Editing Airbus A330 (section)

===Production===
[[File:AIB A330 F-WWCB 29sep14 LFBO-1.jpg|thumb|The 1,000th A330 was delivered on 19 July 2013.]]
Airbus announced in February 2011 that it intended to raise production rates from seven-and-a-half/eight per month to nine per month in 2012, and ten in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/airbus-boost-a330-production-10-monthly-2013-0203 |title=Airbus to boost A330 production to 10 monthly in 2013 |access-date=5 March 2011 |author=Karp, Aaron |date=4 February 2011 |work=ATW Online}}</ref> Production increased to 10 aircraft per month in April 2013, the highest for any Airbus wide-body aircraft.<ref>{{Cite news |title=A330 production at 10 per month |url=http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/a330-production-rate-reaches-10-per-month-to-meet-strong-global-market-demand/ |publisher=Airbus |date=4 April 2013 |access-date=17 May 2013 |archive-date=27 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927052019/http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/a330-production-rate-reaches-10-per-month-to-meet-strong-global-market-demand/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2012, Airbus expected the A330 to continue selling until at least 2020,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Polek |first=Gregory |title=Airbus eyes year end horizon to solve ets row with China |publisher=AIONLINE |date=16 July 2012 |url=http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-air-transport-perspective/2012-07-16/airbus-eyes-year-end-horizon-solve-ets-row-china |access-date=7 November 2012 |archive-date=21 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921024145/http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-air-transport-perspective/2012-07-16/airbus-eyes-year-end-horizon-solve-ets-row-china |url-status=dead }}</ref> with the [[Airbus A350 XWB|A350-900]] expected to replace the A330-300.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kingsley-Jones |first=Max |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-what-does-boeing39s-777x-mean-for-airlines-and-396751/ |title=ANALYSIS: What does Boeing's 777X mean for airlines and Airbus? |publisher=Airline Business |date=27 March 2014 |work=Flightglobal.com |access-date=1 September 2014}}</ref>

On 19 July 2013, Airbus delivered its 1000th A330 to Cathay Pacific.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hofmann |first=Kurt |date=19 July 2013 |title=Airbus delivers 1,000th A330 to Cathay Pacific |url=http://atwonline.com/airframes/airbus-delivers-1000th-a330-cathay-pacific |work=Air Transport World |publisher=Penton |access-date=23 July 2013}}</ref> The A330 became the first Airbus wide-body airliner to reach 1,000 deliveries, and the fourth wide-body to achieve the milestone after the [[Boeing 747]], [[Boeing 767|767]], and [[Boeing 777|777]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunlop |first=Michelle |title=Airbus jabs at Boeing's 787, celebrates 1,000th A330 delivery |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130719/BLOG01/130719821 |date= 19 July 2013 |work=HeraldNet |access-date=23 July 2013}}</ref> As of January 2019, a total of 1,496 A330ceos had been ordered, with 1,437 delivered.<ref name="Airbus_O_D" />

In December 2014, Airbus announced that it would reduce A330 production to nine aircraft per month from ten, because of falling orders. Airbus did not rule out any further production cuts. The announcement led to an immediate drop in Airbus Group's stock price because the company derived a significant percentage of its cash flow and net profit from the A330 program; the A330's financial impact was magnified amid problems in the [[Airbus A350|A350]] and [[Airbus A380|A380]] programs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wall |first=Robert |title=Airbus plans to cut A330 output |work=Wall Street Journal |date=11 December 2014 |page=B3}}</ref> In February 2015, Airbus announced another production rate cut to six aircraft per month in the first quarter of 2016.<ref name="Feb_prodcut">{{cite news |title=Airbus to cut A330 production rate as ramps up A320 |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/airbus-group-results-production-idUSFWN0W009O20150227|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref> This would extend A330ceo production to July 2017, allowing for a smooth transition to A330neo production, which was set to start in spring 2017.<ref name=Feb_prodcut /><ref>{{cite web|title=Airbus Says Adjusted A330 Rate Is Sustainable Even Without China Order |url=http://m.aviationweek.com/paris-air-show-2015/airbus-says-adjusted-a330-rate-sustainable-even-without-china-order |work=aviationweek.com |access-date=31 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928082108/http://m.aviationweek.com/paris-air-show-2015/airbus-says-adjusted-a330-rate-sustainable-even-without-china-order|archive-date=28 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2016, Airbus announced it would re-increase the production rate from 6 to 7 per month, in response to new A330 orders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/the-a330s-continued-commercial-success-leads-to-a-new-production-rate-increase/ |title=The A330's continued commercial success leads to a new production rate increase |publisher=Airbus |access-date=31 August 2016}}</ref>

In April 2018, as a result of weakening demand, Airbus announced further rate cuts to 4-5 aircraft a month (50 per year) in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-to-trim-a330-output-but-seeks-higher-a320-rat-448102/|title=Airbus to trim A330 output but seeks higher A320 rates|date=27 April 2018|work=Flightglobal.com|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2019, Airbus delivered 53 A330s (including 41 A330neos), including some delayed from 2018, and was set to reach a rate of 40 per year, to reflect softer demand for wide-bodies, as the backlog reached 331 (including 293 A330neos) − or {{#expr:331/40round1}} years' worth of production.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/programmes/airbus-to-cut-a330-output-and-keep-a350-rate-level/136729.article |title= Airbus to cut A330 output and keep A350 rate level |author= David Kaminski-Morrow |date= 13 February 2020 |work= Flightglobal}}</ref>

The last A330-200 was delivered to [[OpenSkies]] (operating for [[Level (airline)|LEVEL]]) on October 1, 2019, registered F-HLVN (subsequently reregistered EC-NNH in 2021).<!--ref name=ch-aviation4mar2020-->
The last A330-300 built was registered EI-EIN and flown to [[Brussels Airport]] on February 28, 2020; [[Aer Lingus]] took delivery on 4 March 2020. At the time, four completed A330-300s for troubled [[Hong Kong Airlines]] were still undelivered.<!--ref name=ch-aviation4mar2020-->
[[A330 MRTT]]/KC-30B and [[Airbus BelugaXL|BelugaXL]] production both continue alongside that of the [[A330neo]].<ref name="ch-aviation4mar2020">{{cite news |url= https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/86961-aer-lingus-takes-delivery-of-worlds-last-new-build-a330-300 |title= Aer Lingus takes delivery of world's last new-build A330-300 |date= 4 March 2020 |work= ch-aviation}}</ref>

The [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation|COVID-19 pandemic]] reduced demand for new jets in 2020, and Airbus cut its monthly production from 4.5 to 2 A330s.<ref name="Flight27oct2020">{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/more-aircraft-production-rate-cuts-coming-perhaps-analysts-say/140826.article |title= More aircraft production rate cuts coming? Perhaps, analysts say |author= Jon Hemmerdinger |date= 27 October 2020 |work= Flightglobal}}</ref>
In September 2020, the A330 reached a milestone of 1500 deliveries, Airbus's first twin-aisle aircraft to do so, and the third overall after the Boeing 747 and 777.<ref name="1500th-A330">{{Cite news |url= https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news/en/2020/10/the-a330-family-legacy-continues-with-the-1500th-delivery.html/ |title= The A330 Family legacy continues with the 1,500th delivery |date= 12 October 2020 |publisher=Airbus Commercial Aircraft}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=A330 joins exclusive club of 1,500 twin-aisle deliveries |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/a330-joins-exclusive-club-of-1500-twin-aisle-deliveries/140668.article |work=Flight Global |date=18 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>