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A narrow-body aircraft or single-aisle aircraft is an airliner arranged along a single aisle, permitting up to 6-abreast seating in a cabin less than 4 metres (13 ft) in width.
The Airbus A320 family are narrow-body (single-aisle) aircraft with a retractable tricycle landing gear and powered by two wing pylon-mounted turbofan engines. After the oil price rises of the 1970s, Airbus needed to minimise the trip fuel costs of the A320.
The Airbus A321 is a narrow-body (single-aisle) aircraft with a retractable tricycle landing gear, powered by two wing pylon-mounted turbofan engines. It is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a conventional tail unit having a single vertical stabilizer and rudder.
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The A321 is the longest-fuselage member of Airbus’ best-selling, single-aisle A320 Family, comfortably seating 170 to 200 passengers in a typical two-class interior layout, and as many as 220 in a higher-density arrangement.
Jun 16, 2023 · Discover the Airbus A320, the world's best-selling narrow-body aircraft as we unpick its advanced features, fuel efficiency and impact on the aviation industry.
The A320 product line’s true family concept – plus its designed-in versatility – enables operators to match the right aircraft size to route demand, covering the entire market from low- to high-density routes, as well as longer-range transcontinental services that can be adapted to passenger capacities.
The aircraft has allowed airlines to provide domestic routes and short-range international flights for over 30 years. The design of the next-generation family of 737s began in 1991 and the newest 737s provide transcontinental and medium-range international flights.
