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Airbus A320-200 (A320-232)

A320-2299Scrapped

RegistrationCNB-LCE

OperatorHong Kong Express Airways

2operators

1incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

8photos

Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) built in 2004 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for Jetstar Airways and Hong Kong Express. Scrapped in 2023.

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Mature · 19 years · ≈ 62,700 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× IAE V2527-A5

PropulsionJet

First flight2004

Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile

Country of registrationChina / Taiwán

OwnerHong Kong Express Airways

MSN2299

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A320

Figures for the A320-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length37.6 m123 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height11.8 m39 ft

Range6,204 km3,350 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,131 m39,800 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight78,000 kg171,960 lb

Maximum payload35,400 kg78,044 lbIts 150 passengers with baggage would weigh about 15.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity150 passengersUp to 195 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 6,204 km range, from Sydney (Mascot) it could fly non-stop as far as:

AKLAuckland2,159 km

Beyond its rangeSINSingapore6,293 km

The type first flew in 1987 (39 years ago) · About 7,000 units built · Still in production

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

The full story of the Airbus A320 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2004–2014Jetstar Airways network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

SYDSydney (Mascot)MELMelbourne BNEBrisbane

Main destinations

ADLAdelaide AKLAuckland CNSCairns OOLGold Coast PERPerth DRWDarwin CHCChristchurch DPSKuta, Badung HBAHobart (Cambridge)

2014–2023Hong Kong Express network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

HKGHong Kong

Main destinations

BKIKota Kinabalu CNXChiang Mai FUKFukuoka HKTPhuket HNDTokyo ICNSeoul KIXOsaka KMGKunming PENPenang RMQTaichung (Qingshui)

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2004

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.

Nov 19, 2004

Delivered to Jetstar Airways

Delivered to Jetstar Airways as VH-VQY.

Mar 12, 2014

Incident

On March 12, 2014, the aircraft (registration VH-VQY), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: the TSB (Canada).

Source: TSB

Dec 2014

Placed in storage

In December 2014, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration VH-VQY), operated by Jetstar Airways, was placed in storage. Source: Jetstar Airways.

Source: Jetstar Airways

Dec 15, 2014

Transferred to Hong Kong Express

Transferred to Hong Kong Express.

Feb 2021

Placed in storage

In February 2021, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration B-LCE), operated by Hong Kong Express, was placed in storage. Source: Hong Kong Express.

Source: Hong Kong Express

Jan 2023

Scrapped

In January 2023, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration B-LCE), operated by Hong Kong Express, was scrapped. Source: Hong Kong Express.

Source: Hong Kong Express

Operators

2004-11-19

Jetstar Airways

Registration VH-VQY

2014-12-15

Hong Kong Express

Registration B-LCE · Lessor: Hkac Leasing

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Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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