:Airbus A320neo family

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In 2006 Airbus started the A320 Enhanced (A320E) programme as a series of improvements targeting a 4–5% efficiency gain with large winglets (2%), aerodynamic refinements (1%), weight savings and a new aircraft cabin. At the time, Airbus' Sales Chief John Leahy said: "Who's going to roll over a fleet to a new generation aircraft for 5% better than an A320 today? Especially if another 10% improvement might be coming in the second half of the next decade based on new engine technology".{{cite news |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-airbus-aims-to-thwart-boeings-narrowbody-plans-with-upgraded-a320-207273/|url-access=subscription |title= Pictures: Airbus aims to thwart Boeing's narrowbody plans with upgraded 'A320 Enhanced' |work= Flight International |date= 20 June 2006 |access-date= 8 July 2013 |archive-date= 29 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181229180457/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-airbus-aims-to-thwart-boeings-narrowbody-plans-with-upgraded-a320-207273/ |url-status= live }}

Airbus launched the sharklet blended wingtip device during the November 2009 Dubai Airshow. The installation adds {{Convert|200|kg|lb}} but offers a 3.5% fuel burn reduction on flights over {{cvt|2,800|km|nmi mi}}.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dubai-09-a320s-sharklets-to-deliver-35-lower-fuel-burn-from-2012-334945/ |url-access=subscription|title= Dubai 09: A320s sharklets to deliver 3.5% lower fuel burn from 2012 |author= Max Kingsley-Jones |date= 15 November 2009 |work= Flight International |access-date= 2 January 2017 |archive-date= 29 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181229214626/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dubai-09-a320s-sharklets-to-deliver-35-lower-fuel-burn-from-2012-334945/ |url-status= live }}

{{See also|CFM International LEAP|Pratt & Whitney PW1000G}}

Compared to the re-engine improvement of 15%, an all-new single-aisle would have brought only 3% more gain while high volume manufacturing in carbon fibre could be much more expensive.{{cite news |url= http://flightglobal.com/programmes/how-crucial-single-aisle-strategies-a-decade-ago-will-shape-the-2020s/135970.article|url-access=subscription |title= How crucial single-aisle strategies a decade ago will shape the 2020s |author= Max Kingsley-Jones |date= 31 December 2019 |work= Flightglobal |quote= "Our own internal modelling of an all-new aeroplane showed it was only going to bring another 3% of performance improvement over the A320neo's 15%," says former Airbus chief operating officer Tom Williams |access-date= 31 December 2019 |archive-date= 31 December 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191231174904/https://www.flightglobal.com/programmes/how-crucial-single-aisle-strategies-a-decade-ago-will-shape-the-2020s/135970.article |url-status= live }}

Airbus planned to offer two engine choices, the CFM International LEAP-1A and the Pratt & Whitney GTF (PW1100G), with 20% lower maintenance cost than current A320 engines. The new engines burn 16% less fuel, though the actual gain is slightly less as 1–2% is typically lost when installed on an existing aircraft.{{cite news |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/a320-neo-to-have-7-8-million-price-premium-346349 |title= A320 NEO to have $7–8 million price premium |date= 23 August 2010 |work= Flightglobal |author= Scott Hamilton |access-date= 18 June 2018 |archive-date= 9 January 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180109181734/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/a320-neo-to-have-7-8-million-price-premium-346349/ |url-status= live }}

At the February 2010 Singapore Air Show, Airbus said its decision to launch was scheduled for the July 2010 Farnborough Air Show.{{cite web |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/singapore-2010-airbus-targets-early-a320-re-engining-decision-2015-338026/ |title= SINGAPORE 2010: Airbus targets early A320 re-engining decision, 2015 debut |work= Flightglobal |date= 4 February 2010 |access-date= 2 January 2017 |archive-date= 18 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180618175800/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/singapore-2010-airbus-targets-early-a320-re-engining-decision-2015-338026/ |url-status= live }} On 1 December 2010, Airbus launched the A320neo "New Engine Option" with {{cvt|500|nmi}} more range or {{cvt|2|t|lb}} more payload, and planned to deliver 4,000 over 15 years.{{cite press release |url= http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airbus-offers-new-fuel-saving-engine-options-for-a320-family/ |title= Airbus offers new fuel saving engine options for A320 Family |publisher= Airbus |date= 1 December 2010 |access-date= 2 January 2017 |archive-date= 9 April 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160409105432/http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airbus-offers-new-fuel-saving-engine-options-for-a320-family/ |url-status= live }}

Development costs were predicted to be "slightly more than €1 billion [$1.3 billion]". The neo list price would be $6 million more than the ceo, including $3.5 million for airframe modifications and around $0.9 million for the sharklets. The A320neo was slated for service entry in spring 2016, the A321neo six months later and the A319neo six months after that.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-outlines-expected-market-impact-of-a320neo-350463/ |title= Airbus outlines expected market impact of A320NEO |date= 7 December 2010 |work= Flight International |author= Kerry Reals |access-date= 11 May 2017 |archive-date= 18 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180618175332/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-outlines-expected-market-impact-of-a320neo-350463/ |url-status= live }}

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The 2010 order for 40 Bombardier CS300s (now known as Airbus A220-300) and 40 options from Republic Airways Holdings – then owner of exclusive A319/320 operator Frontier Airlines – pushed Airbus into the re-engine. Airbus COO-customers John Leahy decided against ignoring the CSeries and allowing it to grow, as Boeing had previously done with Airbus, and instead aggressively competed against Bombardier Aerospace.{{cite news |url= https://leehamnews.com/2017/10/18/war-partner-airbus-cseries/ |title= From war to partner: Airbus and the CSeries |date= 18 October 2017 |work= Leeham |access-date= 28 June 2018 |archive-date= 23 February 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180223104147/https://leehamnews.com/2017/10/18/war-partner-airbus-cseries/ |url-status= live }}

Introduction was then advanced to October 2015.{{cite press release |url= http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/pw1100g-lead-engine-for-a320neo-development/ |title= PW1100G lead engine for A320neo development |publisher= Airbus |date= 6 April 2011 |access-date= 7 January 2017 |archive-date= 7 January 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170107003819/http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/pw1100g-lead-engine-for-a320neo-development/ |url-status= live }} Airbus claims a 15% fuel saving and "over 95 percent airframe commonality with the current A320".{{cite press release |url= http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/transaero-airlines-firms-up-order-for-eight-a320neo-aircraft/ |title= Transaero Airlines firms up order for eight A320neo aircraft |publisher= Airbus |date= 5 December 2011 |access-date= 29 December 2011 |archive-date= 6 February 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170206195903/http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/transaero-airlines-firms-up-order-for-eight-a320neo-aircraft/ |url-status= live }}

Its commonality helped to reduce delays associated with large changes.{{cite web |url= http://theflyingengineer.com/2014/03/19/airbus-a320neo-enters-fal-msn6101/ |title= Airbus A320NEO Enters FAL (MSN6101) |work= Theflyingengineer |date= 19 March 2014 |access-date= 2 January 2017 |archive-date= 1 May 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170501140057/http://theflyingengineer.com/2014/03/19/airbus-a320neo-enters-fal-msn6101/ |url-status= live }}

In March 2013, airlines' choices between the two engines were almost equal.{{cite news |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-focus-how-to-power-a320neo-is-tough-choice-for-airlines-383733/ |title= IN FOCUS: How to power A320neo is tough choice for airlines |work= Flightglobal |date= 21 March 2013 |access-date= 28 March 2013 |archive-date= 20 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180620125404/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-focus-how-to-power-a320neo-is-tough-choice-for-airlines-383733/ |url-status= live }}

The new "Space-Flex" optional cabin configuration increases space-efficiency with a new rear galley configuration and a "Smart-Lav" modular lavatory design {{ndash}} allowing an in-flight change of two lavatories into one accessible toilet.{{cite web |url= http://www.noticiaslatamsales.com/noticias/august-september-2013/smart-lav-another-cabin-development-a320-family/ |title= Smart-Lav: Another cabin development for the A320 Family |publisher= Airbus Latin America |date= August 2013 |access-date= 2 January 2017 |archive-date= 3 January 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170103093931/http://www.noticiaslatamsales.com/noticias/august-september-2013/smart-lav-another-cabin-development-a320-family/ |url-status= live }}

The "Cabin-Flex" configuration for the A321neo allows up to 20 more passengers without "putting more sardines in the can" by rearranging the door layout of the aircraft.{{cite web |url= http://www.ausbt.com.au/airbus-reveals-new-a320neo-layout |title= Airbus reveals new A321neo layout: New 'Cabin-Flex' and larger doors |publisher= Australian business traveller |date= 13 June 2014 |access-date= 1 July 2014 |archive-date= 22 August 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160822114327/http://www.ausbt.com.au/airbus-reveals-new-a320neo-layout |url-status= live }}

Total fuel consumption per seat is reduced by over 20%, while the rearranged cabin allows up to nine more passengers for the A320neo.{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-sees-a321neo-exceeding-20-fuel-burn-improvement |title= Airbus Sees A321neo Exceeding 20% Fuel Burn Improvement |work= AviationWeek |date= 12 June 2014 |access-date= 13 July 2014 |archive-date= 14 July 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152148/http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-sees-a321neo-exceeding-20-fuel-burn-improvement |url-status= live }}

The first Airbus A320neo rolled out of the Toulouse factory on 1 July 2014 and first flight was scheduled for September 2014.{{cite press release |url= http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/airbus-first-a320neo-reaches-completion/ |title= Airbus' first A320neo reaches completion |publisher= Airbus |date= 1 July 2014 |access-date= 1 July 2014 |archive-date= 19 May 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170519045808/http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/airbus-first-a320neo-reaches-completion/ |url-status= live }}

File:Airbus A320neo CFM LEAP nacelle.jpg|CFM International LEAP-1A engine

File:Airbus A320neo PW1100G nacelle.jpg|Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine, also known as the Pratt & Whitney GTF

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The first flight of the neo occurred on 25 September 2014.{{cite press release |url= http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/first-a320neo-successfully-completes-first-flight/ |title= First A320neo successfully completes first flight |publisher= Airbus |date= 25 September 2014 |access-date= 23 February 2016 |archive-date= 4 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304160835/http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/first-a320neo-successfully-completes-first-flight/ |url-status= live }} Its Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM geared turbofan ('GTF') engine was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 19 December 2014.{{cite press release |url= http://www.utc.com/News/PW/Pages/FAA-Certifies-PurePower-Engine-for-A320neo-Aircraft.aspx |title= FAA Certifies PurePower Engine for A320neo Aircraft |publisher= UTC |date= 19 December 2014 |access-date= 2 January 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180109184641/http://www.utc.com/News/PW/Pages/FAA-Certifies-PurePower-Engine-for-A320neo-Aircraft.aspx |archive-date= 9 January 2018 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }}

After 36 months, the A320neo and A321neo had flown around 4,000 hours for certification of the two powerplant versions. This is about three-quarters of the certification effort of a new design.{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/flying-a321neo-technology-upgrades-under-skin |title= Flying The A321neo: Technology Upgrades Under The Skin |date= 26 May 2017 |author= Tim Wuerfel |work= Aviation Week & Space Technology |access-date= 5 June 2017 |archive-date= 11 September 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180911202835/http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/flying-a321neo-technology-upgrades-under-skin |url-status= live }}

