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Airbus A320-200 (A320-231) · C5-AAJ · Aeolus Air

Airbus A320-200 (A320-231) illustration in Aeolus Air livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A320-200 (A320-231)

A320-316Scrapped
RegistrationGMC5-AAJ
OperatorAeolus Air
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Airbus A320-200 (A320-231) built in 1992 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for Eurocypria, Cyprus Airways, Myanmar Airways International and Aeolus Air. Scrapped in 2018.

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Old · 26 years · ≈ 85,800 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× IAE V2500-A1
PropulsionTurbofan
First flight1992
Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile
Country of registrationGambia
MSN316
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 Larnaca it could fly non-stop as far as:

LOSLagos4,417 kmBOMMumbai4,231 kmDELNew Delhi4,139 kmMADMadrid3,307 kmLHRLondon3,278 km
Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg6,808 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

2002–2010Cyprus Airways network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
LCALarnaca
Main destinations
FRAFrankfurt am MainMUCMunichAMSAmsterdamATHSpata-ArtemidaAUHAbu DhabiBEYBeirutCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)HERHeraklionLHRLondonOTPOtopeniSKGThessaloniki
2010–2015Myanmar Airways International airline base
Base
RGNYangon
2015–2018Aeolus Air airline base
Base
BJLBanjul (Yundum)

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1992
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.
Mar 5, 1993
Delivered to Eurocypria
Delivered to Eurocypria as 5B-DBD.
Apr 6, 2002
Transferred to Cyprus Airways
Transferred to Cyprus Airways.
Sep 2010
Placed in storage
In September 2010, the Airbus A320-231 aircraft (registration 5B-DBD), operated by Cyprus Airways (Old), was placed in storage. Source: Cyprus Airways (Old).
Source: Cyprus Airways (Old)
Dec 12, 2010
Transferred to Myanmar Airways International
Transferred to Myanmar Airways International.
Dec 2013
Placed in storage
In December 2013, the Airbus A320-231 aircraft (registration XY-AGL), operated by Myanmar Airways International, was placed in storage. Source: Myanmar Airways International.
Source: Myanmar Airways International
Oct 1, 2015
Transferred to Aeolus Air
Transferred to Aeolus Air.
Jan 2018
Scrapped
In January 2018, the Airbus A320-231 aircraft (registration C5-AAJ), operated by Aeolus Air, was scrapped. Source: Aeolus Air.
Source: Aeolus Air
Apr 2018
Placed in storage
In April 2018, the Airbus A320-231 aircraft (registration C5-AAJ), operated by Aeolus Air, was placed in storage. Source: Aeolus Air.
Source: Aeolus Air

Operators

1993-03-05
Eurocypria
Registration 5B-DBD
2002-04-06
Cyprus Airways
Registration 5B-DBD
2010-12-12
2015-10-01
Aeolus Air
Registration C5-AAJ

Memories coming soon

The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

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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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-231) · C5-AAJ · Aeolus Air}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
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  date         = {2026-10-16},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
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Wikipedia

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