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The A320 family of planes — which includes the 321, 319 and 318 — had 0.14 fatal accidents for every million flights, according to a Boeing study of crashes from 1959 through 2013.
The Vueling Airbus A320-200N was said to have been about 20 minutes from landing when smoke started to fill the cabin. An investigation is underway but it is thought to have been caused by some ...
The A320 has for several decades been a key component in the rivalry between manufacturers Airbus and Boeing. The twin-engined A320 entered service in 1988, some two decades after its single-aisle ...
Upon being notified of the A320 go-around, the controller told the crew to turn north and climb to 5,000ft on a QNH setting of 1001mb. But the crew read back the incorrect QNH figure of 1011mb ...
A ny plane crash involving a passenger carrier is highly unlikely—but Tuesday’s loss of a Germanwings Airbus A320 in the French Alps is especially unusual given the tragedy’s circumstances ...
Investigators have not clarified why the crew of a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 retracted the landing-gear during its descent and approach to Karachi, but the blunder featured in a ...
The Airbus A320 is the second best selling airliner of all time behind the Boeing 737. It's the first airliner to use a fly-by-wire control system.
LONDON—Almost six years ago, an Airbus Group NV A320 jetliner like the one involved in Sunday’s disappearance of an Indonesia AirAsia flight was thrust into the limelight of aviation safety.
The A320 was more comfortable on long flights, due to the larger flight deck and lack of a control column (it has a side stick). The 737 was the best airplane I have ever flown in a crosswind.
RTX Corp. dramatically expanded the scope of required engine checks at its Pratt & Whitney unit, a move that will affect nearly its entire fleet of turbines powering Airbus SE’s latest A320 and ...
EasyJet will buy 56 Airbus A320neo aircraft and convert a previous order to 18 new A321neo aircraft, the British airline said on Tuesday, fulfilling options in a 2013 deal with the European ...