Of these 4,000 hours flown, 2,250 were with PW GTFs and 1,770 with CFM LEAPs. The flight test programme was to conclude in 2018 with the completion of A319neo testing. The changes impact flying qualities, performance and system integration; they entailed retuning the fly-by-wire controls and meeting type certification requirements which have evolved since 1988, and helped decrease the minimum V speeds. The neo is 1.8{{nbsp}}t heavier than the ceo, but take-off and landing performance is the same with a modified rotation law, adjusted wing flap and wing slat angles and rudder deflection increased by 5° to cope with the higher thrust.{{cite news |work= Flightglobal |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-how-airbus-managed-a-six-variant-a320neo-t-437479/ |author= Max Kingsley-Jones |title= How Airbus managed a six-variant A320neo test campaign |date= 14 June 2017 |access-date= 18 June 2017 |archive-date= 29 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181229194839/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-how-airbus-managed-a-six-variant-a320neo-t-437479/ |url-status= live }}

The A320neo is half as loud as an A320 at take-off, with an 85-decibel noise footprint. The LEAP-powered A321neo has 83.3 dB flyover noise, substantially lower than the older CFM56 and V2500.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/easa-confirms-a321neo-leap-as-quiet-as-pw1100g-436077/ |title= EASA confirms A321neo Leap as quiet as PW1100G |date= 10 April 2017 |work= Flightglobal |access-date= 10 April 2017 |archive-date= 10 April 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170410215523/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/easa-confirms-a321neo-leap-as-quiet-as-pw1100g-436077/ |url-status= live }}

The first delivery of the aircraft slipped slightly,{{cite web |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/airbus-delays-delivery-of-first-a320neo-until-2016-1451484415 |title= Airbus Delays Delivery of First A320neo Until 2016 |work= Wall street journal |date= 30 December 2015 |url-access= subscription |access-date= 5 March 2017 |archive-date= 10 October 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161010222033/http://www.wsj.com/articles/airbus-delays-delivery-of-first-a320neo-until-2016-1451484415 |url-status= live }} Lufthansa taking delivery of the first A320neo on 20 January 2016{{Cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2016/01/first-a320neo-delivery-opens-new-era-in-commercial-aviation.html |title= First A320neo delivery opens new era in commercial aviation |date= 20 January 2016 |publisher= Airbus |access-date= 7 June 2018 |archive-date= 12 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143340/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2016/01/first-a320neo-delivery-opens-new-era-in-commercial-aviation.html |url-status= live }} and deploying it on its first commercial flight from Frankfurt to Munich on 25 January 2016.{{Cite news |last=Spaeth |first=Andreas |date=25 January 2016 |title=First look: Lufthansa's A320neo reviewed |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/first-look/2016/01/25/first-look-lufthansas-a320neo-reviewed/ |access-date=18 May 2024 |work=BusinessTraveller}}

Two hundred deliveries were targeted in 2017, but as Pratt & Whitney faced ramp-up difficulties, Airbus expected that thirty aircraft would be parked awaiting engines.

File:QTR A320neo F-WWBZ!6946 29feb16 LFBO-1.jpg A320neos waiting for their engines]]

The fourth and latest final assembly line in Hamburg was to open in July 2017; 60 A320s should be produced monthly from 2019.{{cite news |work= Flightglobal |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-expects-to-park-around-30-engineless-a320neos-438766/ |author= David Kaminski-Morrow |title= Airbus expects to park around 30 engineless A320neos |date= 26 June 2017 |access-date= 27 June 2017 |archive-date= 26 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180626192401/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-expects-to-park-around-30-engineless-a320neos-438766/ |url-status= live }} With 90 A320neos delivered by October 2017, Airbus acknowledged that it would not attain the 200 target, even with many deliveries in the fourth quarter. More than 40 A320neos were parked without engines, but with most of the engine issues resolved by early 2018, more than half of the A320s delivered in 2018 were expected to be neos.{{cite news |url= https://www.mro-network.com/manufacturing-distribution/airbus-aims-consign-engine-issues-2017 |title= Airbus Aims To Consign Engine Issues To 2017 |author= Alex Derber |date= 3 November 2017 |work= Aviation Week Network |access-date= 7 June 2018 |archive-date= 12 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184511/http://www.mro-network.com/manufacturing-distribution/airbus-aims-consign-engine-issues-2017 |url-status= live }}

Airbus expected to produce 60 narrow-bodies per month by the middle of 2019 and studied higher rates.{{cite news |url= https://aviationweek.com/singapore-airshow-2018/airbus-eyes-ever-higher-production-rates |title= Airbus Eyes Ever Higher Production Rates |date= 6 February 2018 |author= Jens Flottau |work= Aviation Week Network |access-date= 7 June 2018 |archive-date= 24 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180524094530/http://aviationweek.com/singapore-airshow-2018/airbus-eyes-ever-higher-production-rates |url-status= live }}

Airbus confirmed plans to reach 63 monthly from 55 in 2018 and study 70 to 75 monthly beyond 2019, though Safran, one of the two partners in LEAP producer CFM, could not commit to higher volumes.{{cite news |url= https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-airbus-production/airbus-confirms-plans-to-raise-a320-output-to-63-a-month-idUKKBN1HW1Z8 |date= 25 April 2018 |title= Airbus confirms plans to raise A320 output to 63 a month |author= Tim Hepher |work= Reuters |access-date= 26 April 2018 |archive-date= 26 April 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180426213634/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-airbus-production/airbus-confirms-plans-to-raise-a320-output-to-63-a-month-idUKKBN1HW1Z8 |url-status= dead }}

In February 2018, after in-flight failures of the PW1100G with its high pressure compressor aft hub modified, apparently caused by problems with its knife edge seal, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus grounded some A320neo family aircraft until they were fitted with spares.

{{As of|2018|February}}, P&W engines had flown 500,000 hours since introduction and 113 P&W-powered A320neo family aircraft were operated by eight customers.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-flight-failures-prompt-emergency-call-for-pw-pow-445789/ |title= In-flight failures prompt emergency call for P&W-powered A320neos |date= 9 February 2018 |author= Stephen Trimble |work= Flightglobal |access-date= 11 February 2018 |archive-date= 11 February 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131414/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-flight-failures-prompt-emergency-call-for-pw-pow-445789/ |url-status= live }}

Airbus then stopped accepting PW1100G engines.{{cite news |url= https://atwonline.com/engines/airbus-stops-accepting-pw1100g-engines-a320neo-aircraft |title= Airbus stops accepting PW1100G engines for A320neo aircraft |date= 10 February 2018 |author= Jens Flottau and Aaron Karp |work= Aviation Week Network |access-date= 7 June 2018 |archive-date= 13 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180613091116/https://atwonline.com/engines/airbus-stops-accepting-pw1100g-engines-a320neo-aircraft |url-status= live }}

Deliveries of GTF-powered A320neos resumed in May after Pratt returned to the original design seal as a quick fix.

By the end of June, Airbus expected to have around 100 A320neos awaiting engines and aimed to deliver most of them in the second half of the year, for a total of over 800 aircraft handed over in 2018.{{cite news |url= https://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus100-a320neos-be-waiting-engines-end-june |title= Airbus:100 A320neos To Be Waiting For Engines By End Of June |date= 3 June 2018 |author= Jens Flottau |work= Aviation Week Network |access-date= 7 June 2018 |archive-date= 7 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180607235539/http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus100-a320neos-be-waiting-engines-end-june |url-status= live }}

In the first five months of 2018, 69 had been delivered: 40% of all single-aisles, and almost 80% with CFM LEAP engines, but the 22 delivered in May were equally split between the two power plants.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-restores-engine-balance-to-a320neo-deliveries-449279/ |title= Airbus restores engine balance to A320neo deliveries |date= 7 June 2018 |work= Flightglobal |author= David Kaminski-Morrow |access-date= 11 June 2018 |archive-date= 12 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143804/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-restores-engine-balance-to-a320neo-deliveries-449279/ |url-status= live }}

After the three-month halt, the goal of 210 GTF-powered deliveries in 2018 was expected to be missed by 30–40 unless Pratt could accelerate production, exposing itself and Airbus to late penalties.

Airbus COO Guillaume Faury aimed to do away with "gliders", i.e. airframes without engines, by the end of 2018. Bernstein Research had forecast 50 fewer deliveries than planned and expected a return to normal by 2019.

Delivery targets could still be met with other engine options (neo or ceo), as 210 Leap-powered jets were planned.{{cite news |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-01/airbus-is-said-to-miss-a320neo-delivery-goal-on-pratt-engine-woe |title= Airbus Will Miss Its A320neo Delivery Goal After Engine Problems |author= Anurag Kotoky and Benjamin D Katz |date= 1 July 2018 |agency= Bloomberg |access-date= 5 July 2018 |archive-date= 6 September 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180906034056/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-01/airbus-is-said-to-miss-a320neo-delivery-goal-on-pratt-engine-woe |url-status= live }}

After having peaked above 100, the number of aircraft parked awaiting their turbofans declined to 86 by the end of June.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/parked-a320neo-backlog-declines-after-triple-figure-449984/ |title= Parked A320neo backlog declines after triple-figure peak |date= 6 July 2018 |author= David Kaminski-Morrow |work= Flightglobal |access-date= 6 July 2018 |archive-date= 26 May 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190526151808/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/parked-a320neo-backlog-declines-after-triple-figure-449984/ |url-status= live }}

The 500th A320neo family aircraft was delivered in October 2018.{{cite news |url= https://airwaysmag.com/manufacturer/photos-airbus-delivers-85-aircraft-in-october/ |title= Photos: Airbus Delivers 85 Aircraft in October |date= 14 November 2018 |author= James Field |work= AirwaysMag |access-date= 14 November 2018 |archive-date= 14 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181114224029/https://airwaysmag.com/manufacturer/photos-airbus-delivers-85-aircraft-in-october/ |url-status= live }}

In July 2019, with the A321neo accounting for 40% of sales, Airbus was examining options for allocating more production capacity to the stretched variant. It acknowledged that ramping up production of the popular Airbus Cabin Flex configuration was proving challenging.{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=Airbus looks to hike A321neo's share of production |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-looks-to-hike-a321neos-share-of-production-460009/ |work=Flightglobal.com |date=31 July 2019 |access-date=31 July 2019 |archive-date=31 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731064737/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-looks-to-hike-a321neos-share-of-production-460009/ |url-status=live }} At this time in 2019, all A321s were assembled in Hamburg; one option under consideration would be to repurpose the A380 assembly line in Toulouse.{{cite news |last1=Duclos |first1=François |title=Airbus pourrait assembler des A321no à Toulouse |url=https://www.air-journal.fr/2019-08-02-airbus-pourrait-assembler-des-a321no-a-toulouse-5214121.html |work=Air Journal |date=2 August 2019 |language=fr-FR |access-date=6 August 2019 |archive-date=5 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805101538/https://www.air-journal.fr/2019-08-02-airbus-pourrait-assembler-des-a321no-a-toulouse-5214121.html |url-status=live }} In the first half of 2019, Airbus delivered {{#expr:3+34+163+23+71}} A320/A320neo-family aircraft, of which 71 were A321neos and 163 were A320neos (i.e. A321neos accounted for {{#expr:71/(71+163)*100round0}}% of neo deliveries).

