Family of single aisle medium-range airliners. Final assembly in Hamburg (originally Toulouse), and in China from 2008, and Mobile, Alabama from 2017. Latest A320neo 'new engine option' variants are powered by CFM or Pratt & Whitney engines. Major sub-assemblies made in France - front fuselage, centre wing box, engine pylons and some doors, Germany - remaining fuselage, tailcone, flaps, fin and rudder, UK - wings, and several other countries.
First conventional airliner to feature composite major structures (carbon fibre reinforced plastic tailplane and rudder), fly-by-wire and side-stick controller, centralised maintenance system. Aluminium alloy construction, with two-spar multi-rib wing box. Belly fairing skins from AFRP, fin leading edge from GFRP and carbon fibre reinforced plastic extensively: flaps, spoilers, ailerons, elevators and undercarriage doors.
Crew of two have four EFIS displays and two aircraft monitoring displays.
The AlbatrossOne is a small-scale remote controlled demonstrator based on the A321, with freely flapping wingtips to reduce drag and turbulence.
Lift type | Fixed wing | Search for other aircraft programs with these properties on the Aircraft Programs directory page. |
Construction type | Factory-built | |
Control type | Piloted | |
Engine type | Turbofan | |
Application | Business, Cargo, Passenger medium | |
Final assembly | Tianjin (Binhai) , Hamburg (Finkenwerder) , Mobile Downtown |
Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
Airbus A320 | 1984 / 1987 | Includes A320-100 and -200 (now A320ceo), and A320neo which first flew in 2015. Available as ACJ320neo. Maximum capacity up to 186 seats. | |
Airbus A321 | 1989 / 1993 | Stretched variant of A320, as A321-100 and -200 (now A321ceo), and as A321neo and ACJ321 Prestige business jet. Long-range (A321LR) and extra long-range versions (A321XLR). | |
Airbus A319 | 1993 / 1995 | Short fuselage variant of the A320. A319neo since 2018, and includes the ACJ319. Original A319-100 now branded A319ceo (current engine option). | |
Airbus A318 | 1999 / 2002 | Short body variant of the A319, including the ACJ318 Elite business jet. Maximum capacity 136, typically 117 passengers. Laser welded lower fuselage. |
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