The smallest member of Airbus A320neo single aisle passenger jet family, the A319neo completed its maiden flight on Friday.
The smallest member of Airbus A320neo single aisle passenger jet family, the A319neo completed its maiden flight on Friday.
The CFM LEAP-1A engine powered aircraft registered as D-AVWA, flew from Hamburg, Germany to Toulouse, France on the maiden flight that lasted 5 hours.
The flight was piloted by Experimental test pilots Michel Gagneux and Eckard Hausser, along with Test-Flight Engineer Jean Michel Pin, while two flight test engineers Sylvie Loisel-Labaste and David O’nions directed the flight from the aircraft’s Test Engineer station.
During the flight, the crew assessed the general handling of the aircraft and main onboard systems. The aircraft will be based in Toulouse to complete the flight test program.
The A320neo Family incorporates latest technologies including new generation LEAP engines and Sharklet wing tip devices, which together deliver more than 15 percent in fuel savings from day one and 20 percent by 2020.
With one aircraft in three sizes (A319neo, A320neo & A321neo), the A320neo Family, seating from 100 to 240 passengers, seamlessly covers the entire single-aisle segment from low to high-density domestic to longer range routes.
The A319neo is the smallest member of the A320neo Family; it offers its operators superior short field performance in hot and high conditions. It can accommodate up to 160 passengers.