In January 2020, Airbus confirmed that the A380 assembly line is to be converted to a "digitally enabled" final assembly facility for the A321neo by mid-2022,{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=Airbus to build first A321neo line at Toulouse in place of A380 facility |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/programmes/airbus-to-build-first-a321neo-line-at-toulouse-in-place-of-a380-facility/136249.article |work=Flight Global |date=21 January 2020 |language=en |access-date=21 January 2020 |archive-date=21 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121172446/https://www.flightglobal.com/programmes/airbus-to-build-first-a321neo-line-at-toulouse-in-place-of-a380-facility/136249.article |url-status=live }} because of unprecedented demand, in particular for the A321 LR and XLR variants.{{cite news |title=Airbus to build second production line in France for A321 jets |url=http://www.rfi.fr/en/wires/20200121-airbus-build-second-production-line-france-a321-jets |work=Radio France Internationale |date=21 January 2020 |language=en |access-date=22 January 2020 |archive-date=6 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306162411/http://www.rfi.fr/en/wires/20200121-airbus-build-second-production-line-france-a321-jets |url-status=live }} In February, it indicated that it had a clear path to increasing production rates beyond the 63 per month targeted for 2021, to reach 65 or 67 by 2023.{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=Airbus sees 'clear path' to small hike in A320 production |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/airbus-sees-clear-path-to-small-hike-in-a320-production/136727.article |work=Flight Global |date=13 February 2020 |language=en |access-date=13 February 2020 |archive-date=13 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213124215/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/airbus-sees-clear-path-to-small-hike-in-a320-production/136727.article |url-status=live }} In April, Airbus reduced the average production rate to 40 per month due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation from 2020.{{cite web |title=Airbus provides update on March commercial aircraft orders \x26 deliveries and adapts production rates in COVID\u002D19 environment |url=https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2020/04/airbus-provides-update-on-march-commercial-aircraft-orders--deliveries-and-adapts-production-rates-in-covid19-environment.html |publisher=Airbus |access-date=28 April 2020 |archive-date=21 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421204322/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2020/04/airbus-provides-update-on-march-commercial-aircraft-orders--deliveries-and-adapts-production-rates-in-covid19-environment.html |url-status=live }}

In February 2021 Airbus set up a separate production line in Hamburg for A321XLR aft fuselage work, in a facility formerly used to assemble fuselage sections for the A380. The goal is to enable production of the XLR-specific aft fuselage to ramp up gradually without affecting other A320neo-family production output. Other A321XLR sections are to be produced at numerous sites: the centre wing box at Airbus's Nantes facility, the rear centre tank at Premium Aerotec in Augsburg, the nose and forward fuselage built at Stelia Aerospace in Toulouse then assembled in Saint-Nazaire, and the wings at Airbus Broughton in cooperation with Spirit Aerosystems and {{ill|FACC AG|lt=FACC|de|FACC}} which provide high-lift devices.{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=Airbus separates A321XLR aft-fuselage work to avoid disrupting assembly line |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/airbus-separates-a321xlr-aft-fuselage-work-to-avoid-disrupting-assembly-line/142264.article |work=Flight Global |date=3 February 2021 |access-date=4 February 2021 |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204090153/https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/airbus-separates-a321xlr-aft-fuselage-work-to-avoid-disrupting-assembly-line/142264.article |url-status=live }}

In May 2021, Airbus targeted a production rate of 45 per month by the end of 2021, 64 by the second quarter of 2023, asked its supply chain to allow a rate of 70 from the first quarter of 2024 and is looking for 75 by 2025.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/airbus-looks-to-take-monthly-a320neo-output-to-64-within-two-years/143924.article |title= Airbus looks to take monthly A320neo output to 64 within two years |author= David Kaminski-Morrow |date= 27 May 2021 |work= Flightglobal}}

In July 2023, Airbus inaugurated a new final assembly line dedicated to the A320neo family, in the Jean-Luc Lagardère factory in Toulouse-Blagnac previously used by the A380 assembly line (stopped in 2020). For now it will produce only the A321neo which has a high demand. {{cite news |url= https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/toulouse-airbus-inaugure-sa-nouvelle-ligne-d-assemblage-toutes-les-images_59835571.html|title= Toulouse. Airbus inaugure sa nouvelle ligne d'assemblage : Toutes les images|date= 10 July 2023}} Once this new line will be fully operational, Airbus is considering to close one of the two current older lines producing the A320ceo, to open a second A320neo family line in the same factory which is large enough.{{cite news |title= À Toulouse, Airbus réduit le cycle d'assemblage des A320neo

|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/a-toulouse-airbus-reduit-le-cycle-d-assemblage-des-a320neo-20230621 |first=Véronique |last=Guillermard |work=Le Figaro |date=2023-06-21}}

By November 2018, Airbus was hiring in Toulouse and Madrid to develop a clean sheet successor for the A320.

Although its launch was not guaranteed, it was expected to arrive from the middle of the following decade, after the A321XLR and a stretched A320neo "plus", and would have competed with the Boeing NMA that was, at the time, expected to be launched as early as 2019.

Service entry would be determined by ultra-high bypass ratio engine developments pursued by Pratt & Whitney, testing its Geared Turbofan upgrade; Safran, ground testing a demonstrator from 2021; and Rolls-Royce Plc, targeting a 2025 Ultrafan service entry.

The production target is a monthly rate of 100 narrow-bodies, up from 60.{{cite news |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-21/airbus-reveals-plans-for-all-new-narrow-body-re-engined-a350 |title= Airbus Reveals Plans for All-New Narrow-Body, Re-Engined A350 |author= Benjamin D Katz |date= 21 November 2018 |agency= Bloomberg |access-date= 22 November 2018 |archive-date= 22 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181122063623/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-21/airbus-reveals-plans-for-all-new-narrow-body-re-engined-a350 |url-status= live }}

At the November 2019 Dubai Airshow, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said the company was considering the launch of a single-aisle programme in the second half of the 2020s for an introduction in the early 2030s.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dubai-new-single-aisle-airbus-feasible-by-early-20-462382/ |title= New single-aisle Airbus feasible by early 2030s – Faury |date= 19 November 2019 |author= Max Kingsley Jones |work= Flightglobal |access-date= 19 November 2019 |archive-date= 19 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191119133328/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dubai-new-single-aisle-airbus-feasible-by-early-20-462382/ |url-status= live }}

In June 2023, Faury said work had begun on eAction, a 20–25% more efficient successor to the A320neo family targeted for a 2035-2040 introduction and more conventional compared to the Airbus ZEROe hydrogen project.

At a Civil Aviation Research Council (CORAC) meeting in December 2023, the French government committed €300 million ($330 million) per year to support research and development from 2024 to 2027, including for the CFM RISE open fan demonstrator, while support for hydrogen or electric propulsion receives €65 million.{{cite news |url= https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/aircraft-propulsion/france-funds-research-conventional-a320neo-successor |title= France Funds Research Into Conventional A320neo Successor |author= Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois |date= 20 December 2023 |work= Aviation Week}}

In February 2024, Faury confirmed that the successor aircraft, dubbed Next-Generation Single-Aisle (NGSA), would be designed specifically to run on sustainable aviation fuel to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=A320neo successor would be based on new platform burning sustainable aviation fuel: Faury |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/a320neo-successor-would-be-based-on-new-platform-burning-sustainable-aviation-fuel-faury/156946.article |work=Flight Global |date=15 February 2024 |language=en}}

{{anchor|Wing of Tomorrow}}

In 2015, Airbus started a new wing project,{{cite news |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-24/airbus-backs-lightweight-wing-to-preserve-its-lead-over-boeing |title= Airbus Backs Lightweight Wing to Preserve Lead Over Boeing |agency= Bloomberg |author= Charlotte Ryan |date= 24 May 2021 |archive-date= 25 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210525044003/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-24/airbus-backs-lightweight-wing-to-preserve-its-lead-over-boeing |url-status= live }} named Wing of Tomorrow (WoT), announced as the "Wing of the future" programme in 2016.{{cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news/en/2017/01/Wings-of-the-future.html |title= Wing of the future |publisher= Airbus |date= 17 January 2017 |archive-date= 26 January 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210126063705/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news/en/2017/01/Wings-of-the-future.html |url-status= live }} A new $1–2 billion carbon-composite wing could be used in the A321neo-plus-plus, compared to $15 billion for a completely new design.{{cite news |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-aircraft-idUSKBN185101 |title= Airbus looks to upgrades to counter Boeing's new mid-market jet |work= Reuters |date= 9 May 2017 |author= Tim Hepher }} The new wing is made from composite material.{{cite news |url= https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/update-lower-wing-skin-wing-of-tomorrow |title= Update: Lower wing skin, Wing of Tomorrow |work= Compositesworld |date= 1 September 2020 }} It is first seen as an upgrade to the existing, mostly metal A320 family wing, which was already upgraded many times. Airbus has already composite wings on the A350, but this will be an enhanced, new design with highly automated manufacturing suitable for inexpensive high-volume production.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/cost-reduction-central-to-airbus-future-wing-programme/132676.article |title= Cost reduction central to Airbus future-wing programme |work= Flightglobal |author= Michael Gubisch |date= 7 June 2019 |archive-date= 23 January 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210123104911/https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/cost-reduction-central-to-airbus-future-wing-programme/132676.article |url-status= live }} Announced in January 2016, a €44.8 million facility was built in Filton, with 300 engineers.{{cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news/en/2016/01/investing-in-the-future-airbus-announces-new-uk-wing-development-and-test-centre.html |title= Investing in the future: Airbus announces new UK wing development and test centre |publisher= Airbus |date= 29 January 2016 |archive-date= 27 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210527091154/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news/en/2016/01/investing-in-the-future-airbus-announces-new-uk-wing-development-and-test-centre.html |url-status= live }} The new wing design and tests take place in this Filton facility. Other Airbus locations in the UK, France, Spain and Germany are working with 30 partners on this wing project.{{cite news |url= https://www.aero-mag.com/airbus-aircraft-wing-manufacturing-developments/ |title= Building things with wings |work= Aerospace Manufacturing Magazine |date= 9 May 2019 |archive-date= 15 January 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210115203417/https://www.aero-mag.com/airbus-aircraft-wing-manufacturing-developments/ |url-status= live }}

In May 2021, Airbus announced that for improved aerodynamic performance the wing will be longer and thinner with folding wingtips to access existing airport gates. By May 2021, assembly of the first demonstrator was to start in the coming weeks, as the project should be completed by 2023 before an eventual product launch.

A “radical” A320 makeover is expected to cost over 4 billion euros ($4.9 billion, £3.7 billion), significantly less than the estimates of $15 billion to $20 billion for an all-new Boeing design.(£11 billion to £15 billion).

