B-18305

B-18305 is an Airbus A330-300, a twin-engine jet. SkyMeter has tracked 1,850 flights totalling 4,940 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 93 callsigns. The most frequent segment is RCTP to VTBS. Service window in our records spans 362 days. Of those flights, 2 (0.1%) carry at least one detected incident — go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Airbus A330-300 has a 198 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 533,519 lb.

About the Airbus A330-300

The Airbus A330-300 is the stretched, long-range variant of the A330 family, introduced in 1993 as one of the first widebody twinjets designed to replace aging trijets on intercontinental routes. With seating for 250 to 290 passengers in typical three-class layouts and a range exceeding 6,350 nautical miles, the A333 became a workhorse for airlines seeking fuel efficiency without sacrificing passenger capacity. Its commonality with the A340 quadjet—sharing the same wing, cockpit, and systems—allowed Airbus to offer operators fleet flexibility and reduced training costs, while advances in ETOPS certification enabled twin-engine operations over remote oceanic routes previously reserved for three- and four-engine aircraft.

The type proved especially popular in Asia-Pacific markets, where carriers like Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, and Malaysia Airlines deployed it on dense regional trunk routes and long-haul services to Europe and North America. Powered by either Rolls-Royce Trent 700, Pratt & Whitney PW4000, or General Electric CF6-80E1 engines, the A333 offered airlines engine choice—a rarity among widebodies—and delivered operating costs roughly 15 percent lower than the Boeing 767-300ER on comparable missions. Though production ended in 2017 as the A330neo family took over, the classic A330-300 remains in widespread service, valued for its reliability, spacious cabin cross-section, and proven economics on medium- to long-haul international routes.

SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators spanning routes, with the largest observed operator.