Airbus A330neo strong candidate to replace B767

Airbus claims that the flexibility of the Airbus A330neo makes it a strong candidate to replace the aging fleet of Boeing 767s and other widebodies at US carriers.

Airlines can customise the A330neo family, which includes the -800 and -900, to have lower maximum takeoff weights (MTOW) or a lower thrust rating that, while also reducing the range of the aircraft, reduces the operating costs.

Despite these questions, Delta is the only US carrier with orders for the A330neo, with the first of 25 A330-900s due to begin arriving in 2019. When it ordered the aircraft in 2014, executives said the A330neo would replace 767s, though Bastian's more recent comments suggest this may have changed.