Due to the increased length and increased lift, the new wings could also be used on an Airbus A322, an A321 lengthened by 4 passenger seat-rows, being studied by Airbus.Scott Hamilton: [https://leehamnews.com/2021/05/31/pontifications-the-wing-of-tomorrow-and-airbus-future/ Pontifications: The Wing of Tomorrow and Airbus’ future] Leeham News

The current A320neo family wingspan of 36m with an aspect-ratio of 9 will be extended by ground-folding wingtips to 45m with an aspect-ratio of 14. Additional semi-aeroelastic hinges could lead to 52m wingspan with an aspect-ratio of 18, still fitting in a standard 36m airport gate.{{cite news |url= https://aviationweek.com/special-topics/sustainability/airbus-x-plane-will-test-inflight-folding-wingtips |title= Airbus X-Plane Will Test Inflight Folding Wingtips |work= Aviation Week Network |date= 20 September 2021}} In September 2021, Airbus announced starting the assembly of in total 3 full-size "Wing of Tomorrow" prototypes.{{cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta136/files/6d90004ad8bbcb1dac287c670b986b9c_EN-Airbus-begins-assembly-of-first-future-eco-wing-prototype.pdf |title= Airbus begins assembly of first future 'eco-wing' prototype |date= 22 September 2021 |publisher= Airbus}} The first prototype was completed in December 2021.{{cite news |url= https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/96805-airbus-completes-first-wing-of-tomorrow-prototype |title= Airbus Completes First 'Wing of Tomorrow' Prototype |work= ASSEMBLY Magazine |date= 21 December 2021}} The flapping wing section flight tests are targeted to begin in late 2023.{{cite web |url= https://www.compositesworld.com/news/airbus-x-wing-will-test-flapping-wing-tips-multifunctional-trailing-edges-for-future-aircraft |title= Airbus X-Wing will test flapping wing tips, multifunctional trailing edges for future aircraft |date= 30 September 2021 |author= Ginger Gardiner |work= CompositesWorld}} In June 2023, GKN Aerospace announced a further progress by delivering the first fixed trailing edge for the “Wing of Tomorrow”.[https://www.asdnews.com/news/aerospace/2021/09/23/gkn-delivers-1st-fixed-trailing-edge-airbus-wing-tomorrow-programme GKN Delivers the 1st Fixed Trailing Edge for Airbus' "Wing of Tomorrow" Programme] ASDNews[https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/one-piece-one-shot-17-meter-wing-spar-for-high-rate-aircraft-manufacture One-piece, one-shot, 17-meter wing spar for high-rate aircraft manufacture] CompositesWorld It is manufactured in a high-rate low-cost resin transfer moulding out of autoclave composite process, which supports the targeted low-cost of Airbus by avoiding an autoclave.Mattias Calmunger, Mohamed Sahbi Loukil: [https://liu.se/en/article/innovativ-tillverkningsmetod-for-kompositmaterial Innovative and cost-effective manufacturing out of autoclave for composite materials] Linköping University

File:Frankfurt Airport Lufthansa Airbus A320-271N D-AIJC (DSC02675).jpg confirms the 16% fuel savings but temporarily blocked the last seating row due to centre-of-gravity concerns.]]

By January 2019, three years after its introduction, 585 neos were in commercial service with over 60 operators, led by IndiGo (87), Frontier Airlines (33) and China Southern (26). Lufthansa confirms the PW 16% fuel savings, 21% per seat with denser 180-seat layout up from 168, while Avianca states its LEAPs are 15–20% more efficient, quieter, reduce oil consumption and routine maintenance. Starting both GTFs initially took 6–7 min up from the A320ceo's 2 min, improving to 2–3 min by late 2017, still longer than the ceo. LEAP production bottlenecks led to early delivery delays, with no significant repercussions at Avianca or AirAsia; AirAsia's dispatch reliability is comparable to its ceos.

On 30 November 2021, two years after receiving the 1,000th member of the A320neo family, IndiGo took delivery of the 2,000th, an A321neo (MSN 10654) at Airbus Hamburg site.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

{{as of|2024|3}}, the global A320neo fleet had completed more than 7.35 million flights over 14.67 million block hours since its entry into service and had been contributing to 20 million tons of {{CO2}} saving.{{cite news |date=31 March 2024 |title=A320 FAMILY: the most successful aircraft family ever |url=https://www.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta136/files/2024-04/Airbus-A320%20Family-Facts-and-Figures-April-2024.pdf |publisher=Airbus}}

Engine vibration affects one GTF in 50, leading to premature replacement, but spare engine pools compete with new production: at Lufthansa, dispatch reliability has remained stagnant since service entry and is below its 99.8% goal, with a utilization rate 20% below its ceos.

P&W cites a 99.91% dispatch reliability for GTF-powered neos, higher than other new engine introductions, while Airbus reports a 99.6% dispatch reliability.

With engine deliveries resuming, there were expected to be fewer than 10 engine-less neos at the end of 2018; Airbus is on track to reach its target rate of 60 deliveries per month by mid-2019.

Of the 6,362 orders, 2,456 are for CFM LEAP engines ({{#expr:2456/63.62round1}}%), 1,869 for Pratt & Whitney GTFs ({{#expr:1869/63.62round1}}%), and 2,037 for an as-yet unspecified engine choice ({{#expr:2037/63.62round1}}%).{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-what-operators-have-to-say-about-the-a320n-454247/ |title= What operators have to say about the A320neo |date= 4 January 2019 |author= Michael Gubisch |work= Flightglobal |access-date= 4 January 2019 |archive-date= 4 January 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190104230938/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-what-operators-have-to-say-about-the-a320n-454247/ |url-status= live }}

By 30 June 2019, Safran claimed the Leap has a 61% market share on the A320neo family, with 44 airlines operating 454 Leap powered aircraft having accumulated 3.3 million flight hours.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-6-biggest-comm-461278/ |title= Everything you need to know about the 6 biggest commercial engine manufacturers |date= 8 October 2019 |work= Flightglobal |access-date= 10 October 2019 |archive-date= 9 October 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191009105027/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-6-biggest-comm-461278/ |url-status= live }}

In early 2022, 57% of in service A320neos were fitted with Leap engines, and 43% with PW1100G engines.{{cite web |url= https://discover.cirium.com/discover/ideas/a320neo-engine-market-share |title= Engine watch |date= 2022 |work= Cirium |access-date= 23 February 2022 |archive-date= 23 February 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220223151420/https://discover.cirium.com/discover/ideas/a320neo-engine-market-share |url-status= dead }}

In July 2019, Airbus disclosed two outwardly similar, though separate, issues which could result in excessive pitch up behaviour, one affecting the A320neo and the other the A321neo. Both issues were detected during analysis and laboratory testing, and have not been encountered in actual operation. Airbus has addressed the issues through temporary revisions to the flight manual, including loading recommendations and a change to the centre-of-gravity envelope, and expected to release updated flight control software in 2020.{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=Flight-control refinement to fix A321neo pitch-up issue |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/flight-control-refinement-to-fix-a321neo-pitch-up-is-459793/ |work=Flightglobal.com |date=19 July 2019 |access-date=1 August 2019 |archive-date=27 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727070903/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/flight-control-refinement-to-fix-a321neo-pitch-up-is-459793/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=A320neo also potentially vulnerable to pitch-up scenario |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/a320neo-also-potentially-vulnerable-to-pitch-up-scen-460046/ |work=Flightglobal.com |date=1 August 2019 |access-date=1 August 2019 |archive-date=1 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801080914/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/a320neo-also-potentially-vulnerable-to-pitch-up-scen-460046/ |url-status=live }}

As Lufthansa waited for the 2020 flight software update, it blocked the last row of its aft-heavy layout of 180, offering only 174 seats.{{cite news |url= https://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/lufthansa-blocks-last-row-a320neo-seats-cites-cg-issues |title= Lufthansa Blocks Last Row Of A320neo Seats; Cites CG Issues |date= 11 September 2019 |author= Jens Flottau |work= Aviation Week Network |access-date= 12 September 2019 |archive-date= 19 September 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190919005832/https://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/lufthansa-blocks-last-row-a320neo-seats-cites-cg-issues |url-status= live }}

In 2018, Airbus explored the possibility of military versions, for VIP transport, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and maritime patrol for the armed forces of France, Germany and the Netherlands; or Asia-Pacific nations such as Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. Such conversions would be possible within a six-to-eight-month timescale.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/singapore-airbus-explores-a320neo-military-derivati-445670/ |title= Airbus explores A320neo military derivatives |date= 7 February 2018 |author= Aaron Chong |work= Flightglobal |access-date= 11 February 2018 |archive-date= 11 February 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180211075319/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/singapore-airbus-explores-a320neo-military-derivati-445670/ |url-status= live }}

File:MFRL OE-LZO.jpg A320neo]]

The Multifunctional Runway Light (MFRL) system is a new exterior lighting system introduced by Airbus for its A320neo family aircraft. It replaces the old exterior lighting system of a separated set of lights, including the retractable landing light, all the lights on the nose gear (take off light, taxi light, runway turn off light) and combined them into a single LED light set which locates at the front of the center wing box. https://www.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta136/files/2023-05/Airbus-techdata-AC-A320_0523.pdf

It offers the following compared to the retractable light sets:

• Drag reduction
• Weight savings
• Improved reliability performance.

File:United Airlines Airbus A321neo - A321-271NX N14502 at LAS 2024.jpg from United Airlines]]The MFRL is currently a standard equipment on the A321XLR and is optional on other A320neo family aircraft. Customers include United Airlines, Lufthansa Group, Air France-KLM Group, International Airlines Group and Hanjin Group.

In March 2022, Airbus delivered the first MFRL-equipped A320neo (MSN 10758) to Eurowings.

{{For|the previous Airbus A320 family variants|Airbus A320 family#Variants}}

Airbus offers three variants of the A320neo family: the A319, A320 and A321. A neo variant for the Airbus A318 was not proposed but could be developed should demand arise.{{cite web |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-could-eventually-offer-neo-version-of-a318-leahy-350386/ |title= Airbus could eventually offer Neo version of A318: Leahy |work= Flightglobal |date= 1 December 2010 |access-date= 21 May 2013 |archive-date= 29 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181229175055/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-could-eventually-offer-neo-version-of-a318-leahy-350386/ |url-status= live }}

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The shortened-fuselage variant can seat up to 160 passengers or 140 in two classes, with a range of up to {{cvt|3,750|nmi}} and improved takeoff performance, while its ACJ derivative can fly eight passengers {{cvt|6,750|nmi}} or 15 hours.

