The 15 Oldest Airbus A320s Still Flying

First flying in 1987, the Airbus A320 may still seem like a new aircraft, but it is in fact over 30 years old.

While neo (new engine option) models and even plenty of classics still roll off the Toulouse production line at an impressive rate, we thought we’d take a look at some of the older examples still flying.

Many of the earliest airframes have now been retired or scrapped.

[You can find out where the Airbus prototype aircraft are located here]

The 15 Oldest Airbus A320s Still Flying

JY-JAC (cn 0029)

ZS-GAR (cn 0053)

ZS-GAW (cn 0054)

C-FDQQ (cn 0059)

ZS-GAL (cn 0064)

ZS-GAO (cn 0067)

D-AIPA (cn 0069)

D-AIPB (cn 0070)

D-AIPC (cn 0071)

D-AIPD (cn 0072)

C-FDRH (cn 0073)

ZS-GAS (cn 0076)

ZS-GAP (cn 077)

D-AIPE (cn 078)

D-AIPF (cn 083)

How many of these have you seen?

Meanwhile, at the time of writing, the production line had reached cn 9000 and growing by many more every month.

It shows what a successful aircraft the A320 is.

Flying Firsts

Flying Firsts is a new book from Martyn Cartledge. It covers the introduction to flight of hundreds of aircraft type and variants, including the A320 family, with colour photographs, stats, facts and easy references.

You can order the book now at this link: https://destinworld.com/product/flying-firsts/