Airbus A320. 2011

Kraków 2014-10-18

318b Section 22.02.1987r. - 29.04.2011r.

Airbus A-320

History

The Airbus A-320 is a medium-sized passenger plane. The Airbus A-320 is a family of aircraft consisting of A-318, A-319, A-320, A-321. On August 22, 1987, in France, he made the first flight of the A-320 prototype. On April 29, 2011, the first A-320 aircraft was delivered to the Polish aviation company.

Airbus A-320 SP-HAC. 2015 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman
Airbus A-320 SP-HAC. 2015 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman

Description for the photo: The A-320 aircraft MSN 739 was built in Toulouse in October 1997. Model A-320-233, with 180 seats. On November 19, 1997, he was delivered to the carrier ACES Colombia (Colombia), with registration VP-BVA. From December 11, 2004, used by the carrier Valuair (Singapore), with registration 9V-VLC. From 23 June 2006, used by the carrier Lotus Air (Egypt), with registration SU-LBH. In May 2011, the plane found its way to the leasing company Aircastle, in the USA with registration N413AC. From March 10, 2012, used by the Polish carrier Small Planet Airlines, with registration SP-HAC. Small Planet Airlines was a mixed capital charter airline; Polish, Lithuanian and German. The line developed very well, but in 2018 it went bankrupt as a result of a bad market assessment. From September 9, 2018, the plane flew with the LY-SPJ registration (Lithuania). In November 2018, the aircraft was decommissioned.

Airbus A-319 SP-IBA. 2012 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman
Airbus A-319 SP-IBA. 2012 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman

Description of the photo: The A-319 aircraft No. 3865 was built in Hamburg in April 2009. Model A-319-112, with 150 seats. On April 20, 2009, it was delivered to the carrier Air Berlin (Germany), with registration D-ABGS. From June 15, 2012, used by OLT Express Poland (Poland), with registration SP-IBA. After the collapse of the OLT Express Poland line, the plane returned to Air Berlin, with the previous registration. From February 2017, the aircraft was operated by Eurowings, still with the D-ABGS registration. From December 2017, the aircraft was used by Ceska Letecka Servisni (Czech Republic), with registration 9H-AGN. Since January 2018, the aircraft has been used by the Hungarian Air Force, with nb 605, as a government aircraft (Hungary).

Written by Karol Placha Hetman


Kraków 2014-10-18

318b Section 22.02.1987r. - 29.04.2011r.

Airbus A-320

Construction

Airbus A-320 EI-DVH. 2009 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman
Airbus A-320 EI-DVH. 2009 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman

Description for the photo: Airbus A-320-214 MSN 3345, made the first flight on November 25, 2007. The plane was built in Toulouse. The plane has 174 seats. On December 14, 2007, the aircraft was delivered to user Aer Lingus (Ireland) with EI-DVH registration. Currently (2020) still open.

Airbus A-321 I-BXQ. 2017 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman
Airbus A-321 I-BXQ. 2017 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman

Description for the photo: Airbus A-321-112 MSN 586, made the first flight on December 20, 1996. The plane was built in Hamburg. The plane has 200 seats. On February 12, 1997, it was delivered to user Alitaliia (Italy), with I-BXQ registration. In June 2020, the aircraft was handed over to a leasing company (E-IROE registration).

Construction Airbus A-320.

The A-320 plane is a whole family of models that take from 100 to 230 passengers on board, and in the business jet or VIP versions - about 17 people. The A-320 is a short- to medium-range twin-engined turbo-jet communications aircraft. All metal construction. The plane was built in a low wing configuration. Twin engine power unit. The family includes versions marked with; A-320, A-319, A-321, A-318.

A-320.

Initially, the A 320-100 and A 320-200 variants were created. Version A 320-100, takes 130 passengers on board and A 320-200 with 160 passenger seats. The A 320-200 is longer than the A 320-100 by 3.20 m, which allows for 154 to 172 passenger seats. The A 320 family takes from 100 to 200 passengers depending on the model and is aimed at the short- and medium-range aircraft market, and is a competitor of machines such as the Boeing 717, Boeing 737, Boeing 757, McDonell Douglas MD-80/90, and currently (2014) B 737 MAX, Embraer E 190/195 and Bombardier C-Series 100/300. Common configurations A 320 two-class; 148 passengers (16 Business Class and 132 Economy) or 158 passengers (8 Business Class and 150 Economy). The one-class system dominates among low-cost users.

Written by Karol Placha Hetman



Kraków 2014-10-18

318b Section 22.02.1987r. - 29.04.2011r.

Airbus A-320

Tally A-320 in Poland.

In Polish aviation companies, A 320 family planes were operated in; Yes Airways, OLT Express, Bingo Airways and Small Planet. Yes Airways was the first airline to use Airbus A-320 aircraft as of April 29, 2011. In total, about 30 Airbus A-320 planes passed through Polish aviation companies.

Written by Karol Placha Hetman