Qatar Airways was set to be launch customer but upgraded its order to the larger A320neo in late 2013,{{cite news |url= https://leehamnews.com/2013/12/31/qatar-swaps-a319neo-to-a320neo-just-29-39-orders-remain/ |title= Qatar swaps A319neo to A320neo; just 29–39 orders remain |publisher= Leeham News |date= 31 December 2013 |access-date= 23 February 2016 |archive-date= 26 May 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190526151806/https://leehamnews.com/2013/12/31/qatar-swaps-a319neo-to-a320neo-just-29-39-orders-remain/ |url-status= live }} with no new launch operator named since then. Spirit later ordered 47 new A319neo aircraft.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

The A319neo made its first flight on 31 March 2017, powered by CFM LEAP engines.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-completes-a319neo-first-flight-435775/ |title= Airbus completes A319neo first flight |date= 31 March 2017 |work= Flight Global |author= Stephen Trimble |access-date= 31 March 2017 |archive-date= 29 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181229185613/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-completes-a319neo-first-flight-435775/ |url-status= live }}

After 500 flight hours, the LEAP-powered A319neo achieved FAA/EASA Type Certification by 21 December 2018, allowing it to enter service in the first half of 2019.{{cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2018/12/a319neo-with-cfm-leap-1a-engines-wins-joint-type-certification-f.html |date= 21 December 2018 |title= A319neo with CFM LEAP-1A engines wins joint Type Certification from FAA and EASA |access-date= 22 December 2018 |archive-date= 22 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181222221128/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2018/12/a319neo-with-cfm-leap-1a-engines-wins-joint-type-certification-f.html |url-status= live }}

At the time 53 aircraft had been ordered, including 17 with Leap engines: 12 for Avianca, four for an unconfirmed Chinese operator (later known as China Southern Airlines, which became the launch operator), and one ACJ319neo; and 36 with no engine selection: eight for Avianca, 26 for unannounced customers, and two ACJ319neos.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/leap-powered-a319neo-gains-joint-approval-from-easa-454630/ |title= Leap-powered A319neo gains joint approval from EASA and FAA |date= 21 December 2018 |author= Michael Gubisch |work= Flightglobal |access-date= 22 December 2018 |archive-date= 23 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181223154227/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/leap-powered-a319neo-gains-joint-approval-from-easa-454630/ |url-status= live }}

{{As of|2018|12}}, certification of the PW1100G-powered version was planned for the end of 2019, with the same test aircraft to be converted during the first quarter and undergo 200 hours of flight testing.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-aiming-to-get-gtf-powered-a319neo-certificate-454633/ |title= Airbus aiming to get GTF-powered A319neo certificated next year |date= 21 December 2018 |author= Michael Gubisch |work= Flightglobal |access-date= 22 December 2018 |archive-date= 23 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181223154509/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-aiming-to-get-gtf-powered-a319neo-certificate-454633/ |url-status= live }}

In 2018, an A319neo list price was US$101.5 million.{{cite web|title=AIRBUS AIRCRAFT 2018 AVERAGE LIST PRICES* (USD millions)|url=http://www.airbus.com/content/dam/corporate-topics/publications/backgrounders/Airbus-Commercial-Aircraft-list-prices-2018.pdf|website=airbus.com|publisher=Airbus|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713142800/https://www.airbus.com/content/dam/corporate-topics/publications/backgrounders/Airbus-Commercial-Aircraft-list-prices-2018.pdf|url-status=live}}

Interest in the variant has been low, and in January 2019 the A319neo's order backlog was only a fraction of that of the A220, following confirmation of orders from jetBlue and Breeze Airways for 60 A220s each.{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=New A220 orders eclipse total A319neo sales |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/new-a220-orders-eclipse-total-a319neo-sales-454795/ |work=Flightglobal.com |date=4 January 2019 |access-date=7 January 2019 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107233345/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/new-a220-orders-eclipse-total-a319neo-sales-454795/ |url-status=live }} Also in January 2019, Airbus confirmed that it has no plans to discontinue the A319neo programme, although it expects fewer orders due to competition with the A220-300 .{{cite news |last1=Norris |first1=Guy |title=Airbus A320, A220 Evolution Considered As Mobile Expands |url=http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-a320-a220-evolution-considered-mobile-expands |work=Aviation Week Network |date=17 January 2019 |language=en |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-date=27 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527091153/https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airbus-a320-a220-evolution-considered-mobile-expands |url-status=live }}

The Pratt & Whitney-powered variant made its maiden flight on 25 April 2019.{{cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/04/pw-powered-a319neo-makes-maiden-flight.html |date= 25 April 2019 |title= Commercial Aircraft Pratt & Whitney engine-powered A319neo makes maiden flight |publisher= Airbus |access-date= 29 April 2019 |archive-date= 28 April 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190428021020/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/04/pw-powered-a319neo-makes-maiden-flight.html |url-status= live }}

It gained EASA type certification by the end of November 2019, after 90 sorties over 240 h.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/easa-approves-pw-powered-a319neo-462612/ |title= EASA approves P&W-powered A319neo |work= Flightglobal |date= 30 November 2019 |author= Michael Gubisch |access-date= 30 November 2019 |archive-date= 30 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191130155753/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/easa-approves-pw-powered-a319neo-462612/ |url-status= live }}

As of May 2021, six ACJ319neo aircraft had been ordered.{{Cite press release |url=https://www.acj.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-05-airbus-corporate-jets-wins-order-for-the-acj319neo|title=Airbus Corporate Jets wins order for the ACJ319neo|publisher=Airbus|date=17 May 2021 |archive-date=22 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522133147/https://www.acj.airbus.com/en/news-and-events/press-releases/2021/airbus-corporate-jets-wins-order-for-the-acj319neo.html |url-status=live }}

On 18 February 2022, China Southern Airlines received the first of its order of four A319neo with CFM LEAP engines.{{Cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/china-southern-takes-first-pair-of-a319neos/147664.article |title= China Southern takes first pair of A319neos |date= 23 February 2021 |author= Alfred Chua |work= Flightglobal}}

File:AIB A320neo F-WNEW 27may15 LFBO-1.jpg

File:Lufthansa Airbus A320neo (D-AINC) at Frankfurt Airport.jpg was the first to fly the A320neo in early 2016.]]

; Timeline

The first A320neo rolled out of the Airbus factory in Toulouse on 1 July 2014.{{Cite news |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-airbus-rolls-out-a320neo-400940/ |title= PICTURE: Airbus rolls out A320neo |work= flightglobal |date= 1 July 2014 |access-date= 3 July 2014 |archive-date= 19 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180619063253/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-airbus-rolls-out-a320neo-400940/ |url-status= live }} It first flew on 25 September 2014.{{cite news |title= A320neo makes maiden flight |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-a320neo-makes-maiden-flight-404138/ |work= Flightglobal |date= 25 September 2014 |access-date= 25 September 2014 |archive-date= 18 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180618230347/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-a320neo-makes-maiden-flight-404138/ |url-status= live }} A joint type certification from EASA and the FAA was received on 24 November 2015.{{cite press release |title= Airbus A320neo receives joint EASA and FAA Type Certification |url= http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/airbus-a320neo-receives-joint-easa-and-faa-type-certification/ |publisher= Airbus |date= 24 November 2015 |access-date= 24 November 2015 |archive-date= 4 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063752/http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/airbus-a320neo-receives-joint-easa-and-faa-type-certification/ |url-status= live }}

Nearly 28 years after the first A320, on 25 January 2016, the A320neo entered service with Lufthansa, the type's launch customer.{{Cite web |url= http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2016/01/25/lh-a320neo-premier/ |title= EXCLUSIVE: Onboard the Inaugural Airbus A320neo Low-Key Lufthansa Launch |work= Airways News |date= 25 January 2016 |access-date= 26 January 2016 |archive-date= 26 January 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160126122325/http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2016/01/25/lh-a320neo-premier/ |url-status= live }} It has a range of {{cvt|6,300|km|nmi mi}}.{{Cite web |date=7 October 2021 |title=A320neo {{!}} A320 {{!}} Aircraft {{!}} Airbus Aircraft |url=https://aircraft.airbus.com/en/aircraft/a320/a320neo |access-date=15 April 2022 |website=aircraft.airbus.com |language=en}}

; Reliability

Six months later at Farnborough Airshow, John Leahy reported that the eight in-service aircraft had achieved 99.7% dispatch reliability.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/farnborough-airbus-reveals-a320neo-dispatch-reliabi-427279/ |title= Airbus reveals A320neo dispatch reliability |work= Flight Global |date= 12 July 2016 |access-date= 12 July 2016 |archive-date= 13 July 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160713163236/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/farnborough-airbus-reveals-a320neo-dispatch-reliabi-427279/ |url-status= live }}

By the end of February 2017, 28,105 scheduled flights had been performed by 71 A320neo aircraft with 134 cancellations for a 99.5% completion rate.{{cite news |url= https://airinsight.com/2017/03/02/analysis-a320neo-flight-operations-february-2017/ |title= An Analysis of A320neo Flight Operations through February 2017 |date= 2 March 2017 |work= AirInsight}}

Spirit Airlines reported PW1000G engine issues on four of its A320neos and did not fly them above {{cvt|30,000|ft}} because the bleed air system froze shut on occasion due to cold temperatures; the same problem was reported by IndiGo.{{cite news |url= https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/report-spirit-a320neo-engine-troubles/ |title= Report: Spirit A320neo Fleet Suffering PW1000G Engine Challenges |work= Airways Magazine |date= 10 April 2017 |author= Benjamin Bearup |access-date= 11 April 2017 |archive-date= 6 September 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180906084939/https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/report-spirit-a320neo-engine-troubles/ |url-status= live }}

; Efficiency

After a year in service, Lufthansa confirmed the 20% efficiency gain per passenger with up to 180 seats, along with reduced noise and {{chem2|CO2}} emissions.{{cite press release |url= http://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/news-and-releases/2016/q4/lufthansa-welcomes-its-fifth-a320neo-into-its-fleet.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003612/http://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/news-and-releases/2016/q4/lufthansa-welcomes-its-fifth-a320neo-into-its-fleet.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 3 January 2017 |date= 30 December 2016 |title= Lufthansa welcomes its fifth A320neo into its fleet |publisher= Lufthansa }}

Operators confirm the 15% per seat fuel-burn savings even counterbalanced by the added weight on short sectors, which can rise to 16–17% on longer routes and to 20% or more for Lufthansa with 180 passengers up from 168 with two more seat rows.{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airlines-praise-airbus-a320neo-performance-engine-issues-remain |title= Airlines Praise Airbus A320neo Performance, But Engine Issues Remain |date= 24 March 2017 |author= Jens Flottau and Guy Norris |work= Aviation Week & Space Technology |access-date= 28 March 2017 |archive-date= 11 September 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180911234857/http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airlines-praise-airbus-a320neo-performance-engine-issues-remain |url-status= live }}

; Deliveries

By March 2017, 88 A320neos had been delivered to 20 airlines, 49 with the PW1000G and 39 with the CFM LEAP-1A, and the fleet had accumulated more than 57,600 flight hours and 37,500 cycles ({{#expr:57.6/37.5round1}} h average); over 142 routes the average stage length is {{cvt|900|nmi}} and like the A320ceo the neo flies an average of 8.4 block hours and up to 10 cycles a day with Lufthansa operating 45 min sectors from Frankfurt to Hamburg or Munich, up to China Southern Airlines flying close to 6 hr sectors.

Airbus planned to deliver about 200 A320neos in 2017.

In 2018, new A320neos have a $49 million value, rising by 1–2% per year, and are leased for $330,000–350,000 per month ({{#expr:.33/49*100round2}}–{{#expr:.35/49*100round2}}%) due to intense lessor competition and low financing costs, while a recent A320ceo is leased for $300,000.{{cite news |url= http://www.aircraftvaluenews.com/transitioning-product-line-impacts-values-of-outgoing-models/ |title= Transitioning Product Line Impacts Values of Outgoing Models |author= Aircraft Value News |date= 12 November 2018 |access-date= 13 November 2018 |archive-date= 13 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181113165723/http://www.aircraftvaluenews.com/transitioning-product-line-impacts-values-of-outgoing-models/ |url-status= live }}

In 2018, an A320neo list price was US$110.6 million.

