Airbus A318

what is it?

The Airbus A318, nicknamed the Baby Bus, is the smallest and least numerous variant airliner of the Airbus A320 family. The A318 carries 32 to 132 passengers and has a maximum range of 5,750 kilometres (3,100 nautical miles; 3,570 miles). Final assembly of the aircraft took place in Hamburg, Germany.

🔎How to recognise it: retractable tricycle gear · 34.1 m wingspan

base stats

• seats 132passengers
• built 80made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 24 years ago, in 2002.
• 🚗Wingspan of 34.1 m: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

2002-01-15

introduced

2003

status

still flying

number built

80

role

airbus a320 family

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Airbus Commercial Aircraft

engines

—

passengers

132

wingspan

34.1 m

height

12.6 m

top speed

—

range

—

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

A318

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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