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Comparing the B767-400 and the A330-200 ?

Initially the B767-200/300 was a rival to the A300. Airbus stopped the development of the A300 with the -600R in 1988, this was rangewise not sufficient to compete with the -300ER.

Boeing has decided in '97 to extend the B767 to the -400ER. In the meantime no new version of the A300 has been developed, instead Airbus has focused on the A330/340 family which competes with the B777. The smallest member of the A330/340 family, called A330-200, is a direct rival to the B767-400ER, since Boeing decided of not building the B777-100X.

I would summarize as follows :

B767-400ER competes with the A330-200.
B777-200 competes with the A330-300.
B777-200ER competes with the A340-300E.
B777-300 and A340-200 have no direct rival.

To justify the B767-400 vs. A330-200 comparision you may have a look at the comparision of the technical data.

Orders B767-400 vs. A330-200

The present table summarizes the A330-200 and B767-400 orders by date. A table which summarizes the total A330-200 and B767-400 orders by customer is also available.
NOTE: Orders marked with an * are converted orders.

ORDERS						Airbus	Boeing	.
Company	Code	Date	Engines	Delivery	Total orders	A330-200	B767-400ER	Options
TOTAL ORDERS						150	47	-
2000						29	-1	-
ILFC		11 May 00	?	2005	43	7
GATX / Flightlease		30 Apr 00	PW 4100	06-01	4	-2
GECAS		30 Apr 00	GE CF6-80B7	2002	0		-1
GECAS		27 Apr 00	GE CF6-80E1A3	2002	16	16
ILFC		31 Mar 00	?	2005	36	1
Leisure Intl.	LEI	31 Mar 00	PW 4168A	-	0	-1
Aer Lingus	EIN	30 Mar 00	GE CF6-80E1A4	04-01	3	1
Air France	AFR	27 Mar 00	GE CF6-80E1A3	06-01	8	8		5
Kenya Airways	KQA	07 Mar 00	GE CF6-80B7 (?)	May-04	0		3 [LOI]
ILFC		29 Feb 00	?	-	35	-1*
British Midland	BMA	23 Feb 00	RR Trent 772B6	-	-	2 [LOI]
1999						18	-6	-
Leisure Intl.	LEI	30 Nov 99	PW 4168A	-	1	-1
ILFC		30 Nov 99	RR Trent 772B6	-	36	1
ILFC		22 Nov 99	GE CF6-80B7	-	0		-4
GECAS		22 Nov 99	GE CF6-80B7	2002	1		-2
GATX / Flightlease		20 Sep 99	PW 4100	06-01	6	6
Sri Lankan	ALK	16 Jun 99	RR Trent 772B6	10-99	9	3
Emirates	UAE	12 May 99	RR Trent 772B6	01-99	18	1		5
CIT		20 Apr 99	3RR, 2PW	???-00	5	5		?
Swissair	SWR	12 Mar 99	PW 4168A	???-00	13	3		11
1998						28	-2	-
Aer Lingus	EIN	?? ??? 98	GE CF6-80E1A4	??-??	2	1 *
ILFC		?? ??? 98	RR, PW	??-??	35	7 *
GECAS		09 Sep 98	GE CF6-80B7	07-00	3		3	?
Emirates	UAE	07 Jul 98	RR Trent 772B6	01-99	17	1		6
ILFC		?? Jun 98	GE CF6-80B7	06-00	4		-1
Corsair	CRL	17 Jun 98	RR Trent 772B6	07-99	2	2
Leisure Intl	LEI	13 May 98	PW 4168A (?)	02-00	2	2
Sri Lankan	ALK	02 Apr 98	RR Trent 772B6	10-99	6	6
Continental	COA	30 Mar 98	GE CF6-80B7	06-00	26		-4
Gulf Air	GFA	30 Mar 98	RR Trent 772B6	03-99	6	6 *
Sabena	SAB	12 Mar 98	PW 4168A	09-98	3	2
Aer Lingus	EIN	04 Feb 98	GE CF6-80E1A4	04-99	1	1
1997						44	56	-
Swissair	SWR	19 Dec 97	PW 4168A	??-99	10	6
Airtours	AIH	15 Dec 97	RR Trent 772B6	04-99	4	4
ILFC		02 Sep 97	all	-	28	15	5
Asiana	AAR	26 Aug 97	PW 4168A	06-00	3	3		5
TAM	TAM	18 Jun 97	PW 4168A	10-98	5	5		5
Monarch	MON	16 Jun 97	RR Ternt 772B6	03-99	2	2
Continental	COA	10 Jun 97	GE CF6-80B7	06-00	30		30
Austrian	AUA	29 Apr 97	PW 4168A	08-98	3	3
Swissair	SWR	16 Apr 97	PW 4168A	09-98	4	4		6
Sabena	SAB	16 Apr 97	PW 4168A	09-98	1	1
Delta	DAL	20 Mar 97	GE CF6-80B7	06-00	21		21
Korean Air	KAL	06 Mar 97	PW 4168A	08-98	3	1		9
1996						31	0	-
Emirates	UAE	04 Nov 96	RR Trent 772B6	01-99	16	16		7
Korean Air	KAL	31 May 96	PW 4168A	08-98	2	2		10
ILFC		06 Mar 96	6GE,3PW,4RR	-	13	13