; Military A320M³A

In July 2018, Airbus was evaluating an A320neo variant for ISR missions, particularly maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare, and military transport. The aircraft will be able to take roll-on/roll-off mission payloads to carry passengers, troops, VIPs, patients, or cargo. The aircraft could be fitted with a weapons bay, a self-protection system, or a magnetic anomaly detector and could be configured for signals intelligence or Airborne Early Warning and Control.{{Cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news/en/2018/07/Airbus-evaluates-an-A320neo-multi-mission-version.html |title= Airbus evaluates an A320neo multi-mission version |publisher= Airbus |date= 20 July 2018 |access-date= 23 July 2018 |archive-date= 17 March 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210317165649/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news/en/2018/07/Airbus-evaluates-an-A320neo-multi-mission-version.html |url-status= live }}

{{Main|Airbus A321neo#A321neo}}

File:N923VA Virgin America Airbus A321-253N s-n 7861 "3-2-1 liftoff" (39621889171).jpg received the first A321neo and put it into service in May 2017.]]

The A321neo has the same length as the original A321ceo, but includes structural strengthening in the landing gear and wing, increased wing loading and other minor modifications due to a higher Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW).

Its first customer was ILFC.{{cite press release |url= http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/ilfc-selects-100-a320neo-family-aircraft/ |title= ILFC selects 100 A320neo Family aircraft |date= 8 March 2011 |publisher= Airbus |access-date= 30 December 2011 |archive-date= 27 February 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170227022419/http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/ilfc-selects-100-a320neo-family-aircraft/ |url-status= live }}

The Airbus A321neo prototype, D-AVXB, first flew on 9 February 2016.{{cite web |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-a321neo-idUSKCN0VI1R2 |title= Airbus A321neo completes first flight after engine switch. |publisher= Reuters |date= 9 February 2016 |access-date= 30 June 2017 |archive-date= 23 October 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181023133919/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-a321neo-idUSKCN0VI1R2 |url-status= live }}

It suffered a tailstrike three days later and was flown to Toulouse for repairs, delaying the certification programme for several weeks.{{cite news |url= http://avherald.com/h?article=4940b177 |title= Accident: Airbus A321 at Perpignan on Feb 12th 2016, tail strike on landing |publisher= The Aviation Herald |date= 12 February 2016 |access-date= 18 February 2016 |archive-date= 26 May 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190526151801/http://avherald.com/h?article=4940b177 |url-status= live }}

It received its type certification with Pratt & Whitney engines on 15 December 2016,{{cite press release |title= Airbus A321neo with P&W engines receives Type Certification |url= http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airbus-a321neo-with-pw-engines-receives-type-certification/ |publisher= Airbus |date= 15 December 2015 |access-date= 15 December 2016 |archive-date= 11 January 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170111045726/http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airbus-a321neo-with-pw-engines-receives-type-certification/ |url-status= live }} and simultaneous EASA and FAA certification for the CFM Leap powered variant on 1 March 2017.{{cite press release |url= http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/a321neo-powered-by-cfm-leap-1a-engines-receives-type-certification/ |title= A321neo powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines receives type certification |publisher= Airbus |date= 1 March 2017 |access-date= 2 March 2017 |archive-date= 3 March 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170303125555/http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/a321neo-powered-by-cfm-leap-1a-engines-receives-type-certification/ |url-status= live }}

The first A321neo, leased by GECAS, was delivered in Hamburg to Virgin America, configured with 184 seats and LEAP engines, and entered service in May 2017.{{cite news |url= http://atwonline.com/airframes/virgin-america-receives-first-a321neo-alaska-mulls-future-fleet |title= Virgin America receives first A321neo as Alaska mulls future fleet |date= 20 April 2017 |author= Aaron Karp |work= Air Transport World |publisher= Aviation Week |access-date= 20 April 2017 |archive-date= 28 September 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180928074921/http://atwonline.com/airframes/virgin-america-receives-first-a321neo-alaska-mulls-future-fleet |url-status= live }}

{{Main|Airbus A321neo#A321LR}}

File:Arkia A321.jpg received the first A321LR on 13 November 2018.]]

In October 2014, Airbus started marketing a longer range {{cvt|97|t|lb}} maximum takeoff weight variant with three auxiliary fuel tanks, giving it {{cvt|100|nmi}} more operational range than a Boeing 757-200.{{cite news |url= http://leehamnews.com/2014/10/21/exclusive-airbus-launches-a321neolr-long-range-to-replace-757-200w/ |title= Exclusive: Airbus launches "A321neoLR" long range to replace 757-200W |work= Leeham News |date= 21 October 2014 |access-date= 17 November 2016 |archive-date= 27 March 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101800/https://leehamnews.com/2014/10/21/exclusive-airbus-launches-a321neolr-long-range-to-replace-757-200w/ |url-status= live }}

Airbus launched the A321LR (Long Range) on 13 January 2015; it has a range of {{cvt|4000|nmi}} with 206 seats in two classes.{{cite news |url= http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2015-01-13/airbus-launches-long-range-a321neo |title= Airbus Launches Long-Range A321neo |work= Aviation International News |date= 13 January 2015 |access-date= 17 November 2016 |archive-date= 21 January 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210121052537/https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2015-01-13/airbus-launches-long-range-a321neo |url-status= live }}{{cite web |url= http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-launches-long-range-a321neo-version |title= Airbus Launches Long-Range A321neo Version |work= Aviation Week |date= 13 January 2015 |access-date= 17 November 2016 |archive-date= 16 September 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180916072651/http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-launches-long-range-a321neo-version |url-status= live }}

On 31 January 2018, the variant completed its first flight.{{cite news |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-airplane-a321lr/airbus-a321lr-long-range-jet-takes-maiden-flight-idUSKBN1FK1H3 |title= Airbus A321LR long-range jet completes maiden flight |date= 31 January 2018 |work= Reuters |access-date= 31 January 2018 |archive-date= 31 January 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180131192007/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-airplane-a321lr/airbus-a321lr-long-range-jet-takes-maiden-flight-idUSKBN1FK1H3 |url-status= live }}

Airbus announced its certification on 2 October 2018.{{cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2018/10/easa-and-faa-certify-long-range-capability-for-a321neo-.html |date= 2 October 2018 |title= EASA and FAA certify long-range capability for A321neo |publisher= Airbus |access-date= 27 March 2019 |archive-date= 3 October 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181003141616/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2018/10/easa-and-faa-certify-long-range-capability-for-a321neo-.html |url-status= live }}

On 13 November 2018, Arkia received the first A321LR.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/arkia-chief-a321lr-first-single-aisle-to-beat-757-3-453591/ |title= Arkia chief: A321LR first single-aisle to beat 757-300 economics |date= 13 November 2018 |author= David Kaminski Morrow |work= Flightglobal |access-date= 24 November 2018 |archive-date= 14 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181114010942/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/arkia-chief-a321lr-first-single-aisle-to-beat-757-3-453591/ |url-status= live }}

{{Main|Airbus A321neo#A321XLR}}

File:F-WXLR, ILA 2024, Schoenefeld (ILA45396).jpg

In January 2018, Airbus was studying an A321LR variant with a further increased MTOW.{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-studying-higher-capacity-a321neo |title= Airbus Studying Higher-Capacity A321neo |date= 31 January 2018 |author= Jens Flottau |work= Aviation Week Network |access-date= 27 March 2019 |archive-date= 2 February 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180202012746/http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-studying-higher-capacity-a321neo |url-status= live }}

The proposed A321XLR, with an increased range of {{cvt|4,500|nmi}}, was to be launched in 2019 to enter service in 2021 or 2022 and compete with the Boeing NMA.{{cite news |title=Airbus Moves Ahead With A321XLR Definition |url=http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-moves-ahead-a321xlr-definition |author1=Jens Flottau |author2=Guy Norris |work=Aviation Week & Space Technology |date=20 July 2018 |access-date=27 March 2019 |archive-date=23 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723162353/http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-moves-ahead-a321xlr-definition |url-status=live }}

In November, Airbus indicated that the A321XLR would have an MTOW over {{cvt|100|t|lb}} and {{cvt|700|nmi}} more range than the A321LR.{{cite news |title=Airbus indicates A321XLR would have over 100t MTOW |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-indicates-a321xlr-would-have-over-100t-mtow-453590/ |work=Flightglobal |date=13 November 2018 |access-date=27 March 2019 |archive-date=29 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129141049/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-indicates-a321xlr-would-have-over-100t-mtow-453590/ |url-status=live }}

The A321XLR was launched at the June 2019 Paris Air Show, with {{cvt|4700|nmi}} of range from 2023, including a new permanent Rear Centre Tank (RCT) for more fuel, a strengthened landing gear for a {{cvt|101|t|lb}} MTOW; and an optimised wing trailing-edge flap configuration to preserve take-off performance.{{cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/06/airbus-launches-longest-range-singleaisle-airliner-the-a321xlr.html |title= Airbus launches longest range single-aisle airliner: the A321XLR |date= 17 June 2019 |publisher= Airbus |access-date= 17 June 2019 |archive-date= 26 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210226070750/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/06/airbus-launches-longest-range-singleaisle-airliner-the-a321xlr.html |url-status= live }} The company announced in June 2022 that the aircraft had completed its first flight.{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Kate |date=17 June 2022 |title=Airbus A321XLR Completes First Flight |url=https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/airbus-a321xlr-completes-first-flight/ |access-date=18 June 2022 |website=AVweb |language=en-US}} The A321XLR, powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines, received EASA type certification on 19 July 2024 and was expected to enter service at the end of the summer, while certification of the PW1000G engine powered A321XLR, was expected to follow later in the same year.{{Cite news |date=19 July 2024 |title=Airbus A321XLR receives EASA type certification |url=https://www.aircraftinteriorsinternational.com/news/airframer-news/airbus-a321xlr-receives-easa-type-certification.html |access-date=19 July 2024 |work=Aircraft Interiors International}}

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Two Airbus Corporate Jets variants are offered: the ACJ319neo, carrying eight passengers up to {{cvt|6750|nmi}}, and the ACJ320neo, carrying 25 up to {{cvt|6000|nmi}}.

The CFM LEAP or Pratt & Whitney PW1100G lower fuel-burn provides additional range along with lower engine noise while the cabin altitude does not exceed {{cvt|6,400|ft}}.

To increase its fuel capacity, the ACJ319neo is offered with up to five additional centre tanks (ACT).{{cite news |url= http://www.airbus.com/aircraft/corporate-jets/acj-family/acjneo.html |title= Corporate Jets : ACJneo |publisher= Airbus |access-date= 7 April 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180630190201/http://www.airbus.com/aircraft/corporate-jets/acj-family/acjneo.html |archive-date= 30 June 2018 |url-status= dead }}

The first ACJ320neo was delivered in January 2019, with deliveries of the ACJ319neo expected to start a few months later.{{cite news |last1=Vogelaar |first1=Rob |title=Acropolis Aviation takes delivery of 1st ACJ320neo |url=http://aviationnews.eu/news/2019/01/acropolis-aviation-takes-delivery-of-1st-acj320neo/ |work=aviationnews.eu |date=17 January 2019 |access-date=18 January 2019 |archive-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916093537/http://aviationnews.eu/news/2019/01/acropolis-aviation-takes-delivery-of-1st-acj320neo/ |url-status=live }}

On 25 April 2019, the ACJ319neo, outfitted with five ACTs, completed its first flight, before a short test campaign and subsequent delivery to German K5 Aviation.{{cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/04/acj319neo-makes-successful-first-flight.html |date= 25 April 2019 |title= ACJ319neo makes successful first flight |publisher= Airbus |access-date= 25 April 2019 |archive-date= 7 September 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200907061019/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/04/acj319neo-makes-successful-first-flight.html |url-status= live }} The following day, the aircraft completed an endurance test flight lasting 16 hours and 10 minutes and setting a record for the longest A320-family flight by an Airbus crew.{{cite press release |url=https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/04/acj319neo-sets-record-during-testflight.html |date=29 April 2019 |title=ACJ319neo sets record during test flight |publisher=Airbus |access-date=30 April 2019 |archive-date=23 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123211137/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/04/acj319neo-sets-record-during-testflight.html |url-status=live }}

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The German Air Force operates two A321LR based on the A321neo; they are used for medical evacuation missions and can be configured for passenger transport.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-23 |title=Innovation am Himmel – die Abnahme des neuen Airbus A321LR für die Luftwaffe |url=https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/aktuelles/meldungen/abnahme-airbus-a321lr-luftwaffe-5482424 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=www.bundeswehr.de |language=de}}

In July 2018, Airbus unveiled the concept of a Modular Multi-Mission Aircraft (M3A) family of aircraft. This family includes three variants:{{Cite web |title=A320neo M3A Modular Multi-Mission Aircraft |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/a320neo-m3a/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Naval Technology |language=en-US}}

• Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)
• Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C)
• Signal Intelligence (SIGINT)

This family of aircraft ended up never being selected by any military.

