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Each fact was written alongside its source. Our build script stores the source text and, for every fact, checks that the key words and figures really appear in it. 122 of 122 checks passed when this site was last built (checked 29 Oct 2026). Where we couldn’t read a source, we left the claim out. Where a document says it must not be reproduced (Airbus’s airport planning manual), we cite individual facts in our own words and reproduce none of its text or drawings.

Figures that change

Live product pages, company statements and running totals change. Facts like these are marked “checked 29 Oct 2026”. Older counts, such as orders in 2013, 2016 or 2017, are given with their year and are not current figures. Airbus’s fleet and order totals are for the whole A320 Family (ceo and neo together); we haven’t found an official, dated neo-only fleet count, so we don’t give one.

What we leave out

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We don’t give the A320neo’s first-flight date: we couldn’t find it in an Airbus, EASA or other official source we could read, so we left it out rather than repeat it from a secondary source.

Airbus (17)

EASA (2)

The FAA (1)

CFM International (2)

Pratt & Whitney (2)

When sources disagree

Where sources give different figures, we show all of them, with links, and say how we handle it.

How many seats can an A320neo have?

How we handle it: Airbus’s product page gives a maximum of 194 seats. EASA’s data sheet certifies an A320 for up to 195 passengers with the higher-rated exits, and 180 with the standard arrangement. A certified maximum and a marketed maximum are different things; real cabins vary by operator. We quote each with its source.

When was the A321XLR certified?

How we handle it: Airbus’s press release is dated 19 July 2024; EASA’s data sheet records 18 July 2024 for the CFM-powered A321XLR. Neither document explains the gap. We give EASA’s date for the certification and Airbus’s date for its announcement.

A321neo wheelbase

How we handle it: Airbus’s A321neo page gives 16.90 m; EASA’s data sheet gives 16.91 m between the nose and main landing gear. We show both.

How far can an A319neo fly?

How we handle it: Two Airbus pages: the A319neo product page says up to 3,700 nm; the A320 Family page table says 3,650 nm. We quote each with its source.

How often does one take off or land?

How we handle it: Airbus’s A320 Family page says every two seconds; its airport planning manual says every 1.5 seconds. Both are company statements, not measured figures we can check.

How much less fuel does a neo burn?

How we handle it: Today’s product pages say 20% less per seat than the previous generation. In 2016 Airbus said 15% at entry into service and 20% by 2020, and its airport manual says a minimum of 15%, up to 20% with cabin improvements. We give each figure with its date and source.

How many A320 Family aircraft have been ordered and delivered?

How we handle it: The A320 Family page rounds to 20,100+ orders and 12,600+ deliveries; Airbus’s orders and deliveries page gives 20,435 and 12,900 at the end of September 2026. The family page doesn’t say when its figures were last updated, so for totals we use the dated ones.