Airbus A320

Data

Model: A320
IATA: 320
ICAO: A320
Manufacturer: Airbus Commercial Aircraft
Introduced: 18 April 1988 with Air France
Status: In service
Wingspan: 34.1 m
Max Take-off Weight: 73500
Top speed: 903
Cruise speed: 840 km/h
Range: 2,700 km
Ceiling: 41000 ft
Cockpit crew: 2
ICAO Mass Group: 4
Approach Group: C
Wake Turbulence Group: M
Type code: L2J
TCDS: EASA.A.064

Orders & Deliveries

Model: A320 Family
Orders: 8433
Deliveries: 4727
Operational: 4432
Source: Airbus SAS
As of: Dec 15, 2017

Lineage

A320

Explorer lineage

Share

A320 | Airbus A320 | Douglas DC10-10 | Leipzig-Halle, Germany | Darren Crocker | CC-BY-ND

Overview

The Airbus A320 is a short to medium range narrow-body single-aisle jet airliner made by Airbus, a division of Airbus Group.

Add a Timeline entry  

Operators [15]

Adria Airways
Afriqiyah Airways
Air Arabia Maroc
Air Berlin
Airbus Industries
Condor Flugdienst
Donbassaero
Firefly
Hello AG
New Livingston S.p.A
Onur Air
Sichuan Airlines
Smartlynx Airlines
TAP Portugal
Turkish Airlines

News [25]