In November 2024, Airbus revealed the A321 MPA aircraft, a proposed successor to the Atlantique 2 of the French Navy. The variant offered by airbus is the A321XLR. The aircraft is in competition with a Falcon 10X offered by Dassault.{{Cite web |last=Satam |first=Parth |date=2024-11-13 |title=Airbus Reveals A321 MPA as French Navy Prepares to Replace its Atlantique 2 |url=https://theaviationist.com/2024/11/13/airbus-reveals-a321-mpa/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=The Aviationist |language=en-US}}

Equipment:

• 2 × dorsal fairings (SATCOM)
• 5 × blade antennas
• 1 × E/O gimball under the cockpit
• MAWS (Missile Approach Warning Systems)
• ESM (Electronic Support Measures)
• Tail cone, a bay for the weapons and the sonobuoys

{{main|List of Airbus A320 family operators}}

{{as of|2025|4}}, 3,914 A320neo family aircraft are in service with 127 operators, 85 of which use CFM engines, and 42 PW engines. The five largest operators are IndiGo operating 333, Wizz Air 153, China Southern Airlines 140, Frontier Airlines 134 and China Eastern Airlines 131 aircraft.

{{Main|List of Airbus A320neo family orders and deliveries}}

At the A320neo programme launch on 1 December 2010, Airbus anticipated "a market potential of 4,000 A320neo Family aircraft over the next 15 years". The six month head-start of the A320neo allowed Airbus to rack up 1,000 orders before Boeing announced the MAX. In less than a year, by the November 2011 Dubai Airshow, the family had reached 1,420 orders and commitments, making it the "fastest selling aircraft ever".{{cite press release |url=http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airbus-wins-211-orders-and-commitments-worth-us205-billion/ |title=Airbus wins 211 orders and commitments worth US$20.5 billion |publisher=Airbus |date=16 November 2011 |access-date=1 January 2012 |archive-date=11 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411121940/http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airbus-wins-211-orders-and-commitments-worth-us205-billion/ |url-status=live}} By March 2013, a little over two years after launch, It had received 2,000 orders.{{cite press release |url=http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/turkish-airlines-places-its-biggest-order-ever-with-airbus/ |title=Turkish Airlines places its biggest order ever with Airbus |publisher=Airbus |date=22 March 2013 |access-date=15 March 2013 |archive-date=18 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318225335/http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/turkish-airlines-places-its-biggest-order-ever-with-airbus/ |url-status=live}} At the first jet delivery in January 2016, the family had received almost 4,500 orders from nearly 80 customers.{{cite press release |url=https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2016/01/first-a320neo-delivery-opens-new-era-in-commercial-aviation.html |title=First A320neo delivery opens new era in commercial aviation |date=20 January 2016 |publisher=Airbus |access-date=7 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143340/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2016/01/first-a320neo-delivery-opens-new-era-in-commercial-aviation.html |url-status=live}}

{{As of|2017|5}} it had 5,052 orders : 49 A319neos ({{#expr:49/50.52round0}}%), 3,617 A320neos ({{#expr:3617/50.52round0}}%) and 1,386 A321neos ({{#expr:1386/50.52round0}}%), with 1,712 of them powered by CFM LEAPs ({{#expr:1712/50.52round0}}%), 1,429 by PW GTFs ({{#expr:1429/50.52round0}}%) and 1,911 undisclosed ({{#expr:1911/50.52round0}}%).

By 2019, the A320neo had a 60% market share against the competing Boeing 737 MAX.{{cite news |author=Tim Hepher |date=29 April 2019 |title=Why Airbus isn't pouncing on Boeing's 737 MAX turmoil |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-boeing-strategy-analysis-idUSKCN1S51SI |work=Reuters}} By December 2021, as many orders migrated to the larger A321neo, it became the most popular variant with 3,958 orders compared to 3,748 orders for the A320neo, while the previous A321 achieved a third of the A320 family orders.{{cite news |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/orders-for-a321neo-overtake-those-for-a320neo/146768.article |title=Orders for A321neo overtake those for A320neo |author= David Kaminski-Morrow |date=8 December 2021 |work=Flightglobal}} In June 2023, total orders for the A321neo reached 5,163, surpassing total orders for the A320ceo of 4,763, and making it the most-ordered variant of the A320 family.{{Cite news |last=Kaminski-Morrow |first=David |date=7 July 2023 |title=A321neo overtakes original A320 as Airbus's most-ordered model |work=Flight Global |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/a321neo-overtakes-original-a320-as-airbuss-most-ordered-model/154034.article |access-date=23 July 2023}} In July 2023 the total orders reached 5,259, surpassing the record 5,205 orders for the Boeing 737-800, becoming the most ordered variant of any airliner in the world.{{cite web |date=31 July 2023 |title=Boeing Orders and Deliveries (737) |url=http://www.boeing.com/commercial/#/orders-deliveries |access-date=8 August 2023 |publisher=Boeing}}{{cite news|url=https://www.mro-network.com/airframe/boeing-737-800-not-expected-peak-until-2021|title=Inside MRO: Boeing 737-800 Not Expected To Peak Until 2021|last=Derber|first=Alex|newspaper=Mro Network |date=14 June 2018|publisher=Aviation Week & Space Technology|access-date=17 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818052311/https://www.mro-network.com/airframe/boeing-737-800-not-expected-peak-until-2021|archive-date=18 August 2018|url-status=live}} In December, the A320neo family became the first airliner to reach a record order of 10,000 units and an order backlog of 7,000 units.

{{As of|2025|4}}, a total of 11,128 A320neo family aircraft have been ordered by 130 customers, of which 3,914 aircraft have been delivered.

{{trim|{{#section-h:List of Airbus A320neo family orders and deliveries|Orders and deliveries by type}}}}

{{trim|{{#section-h:List of Airbus A320neo family orders and deliveries|Orders and deliveries by year}}}}

; 2011

In early January 2011, IndiGo reached a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for 150 A320neos along 30 A320ceos.{{cite news |url=http://aviationweek.com/awin/indigo-becomes-first-a320neo-customer-huge-order |title=IndiGo Becomes First A320NEO Customer With Huge Order |author=Robert Wall |work=Aviation Week |date=12 January 2011 |access-date=18 June 2018 |archive-date=25 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625062108/http://aviationweek.com/awin/indigo-becomes-first-a320neo-customer-huge-order |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/indigos-potential-a320neo-order-heats-up-engine-competition-351745/ |title=IndiGo's potential A320neo order heats up engine competition |author=Lori Ranson |work=Flightglobal |date=11 January 2011 |access-date=21 May 2013 |archive-date=20 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620124959/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/indigos-potential-a320neo-order-heats-up-engine-competition-351745/ |url-status=live}}

On 17 January, Virgin America became the launch customer, ordering 60 A320s including 30 A320neos.{{cite press release |url=http://www.virginamerica.com/cms/about-our-airline/press/2011/Virgin-America-Confirms-Order-for-60-New-Aircraft.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208013636/http://www.virginamerica.com/cms/about-our-airline/press/2011/Virgin-America-Confirms-Order-for-60-New-Aircraft.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2015 |title=Virgin America Confirms Order for 60 New Aircraft |publisher=Virgin america |date=17 January 2011}}

At the June 2011 Paris Air Show, it gathered 667 commitments worth US$60.9 billion, raising the backlog to 1,029.{{cite press release |url=http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2011/06/airbus-with-new-order-record-at-paris-air-show-2011.html |title=Airbus With New Order Record At Paris Air Show 2011 |publisher=Airbus |date=23 June 2011 |access-date=18 June 2018 |archive-date=18 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618204221/http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2011/06/airbus-with-new-order-record-at-paris-air-show-2011.html |url-status=live}}

Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia ordered 200, the largest commercial aviation order at the time.{{cite press release |url=http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airasia-orders-200-a320neo-aircraft/ |title=AirAsia orders 200 A320neo aircraft |publisher=Airbus |date=23 June 2011 |access-date=18 June 2018 |archive-date=12 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112181930/http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airasia-orders-200-a320neo-aircraft/ |url-status=live}}

IndiGo confirmed its 150 order.{{cite news |author=Ghim-Lay Yeo |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-indigo-firms-a320-mou-358660/ |title=PARIS: IndiGo firms A320 MOU |date=22 June 2011 |work=Flightglobal |access-date=18 June 2018 |archive-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010142656/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-indigo-firms-a320-mou-358660/ |url-status=live}}

Airbus received orders from GECAS, Scandinavian Airlines, TransAsia Airways, IndiGo, LAN Airlines, AirAsia, GoAir, Air Lease Corporation and Avianca.

