Airbus got a joint type certificate from both EASA and the FAA on Friday for its A319neo. The smallest of Airbus’s single-aisle family (not including the recently acquired A220/Bombardier CSeries line) has the CFM Leap-1A that brings quiet fuel efficiency to the Airbus line and look after the lower-volume routes that are beyond regional aircraft. It’s also the last to be certified. The A319neo has attracted 53 orders, making it the least popular of the new Airbuses with less than 1 percent of overall sales. The A320neo has 4017 orders and the A321neo has 2215.
Although it’s the smallest of the line, it can hold 160 passengers in a single class configuration and has a range of 3,700 nautical miles. The 319neo is also available in a business configuration and three of the current orders are for the ACJ (Airbus Corporate Jet) version. It will take eight passengers 6750 nautical miles. Colombian flag carrier Avianca and two other unnamed carriers will get the first 50 airliners.
