, four-wheel main landing gear bogies, and wide-body fuselage. The sharklets are the most prominent visual identifier, rising sharply upward with a distinctive curved shape different from the A350's winglets.

The A330-800neo has attracted very few orders, with only a handful of customers including Kuwait Airways and Uganda Airlines. Most airlines have preferred the larger A330-900neo or jumped directly to the more advanced A350-900. The A330-800neo occupies an awkward market position — too large for routes that suit the 787-8 and too small for routes that justify the A330-900neo. Airbus has kept the program alive primarily to offer airlines a complete product range.