The Airbus series of airliners used full-authority FBW controls beginning with their A320 series, see A320 flight control ( though some limited FBW functions existed on A310 ).

In June 2006, it was announced that an Airbus A320 assembly plant would be built in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin, with the first aircraft to be delivered in 2008.

On 6 September 2012 the company opened a new column-free three-bay hangar for Base Maintenance works of narrow-body aircraft, such as Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.

On 27 November 2008 an Air New Zealand Airbus A320 leased to XL Airways Germany with seven people on board crashed into the sea east of Perpignan during a test flight.

* Airbus A320 family

The Airbus A320 family | Airbus A320 narrow-body aircraft | narrow-body is a popular short-medium distance aircraft.

Examples include the Boeing 717, 737, 757, McDonnell Douglas DC-9 and MD-80 / MD-90 series, Airbus A320 family, Tupolev Tu-204, Tu-214, Embraer E-Jets 190 & 195 and Tu-334.

* Airbus A320 – pioneered the use of fly-by-wire technology

An Airbus A320 family | Airbus A320 baggage hold

It is also involved in two major joint ventures, the Engine Alliance with GE which manufactures engines for the Airbus A380, and International Aero Engines company with Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines, and the Japanese Aero Engines Corporation which manufactures engines for the Airbus A320 and the McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft.

International Aero Engines is a joint venture that develops, builds and services the V2500 aero engine family, which powers the Airbus A320 family and McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft.

APIC APS3200 APU for Airbus A318, A319, A320, and A321

An EasyJet Airbus A320 family | Airbus A319, taxiing to the runway for its departure.

A Thomas Cook Airlines Airbus A320 family | Airbus A320 on stand, soon to operate a chartered service to a seaside destination.

America West Airlines Airbus A320 family # A319 | Airbus A319 departing Portland International Airport

A Volaris Airbus A320 family | A319 parked at Terminal 1 on a rainy day.

Airbus A320 family | Airbus A321-200

The Airbus A319 entered service on 13 March 2008, making RJ the first Middle East airline to operate three aircraft of the Airbus A320 family.

Airbus A320 family | Airbus A319-100 in 2009

Airbus A320 family | Airbus A320-200 in 2009

* Hypoxia-An invisible enemy, Fast, Airbus technical magazine, # 38: presentation for non specialists of hypoxia and related safety procedures in civil airplanes

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An Airbus A340 # A340-600 | Airbus A340-600 on final approach ( aviation ) | final approach.

Aer Lingus Airbus A320 # 200 | Airbus A320 taxiing to the Airport terminal | terminal

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An Airbus A321 of Spanish airline Iberia Airlines | Iberia

The wing of a landing BMI ( airline ) | BMI Airbus A319-100.

Air France | Air France's Airbus A380, which is operated on the Washington Dulles to Paris-Charles de Gaulle route, taxiing at Dulles Airport.

Underside of an Airbus A380 | A380.

An example of a wing of the first Airbus model, the Airbus A300 | A300

The Airbus A330 is a wide-body aircraft | wide-body airliner

Northwest Airlines Airbus A330 | Airbus A330-323X

Airbus A340 | Airbus A340-300 at Barcelona Airport | Barcelona's Iberia Maintenance.