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The Airbus A320 family consists of short- to mediumrange , narrow-body , commercial passenger twinengine jet airliners manufactured by Airbus .
The family includes the A318 , A319 , A320 and A321 , as well as the ACJ business jet .
The A320s are also named A320ceo ( current engine option ) after the introduction of the A320neo . Final assembly of the family takes place in Toulouse , France , and Hamburg , Germany
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A plant in Tianjin , China , has also been producing aircraft for Chinese airlines since 2009 , while a final assembly facility in Mobile , Alabama , United States , delivered its first A321 in April 2016 .
The aircraft family can accommodate up to 220 passengers and has a range of 3,100 to 12,000 km ( 1,700 to 6,500 nmi ), depending on model .
The first member of the A320 family — the A320 — was launched in March 1984 , first flew on 22 February 1987 , and was first delivered in March 1988 .
The family was extended to include the A321 ( first delivered 1994 ), the A319 ( 1996 ), and the A318 ( 2003 ). The A320 family pioneered the use of digital fly-by-wire flight control systems , as well as side-stick controls , in commercial aircraft . There has been a continuous improvement process since introduction .
As of 28 February 2017 , a total of 7,481 Airbus A320-family aircraft have been delivered , of which 7,157 are in service . In addition , another 5,580 airliners are on firm order .
It ranked as the world ' s fastest-selling jet airliner family according to records from 2005 to 2007 , and as the best-selling single-generation aircraft programme .
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