When Middle East carrier Emirates began its meteoric rise from small carrier into a global phenomenon serving destinations around the globe, its fleet renewal focused on the Airbus A330.
These aircraft replaced older Airbus A300 and A310 aircraft, and operated alongside early Boeing 777-200s, as well as a small fleet of Airbus A340s.
The A330 fleet was soon being used to connect Emirates’ Dubai hub with destinations in Europe, Africa and Asia and could be seen in most major airports. At its peak it comprised 29 aircraft, all of the A330-200 variant.
However, today Emirates no longer operates the A330. So what happened to these aircraft?
Emirates A330 Fleet and Current Locations
A6-EAA (348) – Joined TAME as HC-COH in 2013. Retired and scrapped in 2019.
A6-EAB (365) – Joined Virgin Australia as VH-XFA in 2011. Joined Azul Linhas Aereas as PR-AIY in 2014, with a brief lease to TAP Air Portugal as CS-TOS in 2016-17. Active as PR-AIY.
A6-EAC (372) – Joined Virgin Australia as VH-XFB in 2011. Joined Azul Linhas Aereas as PR-AIX in 2014, with a brief lease to TAP Air Portugal as CS-TOT in 2016-17. Currently stored at Viracopos Campinas International.
A6-EAD (382) – Retired in 2015 and scrapped.
A6-EAE (384) – Retired in 2015 and scrapped.
A6-EAF (392) – Left Emirates in 2016 and joined Air Leisure as SU-ALC in 2017. Active.
A6-EAG (396) – Left Emirates in 2015. Joined Hong Kong Airlines as B-LHA in 2018. Currently stored at Chaeauroux in France.
A6-EAH (409) – Joined Jordan Aviation as JY-JVA in 2016. Active.
A6-EAI (437) – Left Emirates in 2013. Joined Onur Air as TC-OCH in 2016. Damaged beyond repair on 21 May 2018 at Jeddah while on lease to Saudia.
A6-EAJ (451) – Left Emirates in 2013. Joined Comlux Aviation as a private jet in 2015, first as 9H-CLX, and then P4-MLO. Active.
A6-EAK (452) – Left Emirates in 2016. Joined Hong Kong Airlines as B-LHB in 2018. Currently stored at Woensdrecht Air Base, Netherlands.
A6-EAL (462) – Joined Sichuan Airlines as B-5907 in 2012. Joined Azul Linhas Aereas as PR-AIW in 2014. Active.
A6-EAM (491) – Left Emirates in 2015. Joined Onur Air as TC-OCM in 2017. Currently stored at Istanbul Airport.
A6-EAN (494) – Left Emirates in 2012. Joined Azul Linhas Aereas as PR-AIU in 2015. Active.
A6-EAO (509) – Left Emirates in 2015. Joined Onur Air as TC-OCN in 2017. Currently stored at Istanbul Airport.
A6-EAP (525) – Left Emirates in 2015. Joined Onur Air as TC-OCO in 2018. Currently stored at Istanbul Airport.
A6-EAQ (518) – Left Emirates in 2016. Joined Air Transat at C-GUBC in 2017. Currently stored at Rio de Janeiro Galeao International, Brazil.
A6-EAR (536) – Left Emirates in 2016. Joined Air Transat at C-GUBD in 2017. Currently stored at Rio de Janeiro Galeao International, Brazil.
A6-EAS (455) – Left Emirates in 2016. Joined Air Transat at C-GUBH in 2017. Currently stored at Rio de Janeiro Galeao International, Brazil.
A6-EKQ (248) – Left Emirates in 2015. Joined Air Transat as C-GJDA in 2016, with a spell leased to Thomas Cook Airlines and Condor as G-TCCF from 2016-19. Currently stored at Montreal Trudeau International, Canada.
A6-EKR (251) – Joined Air Transat as C-GUFR in 2016. Had a spell leased to Thomas Cook Airlines and Condor as G-TCCG from 2018-19. Currently stored at Montreal Trudeau International, Canada.
A6-EKS (283) – Left Emirates in 2016. Joined I-Fly as EI-FNX in 2017. Active.
A6-EKT (293) – Left Emirates in 2016. Joined I-Fly as EI-FSE in 2017. Active.
A6-EKU (295) – Left Emirates in 2016. Joined I-Fly as EI-FSF in 2017. Currently stored at Teruel, Spain.
A6-EKV (314) – Left Emirates in 2016. Joined Air Transat as C-GUBF in 2018. Currently stored at Rio de Janeiro Galeao International, Brazil.
A6-EKW (316) – Joined Onur Air as TC-OCL in 2015. Currently stored at Antalya, Turkey.
A6-EKX (326) – Joined Air Leisure as SU-ALA in 2016. Largely stored continually since 2018. Currently registered LZ-DAA and parked at Amman Queen Alia International, Jordan.
A6-EKY (328) – Joined Air Leisure as SU-ALB in 2017. Currently stored at Amman Queen Alia International, Jordan.
A6-EKZ (345) – Left Emirates in 2012. Joined Syphax Airlines as TS-IRA in 2013. Joined Onur Air as TC-OCM in 2015. Currently stored at Istanbul Airport, Turkey.
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