(Posted 15th November 2025)
Air Algérie has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900, marking a significant milestone in the modernisation of its long-haul fleet and in its long-standing partnership with Airbus. The A330-900 will play a key role in Air Algérie expansion plans from Algiers, enabling the launch of new transatlantic and Asian routes.
Air Algérie is set to receive 7 additional A330neo and will become the largest operator of the aircraft type in Africa. The A330neo will bring new levels of performance, economics and passenger comfort. Air Algerie’s A330neo is configured in a comfortable three-class cabin layout with 18 full-flat seats in Business, 24 in Premium Economy and 266 in Economy class.
The A330neo features the award-winning Airspace cabin, which offers passengers a unique experience, high level of comfort, ambiance, and design. This includes more individual space, enlarged overhead bins, a new lighting system and access to the latest in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems.
Air Algérie will position itself as a centre of excellence for the A330neo, supported by the development of its maintenance and repair capabilities and the establishment of a maintenance training center.
At the end of October 2025, the A330 Family had won over 1,900 firm orders from more than 130 customers worldwide. As with all Airbus aircraft, the A330neo aircraft is already able to operate with up to 50% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Airbus is targeting to have its aircraft up to 100% SAF capable by 2030.
Rolls-Royce joined Airbus and Air Algérie to celebrate the delivery and Entry into Service (EIS) of the airline’s first widebody Airbus A330neo, powered exclusively by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines.
The aircraft marks the beginning of a major fleet renewal programme for Air Algérie, which will see the arrival of ten A330-900neos by the middle of 2027.
The Airbus A330neo delivery flight from Airbus’ facility in Toulouse arrived at Houari Boumediene International Airport on Thursday, 13th November.
Omar Ali Adib, Senior Vice President, Customers, Rolls-Royce, said: “We are honoured to power Air Algérie’s new generation of widebody aircraft with our Trent 7000 engines. For more than seven decades, the airline has built a proud legacy of connecting Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and is now looking confidently further into Asia and beyond as it expands its global reach. The arrival of the A330neo marks a new chapter in this journey — one defined by efficiency, sustainability and ambition. Rolls-Royce is proud to stand alongside Air Algérie as it positions Algiers as a bridge between continents.”
The Trent 7000 is the exclusive engine for the Airbus A330neo and the seventh generation in the Trent family — the world’s most successful large aero engine series, with more than 200 million engine flying hours accumulated since entry into service 30 years ago.
Delivering between 68,000 and 72,000lb of thrust, the Trent 7000 offers a 14% improvement in fuel burn per seat and is 6 decibels quieter than its predecessor, the Trent 700, designed to power the original A330ceo. It is also fully compatible with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), supporting the industry’s pathway to net-zero emissions.