The following table has been setup with redundant information which I have. If you have comments or correction please let me know via , but be sure to have a verifiable source. All constructive comments are welcome.

Potential new orders B767-400 vs. A330-200

As potential customers for the B767-400 or A330-200 there are :

• In ASIA : Singapore Airlines, Thai, JAS, JAL, ANA, Cathay Pacific, Air China, China Eastern.
• In EUROPE : THY, SAS, KLM, Lufthansa, TAP, Iberia, Britannia.
• In NORTH-AMERICA : Northwest, US Air, TWA, Air Canada, Canadian.
• In the PACIFIC : Ansett
• In AFRICA : Egypt Air, SAA.
• In the MIDDLE EAST : MEA, Syrian Arab Airlines, Iran Air.
• ... And all the others where the needs are not well known.

Technical data

This table has been setup with redundant information. Some elements are projections from the B767-300ER or A330-300, where I have precise data. It is quite tough to be right on each element. The aim of this table is to give correct data where available, and a good guess where nothing else is possible.

NOTE: Boeing has updated the characteristics of the B767-400ER. First of all the name ERX has been changed to ER since the model has now been ordered by two US companies (Delta and Continental). The wing span has been reduced from 54.64 m to 52.01 m. The MTOW has been increased from 199 580 kg to 204 120 kg.

Latest news say that Boeing is considering to extend the range of the 764 by adding a fuel tank in the stabilizer.

According to latest news, Boeing will offer as option an -400ER with a range similar to the one of the -300ER. This increase of range will be achieved by adding fuel tanks in the cargo hold.

If you have comments or correction please let me know via , but be sure to have a verifiable source.

Dimensions	Airbus 330-200		Boeing 767-400ER
Overall length	191 ft 06 in	58.37 m	61.37 m	201 ft 04 in
Wing span	197 ft 10 in	60.30 m	52.01 m	170 ft 11 in
Body width	017 ft 04 in	05.28 m	04.72 m	016 ft 06 in
Wing surface	3 897 sqft	362 m2	~310 m2	~3 337 sqft
Tail height	058 ft 09 in	17.89 m	16.79 m	055 ft 01 in
Weights	Airbus 330-200		Boeing 767-400ER
Plane weight	265 000 lb	120 200 kg	103 830 kg	228 900 lb
Maximum payload	98 547 lb	44 700 kg	?	?
Maximum takeoff weigh	507 065 lb	230 000 kg	204 120 kg	450 000 lb
Maximum landing weight	390 225 lb	177 000 kg	?	?
Capacities	Airbus 330-200		Boeing 767-400ER
Passengers 3 class	253 (12/36/205)		245
Passengers 2 class	293 (30/263)		303
Passengers 1 class	380		?
Fuel Capacity	36 844 gal	139 500 l	91 370 l	24 140 gal
Cargo Volume	5 600 cu ft	~158.5 m3	139 m3	4 905 cu ft
Performances	Airbus 330-200		Boeing 767-400ER
Cruising speed		880 km/h	~900 km/h
Landing speed		~245 km/h	?
Ceiling		12 500 m	~13 200 m
Takeoff distance		~2 600 m	~3 500 m
Range	7 422 stmi	11 945 km	10 482 km	6 513 stmi
Engines	Airbus 330-200		Boeing 767-400ER
Number	2		2
Type	PW4168/74 CF6-80E1 Trent 700		PW4062 CF6-802B7i RB211-524G/H
Thrust	303-316 kN		222-276 kN
Consumption	~7 100 l/h		~7 400 l/h
General	Airbus 330-200		Boeing 767-400ER
First flight	13 Aug 1997		Oct 1999
First delivery	30 Apr 1998		May 2000
List price	109-115M$		~110M$

