A320 Saga Episode 3: From the A320 to the A320 Family

With the A320, Airbus had created an “elastic“ aircraft tailor-made for the short and medium-haul market. The introduction of the A318, A319 and A321 versions with different fuselage lengths would expand this aircraft family, which profits from the unique benefits of Airbus operational commonality. This episode features highlights from the delivery ceremony of the first A320 to Air France, as well as comments from Airbus pioneers Henri Ziegler and Roger Beteille.