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EASA type-certificated the A320neo on 24 November 2015, with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines. The FAA certificated it at the same time. EASA news: EASA certifies Airbus A320neo (24 Nov 2015) The second engine option, CFM International’s LEAP-1A, was certificated by EASA and the FAA on 31 May 2016, six months after the Pratt & Whitney version. Airbus press release: A320neo with CFM LEAP-1A engines receives joint EASA and FAA Type Certification (May 2016)

We don’t give a first-flight date for the A320neo: we couldn’t find one in an official source we could read.

The first A320neo was delivered on 20 January 2016. Airbus press release: A320neo with CFM LEAP-1A engines receives joint EASA and FAA Type Certification (May 2016)

‘neo’ stands for New Engine Option. The A320neo arrived in 2010 with new engines, Sharklet wingtip devices and upgraded cabins. Airbus: A320 Family, the most delivered aircraft ever · checked 29 Oct 2026 Airbus now calls the earlier versions the A320ceo, for Current Engine Option. Airbus newsroom: Winglets, a tip-top solution for more efficient aircraft (Feb 2017)

The A320neo is 37.57 m (123 ft 3 in) long. Airbus: A320neo (product page and key figures) · checked 29 Oct 2026

A320neo: up to 3,400 nm (6,300 km); 150–180 seats in two classes, maximum 194; maximum take-off weight 79.00 tonnes; Mmo 0.82. Airbus: A320neo (product page and key figures) · checked 29 Oct 2026 EASA’s maximum certified passenger seating for the A320 is 195 with the higher-rated doors; the original maximum was 180. EASA: Type-Certificate Data Sheet EASA.A.064, Airbus A318, A319, A320, A321, Issue 62, 26 June 2026 (PDF)

Every neo comes with a choice of two engines: the CFM International LEAP-1A or the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM geared turbofan (GTF). Airbus press release: A320neo with CFM LEAP-1A engines receives joint EASA and FAA Type Certification (May 2016) CFM gives the LEAP-1A a 78 in fan. CFM International: LEAP engine family · checked 29 Oct 2026 Pratt & Whitney’s fact sheet gives the PW1100G-JM an 81 in fan, a 12:1 bypass ratio and 24,000–33,000 lb of thrust. Pratt & Whitney: GTF engine fast facts (1Q 2023, PDF)

A320neo: up to 3,400 nm (6,300 km); 150–180 seats in two classes, maximum 194; maximum take-off weight 79.00 tonnes; Mmo 0.82. Airbus: A320neo (product page and key figures) · checked 29 Oct 2026

On flight trackers and flight plans the neo models have their own designators: A19N (A319neo), A20N (A320neo) and A21N (A321neo). FAA Order JO 7360.1K, Aircraft Type Designators (effective 12 Jun 2025, PDF) · checked 29 Oct 2026 Sharklets are also available on new-production ceo aircraft and as a retrofit, so a Sharklet alone doesn’t prove you’re looking at a neo. Airbus newsroom: Winglets, a tip-top solution for more efficient aircraft (Feb 2017) CFM says its CFM56-5B powers nearly 60% of all A320ceo family aircraft ordered, and is the only engine that powers all four ceo models. CFM International: CFM56-5B & CFM56-7B · checked 29 Oct 2026

The A320neo is 37.57 m (123 ft 3 in) long. Airbus: A320neo (product page and key figures) · checked 29 Oct 2026 The A321neo is 44.51 m long, the longest fuselage in the A320 family. Airbus: A321neo (product page and key figures) · checked 29 Oct 2026 The A321’s 220-seat arrangement is C-C-C-C: Type C exits only, no Type III. Some A321neo models (EASA’s -NX models, modification 160766) use C*-(III-III)+-C-C* for up to 244. EASA: Type-Certificate Data Sheet EASA.A.064, Airbus A318, A319, A320, A321, Issue 62, 26 June 2026 (PDF)

On flight trackers and flight plans the neo models have their own designators: A19N (A319neo), A20N (A320neo) and A21N (A321neo). FAA Order JO 7360.1K, Aircraft Type Designators (effective 12 Jun 2025, PDF) · checked 29 Oct 2026

Sharklets are 2.4-metre-tall wingtip devices. They are standard on the neo, available on new-production ceo aircraft, and offered as a retrofit for earlier ones. Airbus newsroom: Winglets, a tip-top solution for more efficient aircraft (Feb 2017) Airbus says Sharklets cut fuel burn by up to 4% and CO₂ by as much as 900 tonnes a year per aircraft. Airbus newsroom: Winglets, a tip-top solution for more efficient aircraft (Feb 2017)

Airbus’s order book at the end of September 2026: 20,435 A320 Family orders, 12,900 delivered and 11,374 in the fleet. These are totals for the whole A320 Family, ceo and neo together. Airbus: Orders and deliveries (figures valid at the end of September 2026) · checked 29 Oct 2026

We haven’t found an official, dated neo-only count, so we don’t give one.