Singapore Airlines (SIA) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-300.

The aircraft was handed over by Airbus at a delivery ceremony in Toulouse, France, yesterday. It is one of 19 new Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered A330-300s that the airline will be leasing to provide “interim lift” until purchased Airbus A350s arrive in the coming years.

Source: SIA

The first A330-300 is being leased from from AWAS.

SIA’s A330s will have two classes, seating 30 passengers in business class and 255 in economy class. The aircraft will be used to replace older Boeing 777s on regional and medium-haul routes, such as those between Singapore and Australia and Japan.

Source: SIA

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