SINGAPORE, Feb 4 (Reuters) - European aircraft maker Airbus (EAD.PA) said on Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to sell six Airbus A330-200 aircraft to Hong Kong Airlines.

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Hong Kong Airlines, set up in 2006, operates flights out of Hong Kong to China and other parts of Asia.

Besides the A330s, the Hong Kong carrier also has 30 single- aisle A320 aircraft on firm order for future delivery, Airbus said.

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Hong Kong Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding to buy six Airbus A330-200 aircraft, bringing the airline's total A330 order to 23, Airbus announced Thursday.

"The A330-200 offers the perfect range and size capability to enable us to expand into new medium and long haul markets," airline President Yang Jian Hong said in a news release. "With these aircraft in our fleet we are aiming to create new standards in comfort and service and to establish our company as a premium brand in new international markets."

Hong Kong Airlines, established in 2006, operates a full-service network linking Hong Kong with destinations in mainland China and other parts of Asia. In addition to A330s, it also has 30 single-aisle A320 aircraft on firm order for future delivery.

Also Thursday, Airbus delivered Sichuan Airlines the carrier's first wide-body aircraft, an A330-200. The aircraft is the first of three that new A330-200s that Sichuan Airlines has leased from the Netherlands-based AerCap Aviation Solutions.

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