They are just ordinary photos, nothing to speak of in terms of beauty, But noticing that the China Southern aircraft at Haneda Airport recently are very new, I checked their manufacturing dates.

Currently, China Southern Airlines’ Guangzhou-Tokyo route CZ385/CZ386 primarily uses the A330, (Guangzhou 09:15 - Haneda 14:20 / Haneda 15:40 - Guangzhou 19:25) For example, Airbus A330-343 B-1063 <img src=https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/5/7/5/5034575.jpg?v=v4e3f9bc9e45> This one rolled off the assembly line this March; a brand-new airframe just looks pleasing to the eye.

Airbus A330-343 B-8362 <img src=https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/7/7/3/5062377.jpg?v=v4102386e883> This B-8362 was delivered last year in October 2017, The cabin has 286 seats with a C28Y258 layout, And it is also brand new.

Airbus A330-343 B-8363 <img src=https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/7/7/6/5048677.jpg?v=v47b4a3cb78e> The registration number of this B-8363 is one digit higher than the one above, Also with the C28Y258 layout, but delivered last year in September 2017, So it is actually a bit older.

Airbus A330-323 B-8870 <img src=https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/7/9/0/4881097.jpg?v=v4e8c7a3a528> Delivered in March 2017, also a very new batch, The cabin has 275 seats, with a C30W48Y197 layout, An external feature is the lack of a large satellite reception antenna.

Slightly older photos were all of A330-200s, and they had some age, for example Airbus A330-223 B-6526 <img src=https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/9/0/1/4791109.jpg?v=v494787bbd38> Delivered in April 2011, a relatively older airframe, The cabin layout is F4C24W48Y142, totaling 218 seats.

Airbus A330-223 B-6515 <img src=https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/3/4/6/4758643.jpg?v=v417afa3312f> Delivered in May 2010, an even older airframe, with the same F4C24W48Y142 cabin layout.

I looked up some news online, And found this article from December 23, 2015: 南航再砸150亿采购空客飞机,

China Southern Airlines announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement to purchase 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft, worth approximately 2.3 billion USD (approximately 11 billion RMB) at list prices. The orders announced on Wednesday will be delivered between 2017 and 2019, and are expected to increase China Southern's capacity by 4%. These purchases will help the company expand its fleet and increase its competitiveness.

In recent months, I have photographed 4 of these 10 newly ordered A330-300s, Whereas the ones photographed half a year ago were the older A330-200s. The A330-300 has several dozen more seats than the A330-200, It looks like the number of passengers on this route is growing, So the newer and larger A330-300s have been put into service.