Changes

|}

|}

The '''Airbus A300''' is a [[jet]] [[airliner]] which was made by [[Airbus]]. Airbus Industries launched the plane in 1972, and it was the first plane with two engines to have more than one isle between the seats (the first twin-engined wide-body aircraft). The A300 can hold 266 passengers in two [[class]]es. It can fly for a [[maximum]] of {{Convert|4070|nmi|km|lk=on}} when it is full, but this depends on the type of A300.

The '''Airbus A300''' is a [[jet]] [[airliner]] which was made by [[Airbus]]. Airbus Industries launched the plane in 1972, and it was the first plane with two engines to have more than one aisle between the seats (the first twin-engined wide-body aircraft). The A300 can hold 266 passengers in two [[class]]es. It can fly for a [[maximum]] of {{Convert|4070|nmi|km|lk=on}} when it is full, but this depends on the type of A300.

[[Air France]] was the first airline to get an A300. Air France began to use its A300s on 30 May 1974. Airbus stopped making A300s in July 2007. When Airbus stopped making A300s, it also stopped making [[Airbus A310|A310]]s. The [[Cargo aircraft|freighter]] version of the A300 has been replaced by the [[Airbus A330#A330-200F|A330-200F]].<ref name=fi_20060314>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-aims-to-fill-freighter-void-with-a330-derivative-205407/|title=Airbus aims to fill freighter void with A330 derivative|publisher=[[Flight International]]|date=14 March 2006}}</ref>

[[Air France]] was the first airline to get an A300. Air France began to use its A300s on 30 May 1974. Airbus stopped making A300s in July 2007. When Airbus stopped making A300s, it also stopped making [[Airbus A310|A310]]s. The [[Cargo aircraft|freighter]] version of the A300 has been replaced by the [[Airbus A330#A330-200F|A330-200F]].<ref name=fi_20060314>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-aims-to-fill-freighter-void-with-a330-derivative-205407/|title=Airbus aims to fill freighter void with A330 derivative|publisher=[[Flight International]]|date=14 March 2006}}</ref>

Airlines which used the A300 to fly on short flights needed to have fewer flights so that the aircraft could be filled, so these airlines lost customers to other airlines which used smaller aircraft and had flights more often. Eventually, Airbus had to make the A320 to rival the [[Boeing]] [[Boeing 737|737]] and [[McDonnell Douglas]] [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|DC-9]]/[[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|MD-80]].

Airlines which used the A300 to fly on short flights needed to have fewer flights so that the aircraft could be filled, so these airlines lost customers to other airlines which used smaller aircraft and had flights more often. Eventually, Airbus had to make the A320 to rival the [[Boeing]] [[Boeing 737|737]] and [[McDonnell Douglas]] [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|DC-9]]/[[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|MD-80]].

In 1977, [[Eastern Air Lines]] [[lease]]d four A300s. [[Frank Borman]], who was the CEO of Eastern, was happy that the A300 used much less fuel than the planes the airline already had. He ordered 23 A300s. After this, [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am]] also ordered some A300s. From then on, many A300s were sold, and 878 planes were given to airlines.<ref name="Airbus_Deliveries"/><ref name="planespotters">{{cite web|url=http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/Airbus/A300/index.php?p=6|title=Airbus A300 Production List|accessdate=15 November 2012|publisher=planespotters.net}}</ref>

In 1977, [[Eastern Air Lines]] [[lease]]d four A300s. [[Frank Borman]], who was the CEO of Eastern, was happy that the A300 used much less fuel than the planes the airline already had. He ordered 23 A300s. After this, [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am]] also ordered some A300s. From then on, many A300s were sold, and 878 planes were given to airlines.<ref name="Airbus_Deliveries"/><ref name="planespotters">{{cite web|url=http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/Airbus/A300/index.php?p=6|title=Airbus A300 Production List|access-date=15 November 2012|publisher=planespotters.net}}</ref>

[[File:M4H00496.theora.ogv|thumb|[[China Eastern Airlines]] A300B4-600R cabin during a flight]]

[[File:M4H00496.theora.ogv|thumb|[[China Eastern Airlines]] A300B4-600R cabin during a flight]]

===A300-600===

===A300-600===

This type's official name is the A300B4-600. It has more powerful [[General Electric CF6|CF6-80]] or [[Pratt & Whitney PW4000]] engines, and it has the [[Honeywell]] 331-250 [[auxiliary power unit]] (APU).<ref name=hw>{{Cite web|title=Honeywell 331-250 APU|url=http://www.honeywell.com/sites/portal?smap=aerospace&page=Power_Systems3&theme=T5&catID=CB6099334-14AB-C264-AB94-8E47224CA642&id=H544A09A8-A70B-FA73-F93C-6AEFB3D0FB6D&sel=4|accessdate=18 March 2011}}</ref> The A300-600 began being used in 1983 by [[Saudi Arabian Airlines]] The A300-600 also has a different cockpit (similar to the A310), so the [[flight engineer]] was not needed for this type.