Latest B767-400 and A330-200 news

GECAS [09-Sep] has ordered 3 B764ER with CF6-80C2-B7F engines.
Emirates [07-Jul] has ordered it's 17th A332, and still holds options for 6.
Continental has cancelled 1 order for B764.
Premiair of Denmark leased 2 new A332s with RR Trent 772Bs from an undisclosed SPC for seven years starting in Nov-99.
Corsair confirmed it's LOI and has ordered 2 A332 with Trent 772Bs. Delivery will take place in Jul-99 and Feb-00. The birds will seat 371 passengers. Total A332 orders are now at 102.
Leisure Intl has ordered on 13-May-98 2 A332 from AI for delivery in Feb-00. Engines are PW4168A. The LOI was signed on the 15-Dec-97.
Canada 3000 has apparently ordered one A332 in addition to the 2 leased from ILFC.
Continental has cancelled 4 orders for B764 and switched over to 4 B772.
Asiana has postponed the delivery of it's 3 A332 and 3 A333 until after '00. They are not - yet - cancelled.
Air Lanka has ordered 6 A332 to replace their L1011s. The delivery is scheduled for Oct-99.
Gulf Air has converted it's existing order for 6 A330-300 to A330-200.
Sabena ordered 2 additional A332 on 12-Mar-98.
Aer Lingus has ordered 1 A332 for delivery in Apr-99.
Airtours has bought 2 A332 from AI with delivery in Apr-99.
Air Transat is leasing for 10 years 2 A332 from ILFC. Delivery in Feb and Apr-99.
Swissair has ordered on the 19-Dec-97 six additional A332.
Continental confirmed the B767-400 deal on the 10-Oct-97. The LOI had been announced on the 10-Jun-97. Engines are General Electric CF6-80C2B.
ILFC ordered on 02-Sep 15 A330-200 and 5 B767-400ER.
Asiana Has finally confirmed it's A330 order. The total orders are lower than what was expected. There are 3 firm orders for the A330-200 plus 5 options, and 3 firm orders for the A330-300 plus 7 options. A total of 10 additional options has also been agreed upon. It is said that the Korean government didn't approve more firm orders.
Monarch has ordered 2 A330-200 which will be used by the charter company in a single class 381 seating configuration.
The order of brasilian TAM is the first order of a south american company for an aircraft of the A330/340 or B777 family. Note that the order was given with a substantial discount.
The grouped OS/SR/SN order was a bit tricky since from the total order of 17 planes 9 will be leased and only 8 have been directly purchased. OS (4 total, 3 bought, 1 leased) SN (4 total, 1 bought, 3 leased) SR (9 total, 4 bought, 5 leased).
KE ordered on the 06th Mar, four A330 planes, with the right to switch from -300 to -200. According to my information one plane has been converted to -200.
Garuda Indonesia is discussing with Airbus to change the last 3 A330-300 to -200.

The known ILFC customers for the A332 are so far :

Air Transat is leasing for 10 years 2 A332 with RR Trent 772 engines from ILFC. Delivery in Feb-99 (MSN 250) and Apr-99 (MSN 271).
Austrian with 1 a/c.
Canada 3000 with 3 a/c. Engines are CF6-80E1A2, MSN 205, 211 and 272. First delivery was on 29-Apr-98.
Premiair of Denmark leased 2 new A332s with RR Trent 772Bs for seven years starting in Nov-99.
Sabena with 3 a/c.
Skyservice with 2 (?) a/c.
Swissair with 5 a/c.