Addendum
Airbus delays A330neo launch to 2018
May 1st 2017
Airbus announced on May 4 that it would postpone the launch of its A330neo to next year because of development delays at engine provider, Rolls-Royce. Read More » The Toulouse manufacturer said flight tests with Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines would now take place in the final quarter of this year.
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“We will install it in the Summer and fly it at the end of Summer, Airbus executive vice president and head of programs, Didier Evrard, said.
TAP Portugal, the launch customer for the aircraft, indicated late last year that arrival of the aircraft at the carrier could be delayed. Before engine issues emerged at Rolls-Royce, TAP was scheduled to accept the first of 14 A330neos by next March 31.