This type's official name is the A300B4-600. It has more powerful [[General Electric CF6|CF6-80]] or [[Pratt & Whitney PW4000]] engines, and it has the [[Honeywell]] 331-250 [[auxiliary power unit]] (APU).<ref name=hw>{{Cite web|title=Honeywell 331-250 APU|url=http://www.honeywell.com/sites/portal?smap=aerospace&page=Power_Systems3&theme=T5&catID=CB6099334-14AB-C264-AB94-8E47224CA642&id=H544A09A8-A70B-FA73-F93C-6AEFB3D0FB6D&sel=4|access-date=18 March 2011|archive-date=20 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320002847/http://www.honeywell.com/sites/portal?smap=aerospace&page=Power_Systems3&theme=T5&catID=CB6099334-14AB-C264-AB94-8E47224CA642&id=H544A09A8-A70B-FA73-F93C-6AEFB3D0FB6D&sel=4|url-status=dead}}</ref> The A300-600 began being used in 1983 by [[Saudi Arabian Airlines]] The A300-600 also has a different cockpit (similar to the A310), so the [[flight engineer]] was not needed for this type.

===A300B10 (A310)===

===A300B10 (A310)===

==Accidents==

==Accidents==

As of 2010, the A300 has had 54 accidents. There have been 26 hull-losses. 1,434 people have died on A300s.<ref name="asna300">{{cite web |title=Airbus A300 |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/type/type.php?type=020 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |date=3 July 2010 |accessdate=3 July 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100717035428/http://aviation-safety.net/database/type/type.php?type=020| archivedate= 17 July 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>  A hull-loss accident is an accident where the plane is completely destroyed, or if it is damaged so much that it cannot be fixed.

As of 2010, the A300 has had 54 accidents. There have been 26 hull-losses. 1,434 people have died on A300s.<ref name="asna300">{{cite web |title=Airbus A300 |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/type/type.php?type=020 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |date=3 July 2010 |access-date=3 July 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100717035428/http://aviation-safety.net/database/type/type.php?type=020| archive-date= 17 July 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>  A hull-loss accident is an accident where the plane is completely destroyed, or if it is damaged so much that it cannot be fixed.

==Aircraft still flying==

==Aircraft still flying==

|Cockpit crew || align="center" | Three || colspan="2" align="center" | Two

|Cockpit crew || align="center" | Three || colspan="2" align="center" | Two

|}

|}

Sources:<ref>[http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/ Aircraft Technical Data & Specifications] Airliners.net</ref><ref>[http://www.civilaviation.eu/type/airliners.htm Civil Aviation: Airliners]</ref>

Sources:<ref>[http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/ Aircraft Technical Data & Specifications] Airliners.net</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.civilaviation.eu/type/airliners.htm |title=Civil Aviation: Airliners |access-date=2013-06-13 |archive-date=2016-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326032947/http://www.civilaviation.eu/type/airliners.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Engines===

===Engines===

|19||24||17||11||10||16||19||19||46||38||39||26||15||15||13||8||4

|19||24||17||11||10||16||19||19||46||38||39||26||15||15||13||8||4

|}

|}

<small>''Data until the end of December 2007.''</small><ref name="Airbus_Deliveries">{{cite web |url=http://www.airbus.com/store/mm_repository/pdf/att00011494/media_object_file_Historical_OD_74_07.xls |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221090847/http://www.airbus.com/store/mm_repository/pdf/att00011494/media_object_file_Historical_OD_74_07.xls |archivedate=2008-12-21 |title = Airbus - Historical Orders and Deliveries |work=[[Airbus|Airbus S.A.S.]] |date=January 2008 |format=Microsoft Excel |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref>

<small>''Data until the end of December 2007.''</small><ref name="Airbus_Deliveries">{{cite web |url=http://www.airbus.com/store/mm_repository/pdf/att00011494/media_object_file_Historical_OD_74_07.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221090847/http://www.airbus.com/store/mm_repository/pdf/att00011494/media_object_file_Historical_OD_74_07.xls |archive-date=2008-12-21 |title = Airbus - Historical Orders and Deliveries |work=[[Airbus|Airbus S.A.S.]] |date=January 2008 |format=Microsoft Excel |access-date=10 December 2012}}</ref>

==Related pages==

==Related pages==

;Bibliography

;Bibliography

* {{Cite book|last=Gunston|first=Bill|title=Airbus: The Complete Story|year=2009|location=Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, UK | publisher=Haynes Publishing|isbn=978-1-84425-585-6|ref={{harvid|Gunston|2009}}}}

* {{Cite book|last=Gunston|first=Bill|title=Airbus: The Complete Story|year=2009|location=Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, UK | publisher=Haynes Publishing|isbn=978-1-84425-585-6|ref={{harvid|Gunston|2009}}}}

* {{Cite book|last1=Norris|first1=Guy and Mark Wagner|title=Airbus|location=Osceola, Wisconsin|publisher=MBI Publishing|year=1999|isbn=0-7603-0677-X|ref={{harvid|Norris|Wagner|1999}}}}

* {{Cite book|last1=Norris|first1=Guy and Mark Wagner|title=Airbus|url=https://archive.org/details/airbus0000norr|location=Osceola, Wisconsin|publisher=MBI Publishing|year=1999|isbn=0-7603-0677-X|ref={{harvid|Norris|Wagner|1999}}}}

==Other websites==

==Other websites==