April 11, 2024 : Ural Airlines admits no plans to return stranded Airbus A320 back to service Ural Airlines has admitted that it has no plans to return an Airbus A320 that became stranded in...
[AeroTime]
January 15, 2024 : "Miracle on the Hudson" survivor on 15 years since emergency landing Fifteen years ago, U.S. Airways pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger successfully landed a plane in the Hudson River during an emergency, saving 155 people in what became known as the "Miracle on the Hudson." Bill Elkin, who was on board, joined CBS News with his memories of Sullenberger's heroic actions.
[CBS News]
January 12, 2024 : Sully Sullenberger reflects on "Miracle on the Hudson" 15 years later Fifteen years after the Hudson River plane landing known as the "miracle on the Hudson," Captain Sully Sullenberger joins CBS News with his reflections and the lessons learned as pilot of U.S. Airways flight 1549. Sullenberger also weighs in on the safety implications of the Alaska Airlines incident that occurred earlier this month.
[CBS News]
January 12, 2024 : URAL AIRLINES has decided to part out A320-200 (2166) that made emergency landing in field in Russia on Sept 12.
[Aviation Week]
January 11, 2024 : Ural Airlines Airbus A320 stranded in field to be 'dismantled', sources claim The Ural Airlines Airbus A320 that was forced to land in a wheat field after running out of...
[AeroTime]
January 10, 2024 : Ural Airlines pays farmer year's rent for wheat field holding stranded Airbus On September 12, 2023, a Ural Airlines pilot was forced to land an Airbus A320 in a Russian...
[AeroTime]
December 14, 2023 : Brussels Airlines puts its first-ever brand-new aircraft into commercial service Brussels Airlines? first Airbus A320neo has entered commercial service with the carrier. While not particularly remarkable in itself,...
[AeroTime]
December 6, 2023 : Ural Airlines pilots asked to resign after landing Airbus A320 in Russian field The relatives of the two pilots that were forced to land an Airbus A320 passenger jet in a...
[AeroTime]
November 24, 2023 : A Russian A320 that made an emergency landing in a wheat field gave customers about $1,100 in compensation
[Yahoo News]
November 24, 2023 : Ural Airlines denies jet cannot take off from field as PAX paid compensation Passengers who were aboard a Ural Airlines Airbus A320-200 that was forced to make an emergency landing in...
[AeroTime]
November 22, 2023 : Ural Airlines A320 field escape 'mothballed' for the winter as new photos emerge The Ural Airlines operated Airbus A320, that has been left stranded since September 12, 2023, looks set to...
[AeroTime]
November 9, 2023 : Ural Airlines A320 Diverting Decision Questioned by Russian Investigators- By David Kaminski-Morrow https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/ural-a320-forced-landing-crew-made-unreasonable-decision-to-divert-inquiry/155755.article More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/ural-airlines-a320-diverting-decision-questioned-by-russian-investigators/134004/#a320 #airbus #aviation
[Flight Global]
November 9, 2023 : Official report into Ural Airlines A320 cornfield landing dismissed The Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia has dismissed an initial report published regarding the investigation of the...
[AeroTime]
October 3, 2023 : Ural Airlines confirms plan to fly stranded Airbus A320 out of field Ural Airlines has confirmed that it plans to fly its stranded Airbus A320 from the field it landed...
[AeroTime]
September 27, 2023 : Russian investigators suggest that Ural Airlines' Airbus A320 crew was unaware of an undercarriage retraction failure, forcing a field landing in Novosibirsk due to fuel shortage.- By David Kaminski-Morrow https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/ural-a320-field-landing-crew-did-not-realise-undercarriage-had-failed-to-retract/155122.article More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/ural-a320-field-landing-crew-did-not-realise-undercarriage-had-failed-to-retract/129127/#a320 #airbus #aviation
[Flight Global]
September 26, 2023 : Rosaviatsiya Reveals New Details Of Ural A320 Emergency Landing Aviation Week has seen a letter from Russia?s federal air transport agency sent to its territorial branches and air operators stating the cause of the failure. cory.hitt@avia? Tue, 09/26/2023 - 14:42 Author override Aviation Week Network Staff Content source Aviation Daily Primary Category Airlines & Lessors
[Aviation Week]
September 22, 2023 : Ural Airlines To Restore A320 After Emergency Landing . Ural Airlines plans to return to operation its Airbus A320 which made a safe emergency landing on a wheat field near Novosibirsk, Siberia.
[Aviation Week]
September 20, 2023 : Ural Airlines Airbus A320 field landing: how might the aircraft be freed? Speculation is continuing to grow on how Ural Airlines and Russian government officials will free its Airbus A320...
[AeroTime]
September 17, 2023 : Ural Airlines Airbus A320-214 at near Kamenka, Novosibirsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast
[Aviation Safety Net]
September 13, 2023 :  Russian airliner forced to land in corn field
[The BBC]
September 12, 2023 : Huge Airbus A320 crash lands in Russian field with 'smoke coming from under the wing' The A320 AIrbus was carrying 161 passengers when it was forced to crash land in a field in the middle of nowehre in Russia, with passengers seeing 'smoke' billowing from under the wings
[Daily Star]
September 12, 2023 : Ural Airlines flight from Sochi to Omsk makes an emergency landing in a field Ural Airlines blamed a hydraulics failure for the emergency landing of the Airbus A320 (RA-73805) in Novosibirsk region of the Russian Federation. Go deeper with Reuters: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/hydraulics-fault-blamed-for-russian-plane-emergency-landing-in-novosibirsk/ar-AA1gBoht https://x.com/RT_com/status/1701490828500423030?s=20 https://x.com/PBPaszportu/status/1701490437767196830?s=20
[World Airline News]
September 12, 2023 : Ural Airlines pilots forced a landing of an Airbus A320 in a field near Novosibirsk due to a hydraulic failure and subsequent fuel crisis. The emergency landing became imminent as the fuel situation worsened, according to the airline's chief.- By David Kaminski-Morrow https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/ural-a320-forced-landing-crew-faced-fuel-crisis-while-diverting-over-hydraulic-failure/154904.article More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/ural-a320-forced-landing-crew-faced-fuel-crisis-while-diverting-over-hydraulic-failure/127674/#a320 #airbus #aviation
[Flight Global]
September 12, 2023 : Ural Airlines A320 Safely Lands On Wheat Field In Siberia . The Airbus A320 was heading from Sochi to Omsk when the green hydraulics system failed during the approach to the destination, the CEO of Ural Airlines says.
[Aviation Week]
September 12, 2023 : Ural Airlines Airbus A320 lands in a field in Russia A Ural Airlines Airbus A320 landed in a field just outside of Novosibirsk, a city in southern Siberia,...
[AeroTime]