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CanadairRJ From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (11 years 6 months 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 625 times:

Besides the new A318 that is coming out, are there any more airplanes to add to the A320 family?

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VirginFlyer From New Zealand, joined Sep 2000, 4502 posts, RR: 50
Reply 1, posted (11 years 6 months 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 594 times:

I doubt they will shrink it any further. I wouldnt mind seeing another stretch though - A322, to compete on the same market as the 753. Then again, that would probably require a whole new wing - the A32x wing looks small enough on the 321... If they did build a new wing, though, it would be nice if they could basically use the same wing on a shortened widebody, for an A310 replacement... Vous m'écoutez à Toulouse?

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Airontario From Canada, joined Aug 2001, 502 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (11 years 6 months 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 580 times:

I do not think there will be any more a320familyplanes unless they come out with a a318prop

Tom_eddf From Germany, joined Apr 2000, 449 posts, RR: 1
Reply 3, posted (11 years 6 months 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 554 times:

I won't see a market for the A322, as the 752s market niche is small enough and the a/c is mainly operated by loyal boeing customers.

Large Airbus customers prefer widebodies in the 752/753 segment, which confirms the need for a modern A300/A310 replacment rather than the development of a new wing for a A322 that will only have very limited success on the markets.

CanadairRJ From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (11 years 6 months 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 524 times:

I wouldn't mind seeing a widebody in the A320 family to compete with possibly the 767----- this may be a dumb idea since they have enough widebodies for now. I would guess that the A320 family is all grown up. No more babys.

PH-BZA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (11 years 6 months 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 510 times:

A widebody jet with the capacity of a 752 or 753 in the A320 family would never exist. In the A330 family - maybe.

Jsf119 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 196 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (11 years 6 months 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 486 times:

canadairrj>I wouldn't mind seeing a widebody in the A320 family to compete with possibly the 767-----

thats what airbus calls the a300!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and the a310

Tom_eddf From Germany, joined Apr 2000, 449 posts, RR: 1
Reply 7, posted (11 years 6 months 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 460 times:

Jsf119, you're completely right! I did not request an a320series widebody (a dedicated narrowbody family of aircraft), all I wanted to say is that a successor of the A300 would be more successful than another stretched variant of the A320, which would even require major investments, e.g. to develop a new wing.

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