On 20 July 2011, American Airlines announced an order for 460 narrowbody jets including 130 A320ceos and 130 A320neos, and intended to order 100 re-engined 737 with CFM LEAPs, pending Boeing confirmation.{{cite press release |url=http://news.aa.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2011/AMR-Corporation-Announces-Largest-Aircraft-Order-in-History-With-Boeing-and-Airbus/default.aspx |title=AMR Corporation Announces Largest Aircraft Order in History With Boeing and Airbus |publisher=American Airlines |date=20 July 2011 |access-date=5 June 2017 |archive-date=14 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814174749/http://news.aa.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2011/AMR-Corporation-Announces-Largest-Aircraft-Order-in-History-With-Boeing-and-Airbus/default.aspx |url-status=live}}

The order broke Boeing's monopoly with the airline and forced Boeing into the re-engined 737 MAX.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/business/global/american-places-record-order-with-2-jet-makers.html |title=American Orders 460 Narrow Jets from Boeing and Airbus |work=The New York Times |date=20 July 2011 |access-date=23 August 2017 |archive-date=18 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618203630/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/business/global/american-places-record-order-with-2-jet-makers.html |url-status=live}}

As this sale included a Most-Favoured-Customer Clause, the European airframer must refund any price difference to American if it sells to another airline at a lower price. As a result, Airbus was unable to offer the A320neo at a price which United Airlines deemed "competitive", leaving it with a Boeing-skewed fleet.{{cite news |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/united-goes-airframer-agnostic-on-future-orders-441837/ |title=United goes airframer 'agnostic' on future orders |date=4 October 2017 |author=Edward Russell |work=Flightglobal |access-date=5 October 2017 |archive-date=11 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811064901/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/united-goes-airframer-agnostic-on-future-orders-441837/ |url-status=live}}

On 27 July 2011, Lufthansa ordered 25 A320neos and 5 A321neos.{{cite press release |url=https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2011/07/lufthansa-purchases-30-a320neo-family-aircraft.html |title=Lufthansa purchases 30 A320neo Family aircraft |publisher=Airbus |date=27 July 2011 |access-date=25 September 2018 |archive-date=26 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926014019/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2011/07/lufthansa-purchases-30-a320neo-family-aircraft.html |url-status=live}} The November Dubai Airshow saw a further 130 orders, raising the total to 1,420 orders and commitments, making it the fastest selling aircraft ever.{{cite press release |url=https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2011/11/airbus-wins-211-orders-and-commitments-worth-us-20-5-billion.html |title = Airbus wins 211 orders and commitments worth US$20.5 billion |publisher = Airbus |date = 16 November 2011 |access-date = 18 June 2018 |archive-date = 18 June 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180618204142/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2011/11/airbus-wins-211-orders-and-commitments-worth-us-20-5-billion.html |url-status = live }}

; 2012

On 25 January, Norwegian and Airbus confirmed an order of 100 A320neos.{{cite web |url=http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/norwegian-commits-to-100-a320neo-aircraft/ |title=Norwegian commits to 100 A320neo aircraft {{pipe}} Airbus News & Events |publisher=Airbus.com |access-date=27 March 2013 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002253/http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/norwegian-commits-to-100-a320neo-aircraft/ |url-status=live }}

In November, Virgin America deferred the deliveries of the A320neo aircraft until 2020, making ILFC the new launch customer along with the A321neo.{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/2012-11-16/virgin-america-flights-labor-cost-on-slower-winter.html | title=Virgin America Cuts Airbus Order, Delays Jets to Survive | date=16 November 2012 | work=Bloomberg | access-date=5 March 2017 }} In December 2012 Pegasus Airlines, the second largest airline in Turkey, signed a deal for up to 100 A320neo family aircraft, of which 75 (57 A320neo and 18 A321neo models) are firm orders.{{cite news |url=http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/pegasus-selects-up-to-100-a320neo-family-aircraft/ |title=Pegasus selects up to 100 A320neo Family Aircraft {{pipe}} Airbus News & Events |newspaper=Airbus |publisher=Airbus.com |date=18 December 2012 |access-date=15 March 2013 |archive-date=17 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117045814/http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/pegasus-selects-up-to-100-a320neo-family-aircraft/ |url-status=live }}

; 2013

Lufthansa ordered an additional 70 A320neo and A321neo aircraft on 14 March 2013.{{cite news |url=http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/lufthansa-supervisory-board-gives-go-ahead-for-major-airbus-order/ |title=Lufthansa Supervisory Board gives go-ahead for major Airbus order {{pipe}} Airbus Press release |newspaper=Airbus |publisher=Airbus.com |date=14 March 2013 |access-date=15 March 2013 |archive-date=17 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317121040/http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/lufthansa-supervisory-board-gives-go-ahead-for-major-airbus-order/ |url-status=live }} easyJet, who already operates 195 A320ceo family aircraft, intends to acquire 100 Airbus A320neo for delivery between 2017 and 2022. As part of the deal, easyJet have options on a further 100 A320neo aircraft, and the Japanese carrier ANA is to order the A320neo and A321neo.{{cite web|url=http://corporate.easyJet.com/media/latest-news/news-year-2013/18-06-2013-en.aspx?sc_lang=en|title=easyJet Media Centre|work=easyjet.com|access-date=1 April 2015|archive-date=28 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228124515/http://corporate.easyjet.com/media/latest-news/news-year-2013/18-06-2013-en.aspx?sc_lang=en|url-status=live}} Lion Air ordered 183.

On 15 March 2013, Turkish Airlines ordered 82 A320s with 35 options including four A320neo and 53 A321neo.{{cite news |author= Max Kingsley-Jones |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/turkish-unveils-huge-a320-family-order-including-57-neos-383499/ |title= Turkish unveils huge A320 family order, including 57 Neos |work= Flightglobal |date= 15 March 2013 |access-date= 18 June 2018 |archive-date= 20 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180620125159/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/turkish-unveils-huge-a320-family-order-including-57-neos-383499/ |url-status= live }}

; 2014

On 15 October 2014 IndiGo signed a MoU with Airbus for purchasing 250 A320neo family aircraft. The deal would be worth over $25.5 billion as per the list price per aircraft. This order will also be the largest by the airline, marking the largest number of jets ever sold by the European planemaker in a single order. The airline had earlier ordered 100 aircraft in 2005 and another 180 aircraft in 2011.{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/indigo-orders-airbus-group-idINKCN0I40L320141015|title=Record Indigo jet order fails to stem Airbus share slide|work=Reuters India|access-date=1 April 2015|date=15 October 2014|archive-date=12 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112111457/http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/10/15/indigo-orders-airbus-group-idINKCN0I40L320141015|url-status=dead}}

; 2017

On 15 November 2017 Airbus announced the signing of a MoU with Indigo Partners' four portfolio airlines for 430 A320neo family aircraft – a deal worth nearly $50 billion.{{cite web|title=Airbus just inked its biggest airplane order ever|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/11/15/news/companies/airbus-indigo-partners-dubai-super-order/index.html|website=money.cnn.com|date=15 November 2017|access-date=2 August 2020|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109034026/https://money.cnn.com/2017/11/15/news/companies/airbus-indigo-partners-dubai-super-order/index.html|url-status=live}} On 14 December 2017 Delta Air Lines announced an order for 100 A321neo aircraft and 100 options, powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100Gs.{{Cite press release |url= http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2017/12/delta-air-lines-places-order-for-100-a321neo-acf-aircraft.html |title= Delta Air Lines places order for 100 A321neo ACF aircraft |publisher= Airbus |date= 14 December 2017 |access-date= 14 December 2017 |archive-date= 15 December 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171215000324/http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2017/12/delta-air-lines-places-order-for-100-a321neo-acf-aircraft.html |url-status= live }}

; 2018

By September 2018, Airbus should deliver 3,174 A320neos compared with 2,999 Boeing 737 MAX through 2022.

A320neo-family maintenance should rise from $650 million in 2018 to $3.3 billion in 2022.{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/asset-utilization/how-a320-overtook-737-and-mro-implications |title= How The A320 Overtook The 737, And MRO Implications |date= 29 August 2018 |author= Alex Derber |work= Aviation Week Network |access-date= 4 September 2018 |archive-date= 7 September 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180907044152/http://aviationweek.com/asset-utilization/how-a320-overtook-737-and-mro-implications |url-status= live }}

; 2019

On 29 October 2019, IndiGo placed a firm order for 300 A320neo Family aircraft, marking one of Airbus' largest aircraft orders ever with a single airline operator. The order comprised a mix of A320neo, A321neo and A321XLR aircraft. This takes IndiGo's total number of A320neo Family aircraft orders to 730.{{Cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/10/indigo-signs-for-300-a320neo-family-aircraft.html |title= IndiGo signs for 300 A320neo Family aircraft |publisher= Airbus |date= 29 October 2019 |access-date= 29 October 2019 |archive-date= 29 October 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191029142409/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/10/indigo-signs-for-300-a320neo-family-aircraft.html |url-status= live }}

On 18 November 2019, the low-cost carrier Air Arabia ordered 120 A320neo family jets worth $14 billion at list prices: 70 A320neos and 50 A321neos/XLRs, to be delivered from 2024.{{Cite news |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-airshow-air-arabia/air-arabia-signs-14-billion-airbus-a320neo-order-idUSKBN1XS1CH |title= Air Arabia signs $14 billion Airbus A320neo order |work= reuters |date= 18 November 2019 |access-date= 18 November 2019 |archive-date= 25 July 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200725013141/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-airshow-air-arabia/air-arabia-signs-14-billion-airbus-a320neo-order-idUSKBN1XS1CH |url-status= live }}

; 2022

On 1 July 2022, four Chinese airlines ordered 292 A320neo aircraft. China Eastern ordered 100, China Southern ordered 96 and signed lease agreements for 17 more, Air China ordered 64 and Shenzhen Airlines ordered 32.

; 2023

On 14 February 2023, Air India placed an order for 470 aircraft, the largest order at that time, comprising 140 A320neos, 70 A321neos and other airliners.{{cite web |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/aircraft-propulsion/air-india-confirms-orders-470-airbus-boeing-aircraft |title=Air India Confirms Orders for 470 Airbus and Boeing Aircraft |website= Aviation Week}}

On 19 June 2023, IndiGo placed an order for 500 A320neo family aircraft, surpassing Air India's order four months earlier and becoming the largest aircraft order by volume with 125 A320neos and 375 A321neos.{{cite press release |title=India's IndiGo places record order for 500 A320 Family aircraft |publisher=Airbus |date=19 June 2023 |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-06-indias-indigo-places-record-order-for-500-a320-family-aircraft |access-date=6 January 2024}}

{{see also|List of accidents and incidents involving the Airbus A320 family#Airbus A320neo}}

The A320neo family has recorded one airport-safety related hull-loss accident with no fatalities onboard and three fatalities on the ground {{as of|2024|6|lc=yes}}.{{Cite web |title=Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Aircraft type index > Airbus A320neo |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Airbus-A320neo/index |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410195720/https://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Airbus-A320neo/index |archive-date=10 April 2021 |access-date=30 June 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Aircraft type index > Airbus A321neo |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Airbus-A321neo/index |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410195720/https://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Airbus-A321neo/index |archive-date=10 April 2021 |access-date=30 June 2024}}

As of 2023, the A320neo family had experienced 0.11 fatal hull loss accidents for every million takeoffs and 0.11 total hull loss accidents for every million takeoffs.{{cite web |date=September 2023 |title=Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/techissues/pdf/statsum.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101005316/http://www.boeing.com/news/techissues/pdf/statsum.pdf |archive-date=1 November 2014 |access-date=30 June 2024 |publisher=Boeing |page=10}}

On 2 September 2022, TAP Air Portugal Flight 1492, an Airbus A320neo registered as CS-TVI, from Lisbon to Conakry International Airport hit a motorbike during landing. Both occupants of the motorbike were killed and the aircraft received damage to its right engine. One rider of the motorbike was identified as the airport's security guard.{{Cite web |title=Accident: TAP A20N at Conakry on Sep 2nd 2022, hits motorbike on landing |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4fdbe2da&opt=0 |access-date=4 September 2022 |website=avherald.com}}

On 18 November 2022, LATAM Perú Flight 2213, an Airbus A320neo registered as CC-BHB, collided with a fire engine that was crossing the runway during takeoff from Lima, killing two firefighters and injuring a third, who died several months later. All 102 passengers and 6 crew aboard escaped, but 40 of them were injured, 4 of them seriously. The aircraft was written off.{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A320-271N CC-BHB Lima-Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20221118-1 |access-date=20 November 2022 |website=aviation-safety.net}}

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• A321-25xNX/-27xNX was the A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex) configuration and the A321LR.
• A321-25xNY/-27xNY was the A321XLR.

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