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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