![]() ![]() The wide cabin (3.70m) allows the use of wider seats for higher standards of passenger comfort. The A320 has over 95% commonality with other members of the A320 fly-by-wire family of aircraft. It is expected to rise to 42 a month in the fourth quarter of 2012. The production rate of the A320 family is currently 34 a month. Philippine Airlines (PAL) placed a firm order in August 2012 for 34 A321ceo, 10 A321neo and 10 A330-300 aircraft. In August 2012, China’s ICBC Leasing placed an order for 50 aircraft (30 A320ceos and 20 A320neos). Middle East Airlines-Air Liban (MEA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for five A320neo and five A321neo aircraft, with eight options during the same month. In July 2012, UTair signed a contract to procure 20 A321 aircraft. Air Lease Corporation (ALC) ordered 36 A320neo aircraft during the same month. Norwegian ordered 100 A320neo aircraft in June 2012. Airbus also received an order in February for 75 A320, including 45 A320neos from Spirit Airlines. In January 2012, AviancaTaca signed a contract for 33 eco-efficient A320neo and 18 A320 aircraft.ĪLAFCO placed an order for 35 A320neo aircraft in February 2012. Qantas Airlines signed a $9.5bn contract with Airbus in October 2011 to procure 78 A320neos and 32 A320 jetliners. ![]() In October 2011, TAM Airlines ordered 32 aircraft including 22 A320neos and ten A320s. Thai Airways ordered five A320s in October 2011 to operate in domestic and regional routes. The A320neo to be deployed in the Lufthansa group will feature advanced Pratt & Whitney PW1100G turbofan engines. Lufthansa ordered 25 A320neo and five A321 jetliners in July 2011. Deliveries are expected to commence in 2015. GoAir awarded a $7.2bn contract to Airbus in June 2011 to supply 72 A320neo aircraft. The orders include 46 aircraft for CAS and 42 for ICBC Leasing. China Aviation Supplies Import and Export Group (CASGC) placed an order for 110 A320s in February 2008.Ī total of 88 A320s were ordered jointly by China Aviation Supplies (CAS) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Leasing in June 2011. The 50th A320 jetliner assembled at the Tianjin was delivered to Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines in June 2011. Aircraft assembly began in August 2008 and the first aircraft assembled in China was delivered in June 2009 to Sichuan Airlines. In June 2007, Airbus set up a joint venture with a consortium of Chinese companies for the setting up of a final assembly line for A320 family aircraft in Tianjin. In December 2007, AirAsia, based in Malaysia, placed an order for an additional 25 A320 aircraft, increasing its future fleet to 175 A320 aircraft. The orders placed for the A319 / 320 / 321 include Indian Airlines (74), IndiGo (100), AerCap (70), Aeroflot (31), Lufthansa (142), Skybus (65 A319), Air One (26), Hong Kong Airlines (30), Tiger Airways (66), S7 Airlines (25), British Airways (102), Air France (88), Saudia (22 A320), DAE Capital (52 ), Air Arabia (44), Wizz Air (132) and Etihad (20). “The Airbus A320 single-aisle medium-range airliner first entered service in 1988 and more than 5,000 aircraft of the A320 family are in service today, with more than 8,600 ordered.” A320 orders and deliveriesĪs of August 2012, a total of 8,600 orders of the A320 family were received and 5,200 aircraft were delivered to more than 365 customers worldwide. In October 2006, BAE Systems completed the sale of its shareholding to EADS, which is now the sole owner of Airbus. EADS, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, was formed by a merger of Aerospatiale-Matra of France, Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace of Germany and CASA of Spain (former members of Airbus). ![]() The A320 was the first subsonic airliner to have a fly-by-wire flight control system.Īirbus Industrie is a consortium formed by EADS and BAE Systems. The A318 made its first flight in January 2002 and entered service in July 2003. The A320 family includes the A319 and A318 short-bodied versions and the A321 stretched version. The Airbus A320 single-aisle medium-range airliner first entered service in 1988 and more than 5,000 aircraft of the A320 family are in service today, with more than 8,600 ordered. The fuselage of the A320 is of composite construction with aramid fibre, glass fibre and carbon fibre-reinforced plastics. The A320 aircraft is fitted with fly-by-wire controls, each pilot having a sidestick controller.Ī320 in service with Condor Flugdienst (now Thomas Cook Airlines) of Germany.Ī320 operated by Aer Lingus of Ireland, coming in to land.Ī320 in service with Iberworld of Spain, taking off. ![]()
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