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Old 27th Aug 2001, 01:19
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As a member of cabin crew on the 330 200 for a brit charter, I can say that the cabin crew did well! Most airlines operate with 10 or 11 crew, although our minimum is 8. Its a bloody big plane to secure in just 10 minutes! Its a good 40 metre walk to the rear galley from 2 doors, especially when pushing a cart.

(By the way, nice to see that 7 of 8 escape slide rafts fully deployed.)

After reading the many postings, just a few bits I would add:

The Skyservice A330 300 (ex LTU) had Pratt engines, both failed within about 50 hours of each other from compressor blade corrosion. This was during Haj flights from Java. Same first officer on both shutdowns - unlucky!

The newer A330 200's are rated for much greater MTOW/MLW.

Fuel consumption on 1 engine is greater than normal cruise on both engines.

Many operators leave the centre fuel tank dry and opt to carry cargo instead. Otherwise it could fly for 16-18 hours non-stop!
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