Hi Fly completes first Airbus A330 landing at Antarctica's Wolf's Fang runway

Hi Fly has made aviation history by completing the first-ever landing of an Airbus A330 at Antarctica's Wolf's Fang Runway on a charter operated for White Desert Antarctica. The mission continues Hi Fly's five-year Antarctic program and marks a transition from four‑engine A340 operations to more efficient twin‑engine A330s.

Discovered 2025-12-02T04:58:06.291172-08:00 | 2025-12-02T04:58:06.291172-08:00

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  • The first A330 touchdown at Wolf's Fang Runway comes after five consecutive years of Antarctic charters, confirming established logistics to a privately operated polar runway.
  • The operation reflects a fleet shift from A340 four‑engine types to more efficient A330 twinjets, relevant to carriers, lessors and ACMI providers evaluating widebody capacity and deployment; see Hi Fly's prior wet‑lease A330 activity.

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