flee 5 Report post Posted March 26, 2018 (edited) Thirty years ago this week, Airbus delivered the first Airbus A320. This was in a landmark event in the European manufacturer's evolution from niche player to a truly global producer of airliners. Since that first A320-100 (F-GFKA) was handed over to Air France at a ceremony in Toulouse on 28 March 1988, Airbus has developed the original 150-seat version into a four-product family seating between 100 and 240 passengers (depending on cabin configurations). It has delivered just over 8,000 aircraft during those three decades, and holds a backlog for over 6,100 more. The A320 was revolutionary at the time, introducing digital fly-by-wire technology on airliners and an advanced flightdeck design incorporating sidestick controls and multiple display screens in place of traditional mechanical instrumentation. Read more here: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-three-decades-since-first-a320-delivery-447072/ Edited March 26, 2018 by flee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted March 26, 2018 One of them flew into the bush and crashed during test flight? The A320-100 was wearing Air France livery......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted March 27, 2018 One of them flew into the bush and crashed during test flight? The A320-100 was wearing Air France livery......... It was not a test flight - it was a charter flight and there was supposed to be a low flypast! There was an Air Crash Investigation programme done on it. It was also a crash that was fully captured on video. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_296 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) One of them flew into the bush and crashed during test flight? The A320-100 was wearing Air France livery......... The test flight crash was an A330 which killed two Alitalia pilots & the airline's desire to buy A330s. Also the A320 that crashed at Habsheim was delivered only 3 days before the crash. Talk about rotten luck! Edited March 27, 2018 by Mohd Suhaimi Fariz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites