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unusual facts about Airbus A320



Airbus affair

The contract was eventually won by Airbus in 1988, with an order for 34 Airbus A320s, as well as the sale of some of Air Canada's existing Boeing 747 fleet.

Blimbingsari Airport

It is planned to extend the runway another 400 meters to allow jetliners such as the Airbus A320 and Bombardier CRJ to operate flights directly from the capital Jakarta.

Exit row

A few airlines have gone to branding exit row seats as a premium economy product - on Virgin America's A320, the exit rows (as well as bulkhead seats) are considered "Main Cabin Select" where meals, alcohol, pay-per-view movies and a higher baggage allowance are all included.

Future Air Navigation System

In August 2010, Aegean Airlines became the first airline to commit to upgrading its Airbus A320 fleet with a FANS-B+ retrofit system offered by Airbus.

Juan Sánchez Vidal

The largest model in his collection, a model of an Air France Airbus A320, was obtained after he traded one of his planes with a local Air France worker who also collects models.

Pakistanis in Malaysia

In addition to the 10,000 Pakistanis working in Malaysia, the country receives as many as 50,000 visitors from Pakistan each year; Pakistan's Airblue plans to launch direct flights to Kuala Lumpur in 2009 and ordered fourteen Airbus A320 planes to service the route.

Skiathos Island National Airport

Aircraft such as the Airbus A320, Airbus A321 and Boeing 737 typically stop at Thessaloniki International Airport to refuel.

Thomas Pesquet

He went on to become a commercial pilot for the French airline, where he started flying the Airbus A320 in 2006.

Transport in Madeira

In the late 20th century Funchal airport (which became operative in July 1964) was dreaded among airliner pilots for its runway, which was not only short (the largest planes that could be accommodated were the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737) but was also built on a high embankment which fell away abruptly towards the sea.


see also

US Airways fleet

Like the former America West Airlines fleet, all Airbus A320 family aircraft uses IAE Engines.