Editing Airbus A330 (section)

====A330 Regional====
In September 2013, Airbus announced a version of the A330-300, named ''A330 Regional'' or ''A330-300 Regional''. The A330 Regional has seating for up to around 400 passengers, with reduced engine thrust, reduced maximum takeoff weight of {{cvt|199|t|lb|sigfig=3}}, and reduced range of {{convert|2700|nmi|sigfig=3}}. It is said that the maximum takeoff weight of these aircraft is an "easy upgrade to {{cvt|242|t|lb|sigfig=3}}", which is the extended range version with range of {{cvt|6350|nmi|sigfig=3}}.<ref name=Airbus_A330-300regional /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviationweek.com/paris-air-show-2015/airbus-secures-saudi-arabian-a330-300-regional-launch-customer |title=Airbus Secures Saudi Arabian as A330-300 Regional Launch Customer |work=Aviation Week |date= 16 June 2015 |access-date= 16 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Airbus_A330_family">{{cite web |title=Airbus A330 Family |publisher=Airbus |url=http://www.airbus.com/aircraftfamilies/passengeraircraft/a330family/ |access-date=16 July 2015 |archive-date=11 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011190428/http://www.airbus.com/aircraftfamilies/passengeraircraft/a330family/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airbus.com/aircraftfamilies/passengeraircraft/a330family/a330-300/|title=A330-300 aircraft: A330-300 range, specifications (dimensions, seating capacity, performance), cabin |publisher=Airbus Commercial Aircraft |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115055530/http://www.airbus.com/aircraftfamilies/passengeraircraft/a330family/a330-300/|archive-date=15 January 2011}}</ref> It is said to provide up to 26% lower operating costs than the longer range version A330-300.<ref>{{cite web |title=The A330 Family |publisher=Airbus |date=September 2016 |url=http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/presskits/?eID=maglisting_push&tx_maglisting_pi1&#91;docID&#93;=108546 |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227060510/http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/presskits/?eID=maglisting_push&tx_maglisting_pi1&#91;docID&#93;=108546}}</ref>

On 18 August 2016, Airbus delivered the first A330 Regional to [[Saudia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Airbus delivers world's first A330-300 Regional to Saudi Arabian Airlines |url=http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/airbus-delivers-worlds-first-a330-300-regional-to-saudi-arabian-airlines/ |publisher=Airbus |access-date=31 August 2016|archive-date=23 August 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823090739/http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/airbus-delivers-worlds-first-a330-300-regional-to-saudi-arabian-airlines/}}</ref>