Aircraft program
Family of single aisle medium-range twin-jet 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 and Sharklet wingtips. 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.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320 | 1984 / 1987 | Includes A320-100 (out of service) and -200 (now A320ceo). Maximum capacity up to 186 seats. | |
| Airbus A321 | 1989 / 1993 | Stretched variant of A320, as A321-100 and -200 (now A321ceo), and ACJ321 Prestige business jet. Long-range (A321LR) and extra long-range versions (A321XLR). | |
| Airbus A319 | 1993 / 1995 | Short fuselage variant of the A320, includes the ACJ319. Original A319-100 now branded A319ceo (current engine option). | |
| Airbus A318 | 1999 / 2002 | 2015 | Short body variant of the A319, including the ACJ318 Elite business jet. Maximum capacity 136, typically 117 passengers. Laser welded lower fuselage. |
| Airbus A320neo | 2010 / 2014 | Production: 1 (2024) ACJ320neo. Upgraded engine variant. Available as ACJ320neo. | |
| Airbus A321neo | 2015 / 2016 | Production: 2 (2021) ACJ321neo. Upgraded engine variant, includes ACJ321neo. | |
| Airbus A319neo | 2017 / 2019 | Production: 2 (2024) ACJ319neo. Upgraded engine variant, includes ACJ319neo. |
| Airbus S.A.S. | News |
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