What is the Airbus A320 family?
Q: What is the Airbus A320 family?
A: The Airbus A320 family is a family of jet airliners made by Airbus. It consists of the A318, A319, A320 and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet.
Q: How many rows of seats does it have?
A: The Airbus A320 family only has two rows of seats, making it a narrow-body plane.
Q: Where are the planes in this family made?
A: The planes in the Airbus A320 family are made in Toulouse, France; Hamburg, Germany; and Tianjin in the People's Republic of China. In June 2012, an airplane plant was also opened in Mobile, Alabama to make some models from this family.
Q: How many passengers can these planes hold?
A: The planes in the Airbus A320 family can hold up to 220 passengers.
Q: What is the range for these aircrafts?
A: The range for these aircrafts depends on their model but they typically have a range between 3100 km (1700 nmi) and 12000 km (6500 nmi).
Q: When did production begin for this aircraft series?
A: Production began for this aircraft series with the launch of its first plane -the A320- which happened in February 1981. It first flew on 22 March 1984 and was delivered that same year.
Q: What improvements were made to create the new version called "The Neo"?
A: To create "The Neo" version of this aircraft series new engines were used (the CFM International LEAP-X and Pratt & Whitney PW1000G), improvements were made to its outside design including adding winglets known as Sharklets ,and it uses 15% less fuel than its predecessor .
