How the A330-800 fits into the A330 story
A330-800 is the representative branch of the Airbus A330 family, capturing the shorter neo branch built for airlines that want long legs without the larger A330-900 cabin.
This page isolates the A330-800 branch of the Airbus A330 family, focusing on the engines, service entry, seating, range, and mission role that justify a dedicated variant page while keeping the family history on the canonical parent URL.
Service entry
2020
Seating
220 to 260
Range
8,150 nm
Variant history
Why it branches from the family
The A330-800 is treated as the representative branch because it captures the shorter neo branch built for airlines that want long legs without the larger A330-900 cabin.
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than the family page so differences in cabin, engines, mission, and market role remain clear without duplicating the full program history.
Fact rows
Reference snapshot
- ICAO designator
- A338
- Designator references
- Engines
- Rolls-Royce Trent 7000
- Type data
- Service entry
- 2020
- Operator records
- Typical seating
- 220 to 260
- Operator layouts
- Range
- 8,150 nm
- Planning data
Return to the family page
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than family pages. They isolate meaningful technical or commercial differences while the canonical family page holds the broader historical narrative.