Aircraft

Airbus A320

Airbus's widely flown narrow-body family, a common sight on short- and medium-haul routes across Europe.

About the Airbus A320

The Airbus A320 is a twin-engine narrow-body airliner and the founding member of the A320 family, which also includes the A318, A319 and A321. When it entered service in 1988 it was the first airliner with a fully digital fly-by-wire flight-control system and sidestick controllers in place of traditional control yokes — a layout that has since become standard across the Airbus range.

Typically seating between 150 and 180 passengers, the A320 and its re-engined A320neo successor are among the most common aircraft at European airports, flying everything from short domestic hops to medium-haul routes. On Virtual World Airways it appears on an approach and landing at Paris Charles de Gaulle, one of Europe's busiest hubs.

Flights in the Airbus A320