Specifications
- Manufacturer
- Airbus
- ICAO / IATA code
- A20N / 32N
- First flight
- 25 September 2014
- Entered service
- 25 January 2016, with Lufthansa
- Status
- In production
- Engines
- 2 × CFM International LEAP-1A or Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM
- Range
- 6,300 km (3,402 nmi)
- Cruise speed
- Mach 0.82
- Length
- 37.57 m
- Wingspan
- 35.8 m
- Height
- 11.76 m
- Cabin width
- 3.7 m
- Max take-off weight
- 79 t
Seats and cabin layout
Airbus quotes 150–180 seats in a typical 2-class layout. The type certificate allows at most 195 passengers — the exit limit, which no airline with a premium cabin comes near.
Airbus’s reference layout
Drawn by Orbit from the figures in Airbus A320 Aircraft Characteristics – Airport and Maintenance Planning (Rev. Jun 01/24), §2-4-1 Interior Arrangements – Typical Configuration, Two-Class. Typical, not any airline’s seat map — your flight may differ. Nose on the left.
- First
- Economy
What the biggest operators fit
| Airline | Cabins | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| SAS Scandinavian Airlines | 180 economy | 180 |
| easyJet | 186 economy | 186 |
From each airline’s own seat or fleet page. Airlines often fly more than one version of a type; this is the one they publish.
Which airlines fly the A320neo
The largest fleets of this variant. Counts move as aircraft are delivered and retired, so each carries the date it describes.
Safety record
Every fatal accident and hull loss involving the A320neo, with the investigators' report where one is published. The complete record, minor incidents included, is kept by the Aviation Safety Network.
· Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport, Peru
LATAM Airlines Perú flight LP2213
During the take-off roll the aircraft struck an airport rescue vehicle that had entered the active runway without tower clearance during a response-time exercise; two firefighters died at the scene and a third died of his injuries in June 2023, while all 108 people on board survived and the aircraft was declared a total loss.
3 killed · aircraft written off · CIAA (Peru) report ↗
· Conakry Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport, Guinea
TAP Air Portugal flight TP1492
While landing at night, the aircraft struck a motorcycle that was crossing the runway, killing both riders; nobody on board was hurt and the aircraft's right engine was damaged.
2 killed · no official report published · Wikipedia ↗
Asked and answered
How many seats does the A320neo have?
Airbus quotes 150 to 180 seats in a typical two-class layout, and EASA certifies the A320 series for up to 195 passengers with the relevant modifications. In practice, all-economy airlines such as easyJet fit 186 seats, while SAS uses 180.
Which airlines fly the A320neo?
According to Airbus's own delivery data at the end of August 2026, the largest A320neo operators were IndiGo, China Eastern Airlines, Air India, SAS and easyJet. More than a hundred airlines fly the wider A320neo family.
Is the A320neo safe?
Yes. The A320neo has had no accident that killed anyone on board. In 2022 a LATAM Perú aircraft was written off after hitting a fire engine on the runway in Lima, killing three firefighters, and a TAP aircraft landing in Conakry struck a motorcycle on the runway, killing its two riders.
How far can the A320neo fly?
Airbus gives a maximum range of about 6,300 km (3,400 nautical miles). Airlines mostly use it on short and medium-haul flights of a few hours, within a continent.
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