Airbus A319

Type (Muster)
Short- and medium-range airliner (Kurz- und Mittelstrecken-Verkehrsflugzeug)

Country (Land)
France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Airbus Industrie
1, Rond Point Maurice Bellonte
F-31707 Blagnac
France
Phone: 0033-5/6193-3387
Fax: 0033-5/6193-4955

General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 2
Passengers (Passagiere): 124 in two-class layout (8 - 116) or 145 maximum
Freight (Fracht): 4 x LD3 containers, plus 7,22 cu m bulk cargo

Power plant (Antrieb): 2 x turbofans under wings, at thrust levels of 98 to 104,5 kN (22000 to 23500 lbs). Options include:
- CFM International CFM56-5A4. -5A5, -5B5, -5B6
- International Aero Engines V2524-A5 or V2524-A5

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 33,84 m
Height (Höhe): 11,76 m
Span (Spannweite): 34,10 m
Wing area (Flügelfläche): 122,4 sq m

Fuselage diameter (Rumpfdurchmesser): 3,96 m
Cabin length (Kabinenlänge): 23,77 m

Weights (Massen)
Operating weight empty (Einsatz-Leermasse): 40160 kg or 41200 kg
Max. payload (Max. Nutzlast):16840 kg
Fuel (Kraftstoff): 23860 or 26760 litres (Liter)
Max. Zero fuel weight (Max. Masse ohne Kraftstoff): 57 tons or 58 tons as an option
Max. take-off weight (Max. Startmasse): 64, 68 70 or 75,5 tons, depending on option
Max. landing weight (Max. Landemasse): 61 or 62,5 tons as an option

Performance (Flugleistungen)
Optimum cruise speed (optimale Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.78
Max. operating speed (max. Geschwindigkeit): Mach 0.82
Service ceiling (Dienstgipfelhöhe): 11890 m (39000 ft)
Take-off distance, sea level,ISA +15C (Startstrecke): 1830 m or 2680 m
Landing distance (Landestrecke): 1470 m
Range (Reichweite):
- 3390 km with 124 passengers
- 6845 km at 75,5 tons take-off weight, with 124 passengers and reserves

Costs (Kosten)
The list price of the A319 was put at 41 to 46 million US-Dollars in mid-1998.
Development costs estimated at 275 million US-Dollars, fully financed by Airbus Industrie.

Customers (Kunden)
By March 2000, orders for the A319 stood at 581 aircraft (including A319CJ). Among the airline customers are:

ACES: 4
Air Bosna: 2
Air Canada: 35
Air France: 16
Air Inter Europe: 9
America West: 22
Boullioun Aviation Services: 15
British Airways: 39
CIT Group: 6
Croatia Airlines: 4
Debis AirFinance: 12
Eurowings: 6
Finnair: 4
Frontier Airlines: 6
GECAS: 18
International Lease Finance: 63. In December 1994, ILFC was the first A319 customer.
Lufthansa: 20
Northwest Airlines: 68. Memorandum of Understanding for first 50 signed on 19. June 1997.
Sabena: 27
Silkair: 4
Swissair: 6
TACA: 17
TAM: 24
TAP Air Portugal: 13. Ordered on 18 December 1996.
Tunis Air: 3
United Airlines: 51
US Airways: 70
Undisclosed: 12

Competition (Konkurrenz)
Boeing 737-700

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The A319 is a member of the Airbus single-aisle family of airliners. Compared to the basic A320, its fuselage is shortened by seven frames. Final assembly is at the Hamburg-Finkenwerder plant of Dasa Airbus.

History (Geschichte)
After marketing efforts starting in May 1992, the A319 programme was officially launched on 10. June 1993. First orders were not received before December 1994 (from ILFC). ILFC also was the first to commit to the V2500 engine one the A319 in June 1995.
Final assembly of the first aircraft started in March 1995. It rolled out on 24 August and made its maiden flight on 25. August 1995 at Hamburg, powered by CFM56-5A engines. Captain was Udo Günzel, accompanied by Claude Lelaie and test engineers Fernando Alonso and Manfred Brinfeld as well as Gerard Desbois. The second aircraft followed on 31 October 1995.
Certification (with CFM65-5B) was achieved on 10. April 1996 after a 650 hour test programme. Flight tests with the IAE V2524 began on 22 May 1996, after the first A319 had an engine change. Around 200 hours of flight tests were completed vefore this powerplant/airframe combination was certified on 18 December 1996 by the JAA. On the same day, the A319 got its approval from the Russian Interstate Aviation Register.
The first A319 user was Swissair, which got its aircraft on 25 April 1996 and started services on 30 April. The 25th A319 was completed in February 1997.
At the 1997 Paris Air Show, Airbus announced a corporate variant of the A319, dubbed the Corporate Jetliner. It first flew on 12 November 1998.

Last updated 22. May 2000

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