![Aircalin begins A330-900 flights to Sydney](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Aircalin-Neo-SYD-3_1170.jpg)
Aircalin has become the second airline to fly the Airbus A330neo to Australia after using its new A330-900 F-ONEO on the Noumea-Sydney route on August 16.
![Airbus A330-900 gets 285-min ETOPS approval](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Aircalin-Neo-SYD-3_1170.jpg)
Airbus says its A330-900 widebody has received regulatory approval to operate up to 285 minutes from a suitable landing field. The extended twin engine aircraft operations (ETOPS) certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) means the A330-900 can be flown on a route that keeps it within four hours and 45 minutes flying time
![Neo era for A330 begins as TAP Portugal takes first A330-900](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/A330-900-Aircalin-MSN1937-delivery-029_1170.jpg)
TAP Portugal has become the first airline to take delivery of an A330neo after accepting A330-900 at Airbus' Toulouse headquarters.
![Airbus A330-800 begins flight test program](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/A330-800-MSN1888-first-flight-air-to-air-035_1170.jpg)
Airbus has begun flight tests of the second member of the A330neo family, with the A330-800 completing its maiden flight in Toulouse on November 6.
![Airbus A330neo begins final phase of flight test certification](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/A330-900-TAP-MSN1819-take-off-006_airbus_a1170.jpg)
Airbus’s A330neo certification program has entered the home straight with the start of a world tour for route proving tests. The aircraft that will fly to 15 cities across five continents while accumulating 150 flight test hours is MSN1819, which is the first A330-900 production aircraft and features the colours of launch customer TAP Portugal.